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Connecticut students in grade 6-8 have voted:

Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan wins the 2008 Teen Nutmeg Book Award.

2009 Teen Nutmeg Book Award Nominees are:

Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos
The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Heat by Mike Lupica
The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
Wolf Brother by Michelle Paver

Fourteen-year-old Symone’s vacation to Antarctica turns into a
dangerous adventure when her uncle becomes obsessed with
seeking Symme’s Hole, an opening that may lead to the center of
the earth.

The Printz Award is given for excellence in young adult literature.

The 2008 Michael L. Printz Award Honor Books Are:

Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Knox
One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke
Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by Stephanie Hemphill



Alex Awards 2008

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.

This year’s titles are:

1.  American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An   Odyssey in the New China by Matthew Polly
2. Bad Monkeys  by Matt Ruff
3.  Farm by Jeff Lemire
4. Genghis: Birth of an Empire by Conn Iggulden
5.  The God of Animals  by Aryn Kyle
6.  A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah
7. Mister Pip by Lloyd Jones
8. The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
9. The Night Birds by Thomas Maltman
10. The Spellman Files by Lisa Lutz

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Programs

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Top Ten Books chosen by Teens

Teens were encouraged by the Young Adult Library Services Group (YALSA) to vote for their favorite young adult books during Teen Read Week from the official nomination list posted online at the Teens’ Top Ten site.

1. New Moon by Stephanie Meyer.
2. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen.
3. How to Ruin a Summer Vacation by Simone Elkeles.
4. Maximum Ride: School’s Out-Forever by James Patterson.
5. Fire Girl by Tony Abbot.
6. All Hallow’s Eve (13 Stories) by Vivian Vande Velde.
7. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer.
8. River Secrets by Shannon Hale
9. Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe.
10. Road of the Dead by Kevin Brooks.

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Web Links


InfoAnyTime
What is InfoAnyTime?

Internet Public Library has a Teen Space with many useful links for reading, writing, health, sports, entertainment, etc.

Librarians' Index to the Internet is a well-organized point of access for reliable, trustworthy, librarian-selected Internet resources.

Online Information Resources A-Z

Guilford Public Schools

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Elysium Literary Magazine

Elysium is the literary magazine of Adams Middle School in Guilford, CT. Guilford Free Library has been collaborating with Adams Middle School by hosting weekly meetings of the Elysium Literary Magazine student group in the library. We have invited local authors, writers, journalists, graphic designers, photographers, editors, and artists to give presentations to the students: Sandi Kahn-Shelton, Michele Hughes, Kay Kudlinski, Julie Brown, Janice E.S. Offredi, Leslie Connor, Brendan Loughlin, Mary Norris, Sue Walden, and Emily Walzer.

Click here for a link to last year’s issue of Elysium.

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