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Teens: ’s comments from the Teens @ Pewaukee Public Library group.

I don't know about you, but I had a great time at today's Dig In, Read In event! Big thanks to everyone who attended. As promised, here is the recipe for the dirt cake that we ate:

DIRT CAKE

2 (20 oz.) pkgs. Oreo cookies
1/2 stick butter
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1 c. powdered sugar
3 1/2 c. milk
2 sm. French vanilla instant pudding boxes
1 (12 oz.) Cool Whip

Cream the butter, cream cheese and powdered sugar together in a bowl, and then set aside.

In another LARGE bowl, mix pudding together with the milk, add the Cool Whip to pudding mixture. (Don’t follow the directions on the pudding, just use the 3 1/2 cups of milk). Then blend in with the cream cheese mixture.

To crush the Oreos, put the packages of Oreos in a large Ziploc bag. Then, in case of a tear in the bag, just put your Ziploc bag inside another large Ziploc bag for protection, then crush.

Then, in a large bowl, layer the cream and the Oreos. Don’t be afraid to go heavy on the cream or else you will have a lot left over. Likewise, use just a thin layer of the Oreos. Start with the Oreos on the bottom of the bowl, then end with Oreos to top it off.

Chill for at least an hour before serving. Top with gummy worms or other goodies, if desired.

My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece looked really interesting to me, Hannah. Let us know how you like it when you're finished!

This librarian just finished two fun books that you guys might enjoy:

The first was Going Vintage by Lindsey Leavitt. After catching her boyfriend cheating on her online, the main character decides that her life would be a lot better if she lived more simply, the way that did in the 1960s when her grandmother was young. The main character is a little self-absorbed, but let's face it - we are all a little self-absorbed.

I also read Monument 14 by Emmy Laybourne. This is gritty survival story. After a series of natural disasters and a chemical spill, 14 kids are forced to take shelter together in an abandoned superstore. This book is an intense page-turner!

Over on Twitter, fans of YA novels are having fun with the titles of popular books for teens. It's amazing what sort of difference one letter makes!

https://twitter.com/search?q=%23yaboo...

Welcome to the group, Kiara! Can you tell us a little bit about Frost Burned? Is it a fantasy read? I'm not familiar with this book, but I always love learning about new things to read.

Olivia, we can definitely recommend some mysteries for you! There are lots of different kinds of mysteries. I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally Carter is set at a school for spies and has lots of adventure and intrigue. If you like historical mysteries, you might try The Girl Is Murder by Kathryn Miller Haines or Ripper by Stefan Petrucha. The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin is shelved in the Children's area, but it's a classic "whodunnit" mystery that I think has some teen appeal. If you prefer supernatural mystery, you might want to try Dead Is the New Black by Marlene Perez. If you want something more contemporary and everyday, try Getting the Girl A Guide to Private Investigation Surveillance and Cookery.

Don't forget that if you need reading suggestions, we have lots of great suggested reading lists here at the library that will get you started. These lists cover lots of different genres, and can be found over by the windows in the YA area.

Also, feel free to use this space to ask the group for reading suggestions! Everyone here has read lots of great titles, and this discussion thread can be a great place to brainstorm great book suggestions.

Need help finding something great to read this summer? Want to hear about exciting new books and authors? Want to enter contests for the chance to win books? Check out Teenreads! (http://www.teenreads.com/) There's lots of great information here for teen readers.

Hello, Teens! Don't forget that this Thursday (6/27) is our DIY Henna Body Art program. Come join us as we create our own awesome henna tattoos! Be sure to sign up for this program by visiting the library, or by calling (262-691-5670) or e-mailing (pwchild@pewaukee.lib.wi.us).

Leah, we have lots of great historical fiction to try! If you haven't read it yet, you should check out Code Name Verity, which is about two girls who become friends during WWII - one is a spy, and the other a pilot. At the beginning of the story the spy gets captured by the Nazis and is held prisoner. It's an intense story, and it's probably one of the best books I've ever read.

A few other titles to consider:
Out of the Easy by Ruta Septys
A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

There's lots more where that came from! If you need more suggestions, come visit the library and talk to me at the Children's Desk.

Any Sarah Dessen fans out there? Goodreads will be hosting a Q & A session with this author on Tuesday, June 25. She'll be talking about her newest book The Moon and More.

Here's the link to the discussion group: http://www.goodreads.com/group/show/1...

I just want to remind everyone that registration for the Summer Reading Program begins TODAY, on June 10. Stop in at the library when you can so that you can start tracking your reading and earning prizes as soon as possible!

Hey! I'll be using this thread to post periodic reminders about this year's Summer Reading Program. Watch this space for more information!

More new books are here! Hopefully they'll be processed and ready to go any day now...

The Girl with the Iron Touch by Kady Cross
The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen
Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo
Struck by Lightning The Carson Phillips Journal by Chris Colfer
How My Summer Went Up In Flames by Jennifer Salvato Doktorski
Bad Unicorn by Platte F. Clark
Money Run by Jack Heath

What is on everyone's summer To-Read lists? What books are you really looking forward to?

Here are a few excellent titles that I've read recently:

This Is What Happy Looks Like (cute romance, good beach read)
Out of the Easy (gripping historical novel, best for older/mature readers)
Poison (funny fantasy)
The Lucy Variations (contemporary)

As promised, here is the link to the geode-making experiment that we did at the library this week:

http://www.stevespangler.com/experime...

The experiment should be easy to replicate at home for those who are interested in doing it again. Everyone also had some really good ideas for ways to alter the experiment to get different results. If you try any of these ideas at home (growing crystals in a bowl, mixing different colors of food coloring, etc) let me know how it goes!

This thread can be used to post links to websites that may of of interest to the group. The topics of these websites should somehow be related to books, the library, or library programs.

Here's my newest bit of excitement: Goodreads just announced that they're starting a YA newsletter! This librarian is all signed up to recieve this newsletter, which promises to keep everyone up-to-date on new releases, author viedos, and more.

Here's a link to the official announcement: http://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/42...

The announcement also has a link to the May newsletter, as well as instructions on how to set your preferences to recieve the newsletter via e-mail when it comes out.

I'm re-working this thread as a place where anyone can post about different exciting things they've found on Goodreads.com that the rest of the group might be interested in. Such topics might include author Q&A, other groups, etc.

Today a whole slew of awesome new books arrived! Here are just a few of the titles that your librarians are eyeing up:

This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith
OCD The Dude and Me by Lauren Roedy Vaughn
The Lucy Variations by Sara Zarr
Period 8 by Chris Crutcher
The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
Going Vintage by Lindsay Leavitt
The Language Inside by Holly Thompson
One Plus One Equals Blue by MJ Auch
The Program by Suzanne Young

I haven't had a chance to catalog these just yet, but I'll be taking care of that soon. Hopefully these books will hit the shelves sometime next week. In the meantime, feel free to check the catalog and place holds on these titles so that you'll get them as soon as they're available.