Indiana Room
Teen Scene
(Located on the upper level)
provides these resources and public services
Are you needing a great place to read, do homework with friends? Where can you find a place that has computers, research materials, and staff dedicated to help you succeed? The Teen Scene at the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library has all that and more. You'll also find a great selection of fiction books, including mystery, horror, science fiction, and romance.
New! The Teen Scene Book Group.
- college materials
- financial aid materials
- coping materials
- books
- paperbacks
- magazines
You'll also find manga, graphic novels, and popular teen magazines.
Teen-Scene News
Teen Scene New Books for August 2010
Teen Scene New Books for August 2010
• Stephen King’s the Dark Tower by Peter David
• The Great Wide Sea by M.H. Herlong
• First Strike: Leave Nothing to Chance! By Jack Higgins
• Taurus Eyes by Bonnie Hill (Star Crossed)
• Aries Rising by Bonnie Hill (Star Crossed)
• Burned by Ellen Hopkins
• Resistance (Book 1) by Carla Jablonskie & Leland Purvis
• Finding My Place by Traci L. Jones
• The Heart is Not a Size by Beth Kephart
• The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
• Legacies by Mercedes Lackey (A Shadow Grail Novel)
• The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
• Things I Know About Love Kate Le Vann
• I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
• The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
• Natsume’s Book of Friends by Yuki Midorikawa
• The Secret of Lying by Todd Mitchell
• Emma by Kaoru Mori
• The Hunt for the Seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw
• Zeus King of the Gods by George O’Connor (Olympians)
• Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce ( Beka Cooper Book Two)
• Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
• Vampire High: Sophmore Year by Douglas Rees
• Inuyasha Ani-Mang by Rumiko Takahashi
• The Deadly Sister by Eliot Schrefer
• Love Bites by Ellen Schrieber (A Vampire Kisses Novel)
• The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
• The Fury by L.J. Smith (The Vampire Diaries)
• The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
• My Life as a Book by Jake Tashjian
• Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor
• Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
• Zeus King of the Gods by George O’Connor (Olympians)
• Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
• Snitch by Allison Van Diepen
• Sellout by Ebony Joy Wilkins
• A Taste for Rabbit by Linda Zuckerman
• Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull(Fablehaven)
• Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven)
• Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven)
• Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey
• The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
• The Big Swim by Cary Fagan
• She Thief by Daniel Finn
• Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison
• Shadow by Jenny Moss
• A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
• The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz (Blue Bloods Novel)
• The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
• Flash by Michael Cadnum
• Roar by Emma Clayton
• Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad (L.A. Candy Novel)
• Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott
• Geektastic Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black
• Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman
• Standard Hero Behavior by John David Anderson
• Wayfarer by R. J. Anderson
• The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
• WorldShaker by Richard Harland
• The Mark by Jen Nadol
• Nomansland by Lesley Hauge
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
• Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
• Heartlesss by Sara Shepard (A Pretty Little Liars Novel)
• The Return: Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith (The Vampire Diaries)
• Syren by Angie Sage (Septimus Heap, Book Five)
Teen Scene New Books for August 2010
• Stephen King’s the Dark Tower by Peter David
• The Great Wide Sea by M.H. Herlong
• First Strike: Leave Nothing to Chance! By Jack Higgins
• Taurus Eyes by Bonnie Hill (Star Crossed)
• Aries Rising by Bonnie Hill (Star Crossed)
• Burned by Ellen Hopkins
• Resistance (Book 1) by Carla Jablonskie & Leland Purvis
• Finding My Place by Traci L. Jones
• The Heart is Not a Size by Beth Kephart
• The Juvie Three by Gordon Korman
• Legacies by Mercedes Lackey (A Shadow Grail Novel)
• The Agency: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
• Things I Know About Love Kate Le Vann
• I Am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I Want to be Your Class President by Josh Lieb
• The Eternal Ones by Kirsten Miller
• Natsume’s Book of Friends by Yuki Midorikawa
• The Secret of Lying by Todd Mitchell
• Emma by Kaoru Mori
• The Hunt for the Seventh by Christine Morton-Shaw
• Zeus King of the Gods by George O’Connor (Olympians)
• Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce ( Beka Cooper Book Two)
• Scars by Cheryl Rainfield
• Vampire High: Sophmore Year by Douglas Rees
• Inuyasha Ani-Mang by Rumiko Takahashi
• The Deadly Sister by Eliot Schrefer
• Love Bites by Ellen Schrieber (A Vampire Kisses Novel)
• The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
• The Fury by L.J. Smith (The Vampire Diaries)
• The Forbidden Game by L.J. Smith
• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa
• My Life as a Book by Jake Tashjian
• Lips Touch Three Times by Laini Taylor
• Ghostopolis by Doug TenNapel
• Zeus King of the Gods by George O’Connor (Olympians)
• Conspiracy of Kings by Megan Whalen Turner
• Snitch by Allison Van Diepen
• Sellout by Ebony Joy Wilkins
• A Taste for Rabbit by Linda Zuckerman
• Keys to the Demon Prison by Brandon Mull(Fablehaven)
• Grip of the Shadow Plague by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven)
• Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary by Brandon Mull (Fablehaven)
• Blood Feud by Alyxandra Harvey
• The Dark Divine by Bree Despain
• The Big Swim by Cary Fagan
• She Thief by Daniel Finn
• Sing Me to Sleep by Angela Morrison
• Shadow by Jenny Moss
• A Little Wanting Song by Cath Crowley
• The Van Alen Legacy by Melissa De La Cruz (Blue Bloods Novel)
• The Demon’s Lexicon by Sarah Rees Brennan
• Flash by Michael Cadnum
• Roar by Emma Clayton
• Sweet Little Lies by Lauren Conrad (L.A. Candy Novel)
• Watersmeet by Ellen Jensen Abbott
• Geektastic Stories from the Nerd Herd edited by Holly Black
• Raised by Wolves by Jennifer Barnes
• If I Stay by Gayle Forman
• Standard Hero Behavior by John David Anderson
• Wayfarer by R. J. Anderson
• The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin
• The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han
• WorldShaker by Richard Harland
• The Mark by Jen Nadol
• Nomansland by Lesley Hauge
• Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
• Forgive My Fins by Tera Lynn Childs
• Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
• Heartlesss by Sara Shepard (A Pretty Little Liars Novel)
• The Return: Shadow Souls by L. J. Smith (The Vampire Diaries)
• Syren by Angie Sage (Septimus Heap, Book Five)
Teen Scene New Books for July 2010
• Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
• Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacgalupi
• A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
• Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell
• The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
• Tell Us We’re Home by Marina Tamar Budhos
• The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor
• Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
• Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
• Is It Night of Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman
• Finding Stinko by Michael de Guzman
• Anastasia’s Secret by Susanne Dunlap
• God is in the Pancakes by Robin Epstein
• Everlasting by Angie Frazier
• The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
• It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
• Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
• The Last Best Days of Summer by Valerie Hobbs
• Possessions by Nancy Holder
• The Sable Queen by Brian Jacques (Redwall)
• Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
• The Not-So-Great Depression by Amy Goldman Koss
• Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel
• The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan
• Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan
• The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
• The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli
• Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker Girl vs. Superstar by Robin Palmer
• Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
• As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins
• By the Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
• Fire Will Fall by Carol Plum-Ucci
• A Golden Web by Barbara Quick
• Prophecy of Days by Christy Raedeke
• A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler
• Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
• Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
• The Private Thoughts of Amelia E. Rye by Bonnie Shimko
• Brilliant by Rachel Vail
• Countdown by Deborah Wiles
• The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams
• The Enemy by Charles Higson
• Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt
• Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
• Jump by Elisa Carbone
• Wolves, Boys, & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristin Chandler
• The Water Seeker by Kimberly Willis Holt
• Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush
• Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
• Somebody Everybody Listens To by Suzanne Supplee
• The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
• Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
• Theif Eyes by Janni Lee Simner
• The Alpha Bet by Stephanie Hale
• White Cat by Holly Black (book one The Curse Workers)
• Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey
• Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick
• This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
• Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
• The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee T. Frazier
• The Dark Days of Hamburger Haplin by Josh Berk
• The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
• Lost For Words by Alice Kuipers
• Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
• The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis
• The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
• Spells by Aprilynne Pike
• The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Alex Van Helsing Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
• Fang by James Patterson
• Deception by Lee Nichols (A Haunting Emma Novel)
• Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
• Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen
• Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (A Perfect Chemistry Novel)
• Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman
• Mistwood by Leah Cypess
• The Evil Within by Nancy Holder
• We Hear the Dead by Dianne K. Salerni
• Restoring Harmony by Joelle Anthony
• Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacgalupi
• A Long Way Gone by Ishmael Beah
• Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Davitt Bell
• The Karma Club by Jessica Brody
• Tell Us We’re Home by Marina Tamar Budhos
• The Life of Glass by Jillian Cantor
• Something Like Fate by Susane Colasanti
• Alchemy and Meggy Swann by Karen Cushman
• Is It Night of Day? by Fern Schumer Chapman
• Finding Stinko by Michael de Guzman
• Anastasia’s Secret by Susanne Dunlap
• God is in the Pancakes by Robin Epstein
• Everlasting by Angie Frazier
• The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez
• It’s Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han
• Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey
• The Last Best Days of Summer by Valerie Hobbs
• Possessions by Nancy Holder
• The Sable Queen by Brian Jacques (Redwall)
• Claire de Lune by Christine Johnson
• The Not-So-Great Depression by Amy Goldman Koss
• Heart to Heart by Lurlene McDaniel
• The Knife That Killed Me by Anthony McGowan
• Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan
• The Boneshaker by Kate Milford
• The Wager by Donna Jo Napoli
• Yours Truly, Lucy B. Parker Girl vs. Superstar by Robin Palmer
• Sisters Red by Jackson Pearce
• As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth by Lynne Rae Perkins
• By the Time You Read This I’ll Be Dead by Julie Anne Peters
• Fire Will Fall by Carol Plum-Ucci
• A Golden Web by Barbara Quick
• Prophecy of Days by Christy Raedeke
• A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler
• Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick
• Smells Like Dog by Suzanne Selfors
• The Private Thoughts of Amelia E. Rye by Bonnie Shimko
• Brilliant by Rachel Vail
• Countdown by Deborah Wiles
• The Space Between Trees by Katie Williams
• The Enemy by Charles Higson
• Princess for Hire by Lindsey Leavitt
• Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson
• Jump by Elisa Carbone
• Wolves, Boys, & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristin Chandler
• The Water Seeker by Kimberly Willis Holt
• Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush
• Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
• Somebody Everybody Listens To by Suzanne Supplee
• The Cardturner by Louis Sachar
• Hex Hall by Rachel Hawkins
• Theif Eyes by Janni Lee Simner
• The Alpha Bet by Stephanie Hale
• White Cat by Holly Black (book one The Curse Workers)
• Jekel Loves Hyde by Beth Fantaskey
• Sorta Like a Rock Star by Matthew Quick
• This World We Live In by Susan Beth Pfeffer
• Whisper by Phoebe Kitanidis
• The Other Half of My Heart by Sundee T. Frazier
• The Dark Days of Hamburger Haplin by Josh Berk
• The Daughters by Joanna Philbin
• Lost For Words by Alice Kuipers
• Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
• The Dreamer by Pam Munoz Ryan & Peter Sis
• The Carrie Diaries by Candace Bushnell
• Spells by Aprilynne Pike
• The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
• Alex Van Helsing Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson
• Fang by James Patterson
• Deception by Lee Nichols (A Haunting Emma Novel)
• Green Witch by Alice Hoffman
• Lawn Boy Returns by Gary Paulsen
• Rules of Attraction by Simone Elkeles (A Perfect Chemistry Novel)
• Thirteen Days to Midnight by Patrick Carman
• Mistwood by Leah Cypess
• The Evil Within by Nancy Holder
• We Hear the Dead by Dianne K. Salerni
Students looking for books to prepare them for college should check out the following books that have been added to the Teen Scene. The Friends of the Library funded the following additions to the Teen Scene.
Recommended Reading for the College Bound
Speak Truth to Power by Kerry Kennedy
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn by
Larry Colton
The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by
Drew D. Hansen
Jefferson’s Children: The Story of One American Family by Shannon Lanier
Life is Funny by E. R. Frank
The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees the American Community by Mary
Bray Pipher
An American Insurrection: James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi,
1962 by William Doyle
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman’s Story by Latifa
Riding the Bus With My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon
Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race by
Stephanie Nolen
Me and Orson Welles: A Novel by Robert Kaplow
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle
Recommended Reading for the College Bound
Speak Truth to Power by Kerry Kennedy
Counting Coup: A True Story of Basketball and Honor on the Little Big Horn by
Larry Colton
The Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., and the Speech That Inspired a Nation by
Drew D. Hansen
Jefferson’s Children: The Story of One American Family by Shannon Lanier
Life is Funny by E. R. Frank
The Middle of Everywhere: Helping Refugees the American Community by Mary
Bray Pipher
An American Insurrection: James Meredith and the Battle of Oxford, Mississippi,
1962 by William Doyle
How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
My Forbidden Face: Growing Up Under the Taliban: A Young Woman’s Story by Latifa
Riding the Bus With My Sister: A True Life Journey by Rachel Simon
Promised the Moon: The Untold Story of the First Women in the Space Race by
Stephanie Nolen
Me and Orson Welles: A Novel by Robert Kaplow
Triangle: The Fire That Changed America by David Von Drehle
TSI…Teen Scene Initiative
The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library is launching its 2008-2009 campaign inviting teens to become a member of TSI …the Teen Scene Initiative. Teens on this advisory board will assist library staff in planning and helping with teen events and activities, making suggestions on purchases of books, movies, music and other materials, and promoting the Library to peers. TSI is open to students in grades 6th through 12th in public and private schools and teen students who are home-schooled.
Teens attending will have the opportunity to make friends, voice their ideas, get volunteer credit, and gain skills and experience for the future. Members will attend quarterly meetings and work with other TSI teens to help showcase what the Library has to offer. Members will be expected to have positive ideas, listen, work with others, and help with teen programs.
Contact Ruth Koerner in Reference Services at 949-3523 or via email at rkoerner@nafclibrary.org for more information.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN
TSI Teen Scene Initiative
The mission of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Teen Advisory Board is to help the Library develop resources and services to fulfill teens’ needs and interests.
TSI is open to teens in grades 6 â€" 12. Please type or print. If you have questions or need more information, contact Reference Services, 949-3523. Please return completed application to Reference Services, or mail to: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, Reference Services-Ruth Koerner, 180 West Spring St., New Albany, Indiana 47150. Attach additional pages as needed.
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________ School:____________________________Grade:_______
E-mail: ________________________________________
1. Why do you want to be a member of the library’s Teen Scene Initiative?
2. What skills/interests can you bring to the group?
3. What are your expectations for the group?
4. Please write a bit about yourself…(interests, current activities, goals, etc.)
To be a part of the TSI, you must be able to attend meetings and/or events, and assist with projects outside of regular meetings.
Your Signature__________________________________ Date ________________
Signature of Parent/ Legal Guardian______________________________________
Applications are due by January 16, 2009
The New Albany-Floyd County Public Library is launching its 2008-2009 campaign inviting teens to become a member of TSI …the Teen Scene Initiative. Teens on this advisory board will assist library staff in planning and helping with teen events and activities, making suggestions on purchases of books, movies, music and other materials, and promoting the Library to peers. TSI is open to students in grades 6th through 12th in public and private schools and teen students who are home-schooled.
Teens attending will have the opportunity to make friends, voice their ideas, get volunteer credit, and gain skills and experience for the future. Members will attend quarterly meetings and work with other TSI teens to help showcase what the Library has to offer. Members will be expected to have positive ideas, listen, work with others, and help with teen programs.
Contact Ruth Koerner in Reference Services at 949-3523 or via email at rkoerner@nafclibrary.org for more information.
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP IN
TSI Teen Scene Initiative
The mission of the New Albany-Floyd County Public Library Teen Advisory Board is to help the Library develop resources and services to fulfill teens’ needs and interests.
TSI is open to teens in grades 6 â€" 12. Please type or print. If you have questions or need more information, contact Reference Services, 949-3523. Please return completed application to Reference Services, or mail to: New Albany-Floyd County Public Library, Reference Services-Ruth Koerner, 180 West Spring St., New Albany, Indiana 47150. Attach additional pages as needed.
Name: ________________________________________________________________________________
Address: ______________________________________________________________________________
Phone: ________________________________ School:____________________________Grade:_______
E-mail: ________________________________________
1. Why do you want to be a member of the library’s Teen Scene Initiative?
2. What skills/interests can you bring to the group?
3. What are your expectations for the group?
4. Please write a bit about yourself…(interests, current activities, goals, etc.)
To be a part of the TSI, you must be able to attend meetings and/or events, and assist with projects outside of regular meetings.
Your Signature__________________________________ Date ________________
Signature of Parent/ Legal Guardian______________________________________
Applications are due by January 16, 2009