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Come to AniManga Club this Monday at 4 pm. We'll be watching Spiral: Disarming Fate and eating lots of Pocky!

This week's book pick is The Great Wide Sea by M.H. Herlong.

Ben's mother was killed in a car accident a few months ago, and ever since nothing has been right. Now Ben can't believe what his father has done - he's sold their house and announced that he, Ben, and Ben's two little brothers will sail around the Bahamas for the next year. Ben is furious, and the lack of space on the boat is making everything worse. And then Ben wakes up one morning to find his father gone and a storm on its way. He and his brothers are lost, and as far as they can tell, no help will be on its way anytime soon.

Check out these new books on the young adult bookshelf:

Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli

Bleach Vol. 30 by Tite Kubo

Broadway Lights by Jen Calonita

Dizzy In Your Eyes: Poems About Love by Pat Mora

InuYasha Vol. 44 & 45 by Rumiko Takahashi

Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers

The Omnivore's Dilemma: The Secrets Behind What You Eat by Michael Pollan

This week's book pick is The Dark Days of Hamburger Halpin by Josh Berk.

Will Halpin made the decision to transfer from his all-deaf school to the local high school, and knows there isn't any going back. And he knew it wouldn't be easy, but he's getting ignored by his new classmates even more than he expected. All of them, that is, except for Devon Smiley, who initially Will would like to distance himself from as it is clear that Devon is not by any means part of the in crowd. But when the very popular quarterback Pat Chambers falls to his death on a school field trip, Will finds himself teaming up with Devon to find Pat's killer. While Will is tired of being in the background, the fact that no one ever notices him just might be the key to finding out what happened to Pat Chambers.

Teen Tech Week starts this Sunday, March 7th, and goes through Saturday, March 13th. What is Teen Tech Week, you may ask? It is a week long annual celebration of all things tech sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). This year's theme is Learn Create Share @ Your Library. To celebrate, the library is sponsoring our first Teen Tech Week Bingo. Pick up your entry form at the Information Desk at the library or download an electronic version here. Ages 11 and up; entries are due by March 31st. The more squares you complete, the more chances you have to win fabulous prizes! Questions? Call the Youth Services Department at 708-485-6917, ext. 3.

March is here! Check out what will be going on for young adults:

Monday, March 1st, 4pm ~ AniManga Club watches Spiral: What Are the Blade Children? and eats lots of Pocky!

Monday, March 8th, 4pm ~ Beyond Reality: Celebrate Teen Tech Week and indulge your tech side! Find out how to make your own games & electronic art & play some Wii.

Monday, March 15th, 4pm ~ AniManga Club! Come watch some anime and eat lots of Pocky!

Friday, March 26th, 6:30-9pm ~ After Hours! After the library closes it's time for our monthly young adult night of fun. Come for an evening of movies, Internet, DJ Hero, Super Smash Brothers tournament play, and don't forget snacks! Ages 12 and up.

This week's book pick is Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta.

For the past ten years, Finnikin has roamed the land of Skuldenore, trying to find a place for his people, the Lumaterans. Ten years ago Lumatere was invaded and its royal family murdered, and a curse was placed upon the land. Those who managed to flee the curse have become exiles, and those who didn't are trapped within the walls of the kingdom. Finnikin can't imagine that the curse will ever be lifted, but then he meets Evanjalin. Evanjalin, who tells Finnikin the heir to the throne of Lumatere is in fact not dead, and that the heir will bring their people home. Can Finnikin risk believing that what Evanjalin says is true?

Check out these new books on the young adult bookshelf:

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher

The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey

The Orange Houses by Paul Griffin

Punkzilla by Adam Rapp

You Don't Even Know Me: Stories and Poems About Boys by Sharon Flake

Come to After Hours this Friday from 6:30-9 pm!

Young Adults ages 12-16 are invited for an evening of movies, Wii, Rock Band, Internet, snacks, and giveaways. See ya there!

This week's book pick is Into the Wild Nerd Yonder by Julie Halpern.

Jessie's about to start her sophomore year and her two best friends Char and Bizza are driving her crazy. For starters, they've decided to morph themselves into punk-rock-wannabes. And then to make matters worse, Bizza makes a move on Jessie's older brother's best friend Van, who also happens to be the guy Jessie's been crushing on for ages. Jessie decides it's time for a different set of friends. At first she tries the band crowd, but concludes they're a type of geek she just can't handle. Then she tries hanging with the Dungeons & Dragons folks, and they are actually quite ... fun. But isn't D&D only for complete nerds? How can Jessie possibly hang out with them and get through high school in one piece?