BFYA Blog: Library News for Brookfield's Young Adults

This week's book pick is A Love Story Starring My Dead Best Friend by Emily Horner.

Cass's best friend Julia had a project, one that she never discussed with her friends. Then Julia died in a car accident, and her boyfriend discovers what she was working on: Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad, a musical she'd written. He decides that as a tribute to Julia, her friends should put on her musical. While Cass is all for a tribute, she doesn't see herself as making much of a contribution beyond helping to build sets. Plus, her arch-nemesis from middle school, Heather Galloway, has suddenly entered stage left and gained the lead. Cass knows she just needs to go away, and the best way she can think of is to bike to California, toting Julia's ashes with her. But when Cass comes back in August, Heather's still there, and so is the Totally Sweet Ninja Death Squad (along with sets that still need to be built). And Julia still isn't. Cass doesn't see things getting better anytime soon.

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

Saturday, September 4th, 12pm ~ Saturday Movie Marathon! For our first movie marathon we'll be watching anime classics, cranking out some DIY projects, and eating lots of Pocky!

Monday, September 20th, 4pm ~ AniManga Club! Come watch some anime and eat lots of Pocky!

Friday, September 24th, 6:30-8:30pm ~ After Hours! After the library closes it's time for our monthly young adult night of fun. Come for an evening of movies, Internet, Rock Band, Super Smash Brothers tournament play, and don't forget snacks! Ages 12-16.

This week's book pick is The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.

Although it's wartime, Max and Alicia Carver are stunned when their father announces they are moving from their apartment in the city to a remote beachside cottage. Maximilian, an often unconventional watchmaker and inventor, will not be deterred from his decision, and before Max knows it he and his family have transported themselves from the capital to a small seaside town. And while the family may have escaped the dangers of the war, Max and Alicia soon discover a new danger right in the cottage that was supposed to protect them.

Voting for the Teens' Top Ten starts today! You can vote for up to three nominees; for a list of the nominees, click here. Voting ends on September 17th. The winner will be announced during Teen Read Week!  The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen's choice" book award, nominated and voted on by teens.  Cast your vote today! 

Come to YA Movie Night this Monday at 6:30 pm. We'll be watching Alice in Wonderland and eating lots of cheesy popcorn!

Check out these new books on the young adult bookshelf:

Blackest Night, Volume 1: Black Lantern Corps by Peter Tomasi

Blackest Night: Rise of the Black Lanterns by Geoff Johns

Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps Vol. 1 by Geoff Johns

The Ghosts of Ashbury High by Jaclyn Moriarty

Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes

The Year of Goodbyes: A True Story of Friendship, Family, and Farewells by Debbie Levy

This week's book pick is Possessing Jessie by Nancy Springer.

Jessie and her mom are completely devastated by Jason's death in a car accident. Jason was a year younger than Jessie, but he was always far more popular, as well as their mother's favorite child. Convinced that the accident was her fault, Jessie decides the only thing she can do is to pretend to be Jason - maybe then her mother will talk to her again. Jessie puts on Jason's clothes, adopts his mannerisms and ways of speaking, and soon her mother believes she is Jason. As the days go by Jessie becomes more and more like Jason. But surely she can go back to being Jessie someday - can't she?

Come to AniManga Club this Monday at 4pm. We'll be watching Sgt. Frog: Episodes 9-12 and eating lots of Pocky!

This week's book pick is Bullet Point by Peter Abrahams.

Wyatt never thought much beyond playing baseball and how it would likely be his ticket out of East Canton, a town that is rapidly going nowhere. Then baseball gets slashed from the school budget, and Wyatt finds himself without a whole lot of options. He follows his best friend Dub to Silver City with the hope of getting on their baseball team next year, but is soon distracted from the promise of being able to play again. Silver City is the town where the prison that Wyatt's dad is incarcerated for life is located, and before long, Wyatt decides to meet him for the first time in his life. Is it fate, or perhaps simply a sequence of wrong turns?

Check out these new books on the young adult bookshelf:

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson

A Blue So Dark by Holly Schindler

Glee: The Beginning by Sophia Lowell

How to Ruin My Teenage Life by Simone Elkeles

How to Ruin Your Boyfriend's Reputation by Simone Elkeles

Possessing Jessie by Nancy Springer