Wednesday, December 26, 2007

A Summer Romance

Someone Like Summer
By M.E. Kerr

Annabel first sees Estaban when he’s playing soccer. Something about him draws her to him, even though she and he are opposites: she tall, blue-eyed and blonde, a well off American with plans for college; he short, brown-eyed and brown-skinned, an un-documented immigrant from Colombia with an uncertain future. He’s the type of guy her dad would hire for his construction business, not the type that he’d ever allow his daughter to date. But date they do. And as they learn about each others culture, their small resort town of Seaview erupts with anti-immigrant sentiment with both sides expressing racist views. This is about their struggle to make their relationship more than a summer fling.


Click here to find Someone Like Summer in the library catalog

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Crafty Tuesdays

Every third Tuesday of the month, at 3:30, we have a craft day for Teens. Come check it out sometime. Below are some shots of the journals that folks made at the last Tuesday craft (names have been blacked out). In January we will be making things out of duct tape. Cool!

Saturday, December 15, 2007

An Indian Story



Keeping Corner
By Kashmira Sheth

Thirteen-year-old Leela lives a charmed life in the highest class of Indian society. Her ba (mom) buys her what she wants and, even though she was married at 10, she looks forward to moving in with her husband's family because she knows they'll be accepting and good. But then her husband dies and as a widow she must endure the custom of keeping corner. After she's forced to wear a special, mustard-colored sari, shave her head and is confined to her house for a year, Leela begins to question her role in Indian society. The story is told against the backdrop of the Mahatma Ghand's social and political reforms, which Leela soon begins to follow.







Thursday, December 6, 2007

An Oldie but Goodie



Stoner & Spaz
By Ron Koertge

Ben has CP - otherwise known as cerebral palsy. He can't control one side of his body and this makes it difficult for him to relate to people at his high school. He prefers to live in his own world, engrossed in movies. Classmates have taken to calling him Spaz. Then one day he runs into Colleen at the movie theater. She's got problems of her own, namely a raging drug addiction, but the two hit it off. Colleen's one of the first people to talk to him like a normal person. They begin hanging out. Find out if their relationship helps either of them overcome their problems.




Monday, December 3, 2007

Free SAT Practice Test

Be sure to register for the free SAT practice test proctored by the Princeton Review on Saturday, December 15. This is your chance to take an SAT test without having to pay for it and without having it on your record. The Princeton Review will score the test - even the essay - and give you advice at a follow-up program the next Wednesday.

Register for the program at the Children's desk of the main library or call: 510-881-7945.

Here's the details:

Test: Saturday, December 15
9 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Strategy Session: Wednesday, December 19
5:30 to 7 p.m.

Both events are at the Hayward Public Library, main meeting room, 835 C Street.

Hope to see you there!