Third Thursday Teens
6:30 p.m., May 15
The Third Thursday Teen group at Woodburn Public Library is open to all teens 13-18 years old. There is a different, exciting get-together at the library on the third Thursday of every month at 6:30pm. Click here for details on this month's program.
For more information, contact Jeannie Rogers: 503-982-5260.
Looking for new manga and graphic novel series books? We've got 'em! Click here!
We've also gotten a huge batch of new teen novels, something for every reader. Check them out...
Freak by Marcella Pixley - Teased and
taunted in school, isolated at home, Miriam is pushed toward breaking.
Red Glass by
Laura Resau -6-year-old Pablo, the only survivor of a group who crossed into the
US with a coyote, comes to live with Sophie’s family.
The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex - Gratuity’s story includes friendship with a renegade alien
mechanic, a cross-country road trip in a hovercar and an outrageous plan to save
Earth from yet another alien invasion.
Every Crooked Pot by Renée Rosen - Nina will do just about anything to fit in from
appearing on t.v. to riding in dryers. She’ll do more to find love.
Paint the Wind by Pam Muñoz Ryan - Maya lives like a captive in her Grandmother’s house and
Artemisia, a wild mare, lives a world away, yet their lives intertwine.
Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians by
Brandon Sanderson - Armed only with eyeglasses and a talent for klutziness,
Alcatraz must stop the cult of evil Librarians from taking over the world.
My Swordhand Is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick--Tomas’ past is tracking him with deadly intent. Now
he and his son must face a soulless enemy and a terrifying destiny.
Zen and the Art of Faking It by Jordan Sonnenblick - Can San Lee patch things up with his family, keep
himself from bodily harm, stop being the outcast, and get the girl?
Parade of Shadows by Gloria Whelan -
Traveling across the sand of the ancient world known as the Levant, Julia meets
a French antiques collector, a British horticulturist, and a young student -
each harboring elusive secrets.
Candyfloss by
Jacqueline Wilson - Should Floss move to Australia with her mother and
stepfather or stay with her Dad - inept but fun owner of a greasy spoon.
Zane’s Trace by
Allan Wolf - Zane Guesswind is running from one death straight toward another -
his own.
A Tale of Gold by Thelma Hatch Wyss - Caught
up in gold fever, James arrives in Alaska where Tip, a skinny boy who turns out
to be a girl, is the only partner he trusts.
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin -If Naomi had picked tails, she wouldn’t have gone
back for the camera, hit her head on the steps and woken up with amnesia. She’d
remember why she fell for her boyfriend.
A Taste for Rabbit by Linda Zuckerman - Are you safer with the enemy you’ve just met or the
brother you’ve hated your whole life?
Maddigan’s Fantasia by Margaret Mahy -
Garland’s family’s traveling circus must obtain a new solar converter
for Solis city before the old one fails, dooming the city.
The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh -
Eight flights below Grand Central Terminal, Jack discovers New York’s
ghostly underworld.
Hit and Run by Lurlene McDaniel - It was an
accident. But when the people involved don’t come forward, doesn’t it
become a crime?
Dragonhaven by Robin McKinley - On a solo
overnight at Smokehill Park, Jake meets a dying dragon who has just
given birth and one of the babies is still alive.
Duchessina by Carolyn Meyer -imprisoned in
a drafty convent with nuns who despise her and make her life a misery,
Caterina de’ Medici is at last to move to Rome and live in the grand
household of the pope.
Baby by Joseph Monninger - Baby’s last
chance is a foster home with a husband and wife whose idea of fun is
dogsledding.
Hero by Perry Moore - Thom’s father was one
of the greatest most loved superheroes of his time, until a
castastrophic event left him disfigured and led to Thom’s mother’s
disappearance. Now Thom has superpowers.
The Wild Girls by Pat Murphy - Sarah
lives with her writer father in a rundown house in the middle of the
woods near Joan’s suburb. As Newt and Fox, Joan and Sarah become a
winning writing team.
Wart by Anna Myers - Stewart’s new art teacher not only gave him the
nickname “Wart” but she’s dating his dad. No one believes him when he
says she’s a witch.
Chess Rumble by
G. Neri - One punch away from getting kicked out of school and home, Marcus
meets CM who challenges him to fight his battles on the chessboard.
Chloe Doe by
Suzanne Phillips - The Madeline Parker Institute for Girls is the place that can
change her, she’s told. Too bad her shrink’s face is so transparent.
Want to find out more? Have a book review of your own to submit? Contact Jeannie Rogers in the library's Youth Services Department. Or call the Youth Services desk: (503) 982-5260.