Event: Teen Advisory Board (Library Event)

Anyone who wants to get involved and make the library fun for teens should join. Each meeting is full of laughs and a guaranteed good time.

Grade: A

Movie: Home Alone 3

It is the best of the Home Alone Series. The child, Alex, stays home and freezes the burglars up with really cool ideas. This makes the audience burst into laughter. Now you know why this movie deserves an A. Children to elderly recommended.

Grade: A

Movie: Finding Nemo

Nice one. Story of a goldfish that lost his dad. Athough a little babyish, still good. No, I won’t recommend this one.

Grade: B

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Movie: Cinderella III

C for Cinderella! I didn’t know this movie would last as long as it did. It wasn’t horrible; it was just a sequel that one could go without.

Grade: C

Book: The Joy Luck Club

This book was a good book but in the beginning you don’t understand it until you get to the end. It tells us we shouldn’t forget our culture. I recommend it.

Grade: B

Book: Storm Breaker

This book is action-packed and filled with excitement. It keeps you glued on the book. I recommend it.

Grade: A

Book: Tuesdays with Morrie

Told in the voice of a returned student, the story of one professor’s brave preparation for death is one we all could benefit by. Morrie has ALS and dies a slow, gradual, and exceedingly painful death. However, instead of giving into despair and self-pity, the ALS victim uses the unique perspective of a dying man to teach people how to live.

Grade: A

Music: Fearless

I LOVE this album! Taylor Swift is such a relatable artist to a teenage girl. She really makes you feel like she’s been through the ting s you’re going through, and, at the end of the day, everything’s going to be okay.

Grade: A

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Movie: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen

There seemed to be a lot more about fighting than the first one. It was also a little less family-friendly than the other. Let’s just say that knowing that my 12 year old brother was in the same theater watching the same movie made me slightly uncomfortable during some scenes. Overall, it was still very good.

Grade: B

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Book: David Copperfield

Without a doubt, this Dickens’ work deserves to be the classic it has become. Though it was written over a century ago, many of the passions and conflicts encountered by a young innocent growing up in Britain are infinitely relatable, even to an American teenager. While it didn’t earn a spot among my favorite books of all time, I found the 879 pages to be well worth the effort.

Grade: B

Book: The Mysterious Affairs at Styles

I’m not usually a huge fan of Agatha Christie. And Then There Were None and Murder on the Orient Express are the two of the only books by her that I’ve really enjoyed, but this one was pretty good. The ending was unexpected.

Grade: B

Movie: The Knowing

I had great hopes for this movie. The trailers were intriguing and fascinating and I went in with high expectations. Though the movie was new and suspenseful, I could not be somewhat disappointed by the ending. I wanted them to save the world! Instead, they sent their children away with aliens and resigned themselves to its destruction.

Grade: B

Music: Year of the Gentlemen

Ne-Yo is one of my favorite singers, and this is one of my favorite albums. A fan of much of his earlier work, I awaited this one with great anticipation. I was not disappointed. Several songs, including “Closer”, “Miss Independent”, “Single”, and “Mad”, soon became radio favorites. Though not as widely known, one of my favorite songs from his album was “Fade into the Background”. No matter what mood I’m in, this album has a song that fits in.

Grade: A

Movie: Transformers

Despite all the hype when it first came out, I never got around to watching it until very recently. I didn’t have high hopes for it, not being one for action movies as a whole, but it surprised me by capturing my interest and keeping my attention. I have a bad habit of falling asleep during movies, but I was definitely awake for this one! I look forward to watching the sequel soon.

Grade: A

Music: Love Travels

You may not have heard of Angel Taylor, but you’re going to be missing out until you’ve heard her sing! She has a warm, relatable voice that I couldn’t help but be moved by. My two favorite songs by her are “Like You Do” and “Make Me Believe.”

Grade: A

Book: Warriors Don't Cry

It was a good book. I learned a lot about heroic teens that took a stand by integrity at a high school in Little Rock, Mississippi. They were very brave and without them schools wouldn’t be what they are today

Grade: A

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Book: The Bad Beginning

It earned this grade because it’s too amazing! It’s not that pleasant, but it’s not too scary. It’s about 3 Baudelaire children living with the terrible Count Olaf. Well you have to find out for yourself! I would recommend this book. It’s too wonderful to miss out on this book.

Grade: A

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Book: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

This is a great book! It interested me so much. It earned this grade because when I read this, it creates a picture in my mind while I’m reading. I would recommend this book! Plus, a wonderful start for the celebration of Harry Potter’s birthday!

Grade: A

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