Adult Romance novels for Teens

Have you read through the romance novels in the young adult collection of the library?  Why not try some of these titles in the adult fiction section of the library? Jane Green’s Mr. Maybe  and Jemima J:  a Novel about Ugly Ducklings and Swans are two of her earlier works that would be of interest to teens.  There is also Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones series and Nicholas Sparks’s titles such as The Notebook and Dear John.  Sophie Kinsella has many adult books that would interest teens.  There is the Shopaholic series, but also titles such as Can You Keep A Secret?, Twenties Girl and Remember Me? 

If you liked the Sisterhood series try Ann Brashare’s titles Sisterhood Everlasting and My Name is Memory.  The Melissa De La Cruz novel Witches of East End is a great next step for fans of the BlueBlood series.

And don’t forget the classics!  One of my favorite and readable classic romances is Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier.

Skype with Author Tracy Trivas

Main Library * Day and time TBD

Join us for a talk via skype with the author of “Wish Stealers”.  Find out what inspired Ms. Trivas’ to write the book and become a writer.  Talk about the book and ask her about her next writing project.  “Wish Stealers” is available in the Main Library Teen Zone and on the Children’s Room Nooks.  Sign up in the Main Library Teen Zone.

Hilton Black History Month Trivia

Main Library  – Grades 6 & Up
Thursdays in February
Each week there will be a new question about words or music by Black Americans.  Answer the question correctly and win a prize!

Tech Zone

Main Library – Grades 6 & up – Join us in Memorial Hall to play Wii and Playstation2, use laptops or just hang out.

Teens Read to Kids

Kids ages 4-9 * Teens grades 6 and up * Main Library *

*Teens must pre-register in the Teen Zone *

Kids: Hear some stories read by teens! Teens: Read stories to kids! Each teen will read one or two picture books by or about Black Americans to a group of kids.

Please arrive at 3 pm to choose a book and allow time for practice.  The storytime will begin at 3:30 pm  Sign up to be a reader in the Main Library Teen Zone.

Black History Month Trivia

Main Library  – Grades 6 & Up
Tuesdays in February
Each week there will be a new question about words or music by Black Americans.  Answer the question correctly and win a prize!

Matched by Ally Condie

This well paced dystopian novel takes us into the future where the Society decides what you will eat, your profession and who you will marry.  Cassia goes to her Matching Banquet on her seventeenth birthday and finds out she is matched with her best friend Xander, but then the face changes…..  Who is her real match?  This is only the first of many questions that start to plague Cassia about the Society.  The suspense unfolds as Cassia must decide whether she will continue to be controlled by the Society or determine her own destiny.  This is the first of a trilogy.

The Ghost and the Goth by ...

Alona is in the popular crowd.  She is beautiful, a cheerleader, has a great boyfriend…. until she gets run over by a bus.  Afterlife isn’t quite what she expects.  Where is the bright white light?  Why is her boyfriend kissing her best friend the day after her funeral? 
Will Killian can see and talk to the dead.  It’s bad enough to have a group of ghosts following him around school each day – but now Miss Popularity, Alona Dare, has joined in to ask him for help.  Although the book has it’s dark moments,   Alona and Will get into some in funny situations as learn more about themselves and each other.

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