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Book Reviews:
Teen Fiction (books written especially for ages 11 and up):
Anne Frank: The Diary of
a Young Girl

by Anne Frank

Chasing Redbird
by Sharon Creech
Cheaper by the Dozen
by Frank B. Gilbreth and
Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

Counterfeit Son
by Elaine Alphin

Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
The Giver
by Lois Lowry
The Golden Compass
by Philip Pullman
Half Moon Investigations
by Eoin Colfer

Holes
by Louis Sachar

Hush Little Baby

by Caroline B. Cooney

Jake Reinvented
by Gordon Korman
The King's Swift Rider
by Mollie Hunter

Kinship
by Trudy Krisher
Locked in Time
by Lois Duncan

No Big Deal
by Ellen Jaffe McClain
North by Night
by Katherine Ayres
The Outsiders
by S.E. Hinton

Sandry's Book
by Tamora Pierce

Sign of the Beaver
by Elizabeth George Speare
Subtle Knife
by Phillip Pullman
SVH: Senior Year
by Francine Pascal
Thief of Hearts
by Christopher Golden
Time Enough for Drums
by Ann Rinaldi
Tune in Anytime
by Caroline Cooney
Under A Different Sky
by Deborah Savage

     
Adult Fiction (books written for adults but may also interest Teens):
The Awakening
by Kate Chopin
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
The Great Gatsby
by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Hitchhiker's Guide to
the Galaxy

by Douglas Adams
One Hundred Years
of Solitude

by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Lovely Bones
by Alice Sebold

Pride and Prejudice
by Jane Austen


Siddhartha
by Herman Hesse

The Things They Carried
by Tim O'Brien

     
Movie Reviews:
A Lot Like Love(2005)
PG-13

AlphaDog(2006)
R

Brokeback Mountain (2005)
R

Casino Royale (2006)
PG-13

Crossroads (2002)
PG-13

Elektra (2005)
PG-13

Harry Potter and the
Goblet of Fire
(2005)
PG-13

Hoodwinked (2006)
PG

In Good Company
(2004)
PG-13
Naked Weapon (2002)
R

Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
R

Red Eye (2005)
PG-13
Se7en (1995)
R

Wicker Park (2004)
PG-13
     
Music Reviews:    
...Baby One More Time
by Britney Spears
Oops!...I Did it Again
by Britney Spears
Britney
by Britney Spears
In the Zone
by Britney Spears
She Wants Revevge
by She Wants Revenge
     
TV Show Reviews:    
Endurance
Gilmore Girls
One Tree Hill
     
Poetry:
I Make Boys Cry
by Anna Callahan

Purity
by Anna Callahan
Can't Tell Anyone
by Elaine Chang

a darkness of a mask
by Cat Erickson
Friendship
by Donna Foronda

Never Really
by Danielle Hauck

Someone to Hold
by Danielle Hauck

Sometimes Life
by Danielle Hauck

Breathe
by Rachel Koch
Wretched Blank
by Rachel Koch

Adventures Always End
by Dorothy Lau

The Old Treehouse
by Dorothy Lau

"We've grown..."
by Erin Likins

Me and U
by Devin Matthews
Not Yours
by Devin Matthews

Phantom
by Devin Matthews

What Happens in the World
by Alexandra Murillo


Untitled
by Devin Matthews
Untitled II
by Devin Matthews

An Opened Door
by Tracy Phan

Good Enough
by Jackie Seals
Scars Stay
by Jackie Seals

A New Day
by Stanford Tran

One Crank at a Time
by Stanford Tran
To a Belle
by Stanford Tran

My Fate
by Keily Wolff

     
Essays:
The following essays are award winners from the Teen Read Week 2005 Get Real With Words Writing Contest. Thank you to all the writers who submitted essays and to the Foundation and Friends of the Library for the awards and the reception for the writers, their families, and friends.
 

Grand Prize:
ZYX
by Katie Husmann

High School Category

First Place:
Home Sweet Classroom
by Victoria Ly

Second Place:
Cadence
by Vicky Chen

Third Place:
The Burden of Should
by Tara Chandra

Middle School Category

First Place:
My Hairy Inspiration
by Ally Lockwood

Second Place:
Being Strong for Those Who Needed it Most
by Audrey Duong

Third Place:
My Grandpa Vince
by Kristina Cannon

 
 
 

Artwork:

2006 Teen Read Week Art Contest Winners.
Thank you to everyone who participated and to the Foundation & Friends of Santa Clara City Library for donating prizes.
 
 
Teen Read Week Art Contest: First Place Teen Read Week Art Contest: Second Place Teen Read Week Art Contest: Third Place
First Place: "Sticky-Icky" by Ivo Flores, Grade 12   Second Place: "Motion" by Alice Chen, Grade 12   Third Place: "Korean Traditional Activity" by Hyosun Kim, Grade 11  
 
Teen Read Week Art Contest: Honorable Mention          
Honorable Mention: "Many Faces (of an active community)" by Noama Iftekhar, Grade 7          

2005 Manga Art Contest Winners.
Thank you to everyone who participated and to What's Hot Comics and Cards and Brian's Books, Comics and Cards for donating prizes.
 
 
Manga Art Contest: First Place Manga Art Contest: Second Place Manga Art Contest: Third Place
First Place: "Dragon Halves" by Hannah A. Chang, 16   Second Place: "Untitled" by Inyoung Seo, 13   Third Place: "Variable X" by Selena Yu, 12