http://theyayayas.wordpress.com All YA, all the time Sat, 10 May 2008 07:37:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en You've heard us talk about dislikeable protagonists in the past. But have you ever heard of a dislikeable likeable protagonist? If this type of main character intrigues you give the author Elizabeth Scott's books a try. I recently read Bloom and Stealing Heaven which have many similarities. Both ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/05/09/dislikable-likable-protagonists/ If I were better organized, I would have finished reviewing these books earlier (because I do think they all deserve long reviews), before giving the ARCs to teens or returning the books to the library. But all I did was make really brief notes about them, and it's been a few weeks since I ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/05/08/trishas-april-roundup-2/ I’ve been wondering about Stephenie Meyer’s The Host.  An eighth grade fan of the Twilight series asked me about this book.  I’ve been apprehensive about recommending it to teens since it is deemed an adult title.    Has anyone read it yet?  What do you think?  Definitely an adult title or ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/05/03/to-recommend-or-not-to-recommend/ Hmm, how to talk about this book without giving anything away and saying something besides, "It's awesome. Read it!"? Let's see... Emerson Watts is smart. She's a feminist. She loves playing the computer game Journeyquest. She is definitely not an airhead. Emerson Watts is not an airhead. Some people oppose megastores on principle. Emerson ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/05/01/airhead-by-meg-cabot/ I've been trying to write this review for a couple of weeks, but it's been difficult because I think what follows will make it seem like I hated Bewitching Season by Marissa Doyle when, actually, I didn't. Nor do I think it's a bad book, just unsatisfying, a little too ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/04/27/bewitching-season-by-marissa-doyle/ We had another successful outreach event at the 2008 Kawaii Kon. The Kawaii Kon is basically a convention where anime and manga fans come together to meet and greet industry celebrities and other fans.  This year we were able to get funding from our Friends group for an outreach ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/04/23/kawaii-kon-2008-the-recap/ Robin Benway is the author of Audrey, Wait!, published earlier this month by Razorbill (my review here). It's a fabulous, funny, music-loving book, and Robin was kind enough to answer a few questions about the book. And a lot more about music. First things first, what are you listening to now? Well, ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/interview-robin-benway/ It's been a few days since Ruby was living on her own, weeks since her mother abandoned her, and ten years since she's seen her older sister, Cora. But after being reported to Social Services, she's forced to live with Cora and Cora's husband, Jamie, an internet millionaire. Ruby doesn't ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/04/21/lock-and-key-by-sarah-dessen/ Just a little reminder folks, the Kawaii Kon is this weekend: April 18-20th.  For more information go to their website: www.kawaii-kon.org.  We'll be posting some pictures and a recap of this year's event on the blog sometime next week. http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/04/19/kawaii-kon-april-18-20-2008/ Look what I made! Since I haven't blogged much about crafts recently, here's the teen craft we did on Wednesday, a National Library Week special. As usual, the teens' journals were more creative than mine, but I still like the one I made. I think I'll use it as a reading ... http://theyayayas.wordpress.com/2008/04/18/craft-make-your-own-journal/