The Ninja Reviews... Show Off: how to do absolutely everything one step at a time

Have you ever wanted to turn drink mix into hair dye? Write in invisible ink? Tie Dye a shirt? Locate the North Star? Make your own soda pop? Or run a ninja obstacle course (well I know how to do that...)? Then Show Off : how to do absolutely everything one step at a time is the book for you! 

It's a great, step-by-step guide to doing tons of cool stuff. All the pages are illustrated clearly and colorfully. If you're looking for something to do or to get some skills you can show off to your friends, then check this book out!

New stuff at the library!

FICTION


Bad Girls Don't Die
by Katie Alender

When fifteen-year-old Lexi's younger sister Kasey begins behaving strangely and their old Victorian house seems to take on a life of its own, Lexi investigates and discovers some frightening facts about previous occupants of the house, leading her to believe that many lives are in danger.



Quantum Prophecy: The Reckoning
by Michael Owen Carroll

New heroes and new villains resurface and face one another in a final showdown that will determine the validity of the Quantum prophecy in this thrilling conclusion to this exciting science fiction series for middle readers.



The Big Splash
by Jack D. Ferraiolo

Matt Stevens, a middle schooler with a knack for solving crimes, uncovers a mystery while working with "the organization," a mafia-like syndicate run by seventh-grader Vincent "Mr. Biggs" Biggio.



Say the Word
by Jeannine Garsee

After the death of her estranged mother, who left Ohio years ago to live with her lesbian partner in New York City, seventeen-year-old Shawna Gallagher's life is transformed by revelations about her family, her best friend, and herself.



Hunger: a Gone novel
by Michael Grant

Conditions worsen for the remaining young residents of a small California coastal town isolated by supernatural events when their food supplies dwindle and the Darkness underground awakens.




Non-Fiction

Denied, detained, deported : stories from the dark side of American immigration
by Ann Bausum

Examines the history of American immigration, particularly those lesser-known stories of immigrants who were denied entrance into the United States or detained for security reasons, including the story of a ship of Jewish refugees.



Nobel's Women of Peace
by Michelle Benjamin

Profiles the twelve female recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize since its creation, including how they became activists for peace and their accomplishments before and after winning the prestigious award.



The manga guide to electricity
by Kazuhiro Fujitaki

Rereko struggles to pass her exams in Electopia, the Land of Electricity, but is soon exiled to Tokyo, where Hikaru, a graduate student, uses real-life examples to teach her the fundamentals of electricity. This whimsical, easy-to-read guide includes examples and exercises with answer keys to help readers learn.

Teen Review by Hanin... A Child Called "It" by Dave Pelzer

The book that i read was called a Child Called "It" by dave pelzer It is probably one of the saddest books you could ever read its a about a little boy name David Pelzer who got abused by his mother every since he was 5 years old. In the begging they used to be one big happy family.She would always take them out and have fun on family vacations. Then one day she just snapped in this book it talks about how she tortures and abuses this poor innocent boy she would call him "it" and make him sleep in the garage on the floor. on his dads army jacket also make him do ALL the chores. She wouldn't get him anything on Christmas or his birthday but she got all her other sons gifts. She wouldn't fed him for days. She would feed him ammonia and even make him throw up and eat it! This book will really hit your heart and it will change the way you view and think or life and will make you thankful of how lucky you are with you life. I advise everyone to read this book and this is a true story. Thanks for your review Hanin! You've earned yourself a free book. I will be emailing you soon. If any other teen would like to submit a review, please email it to me by hitting the 'Email Us' button at the top of the page. Thanks!

This is Push

PUSH has become one of my favorite publishers of Teen books. They tend to be edgy and often have great covers. But what makes PUSH really great is that, to date, they have published three books of work by teens.

You Are Here, This Is Now, Where We Are, What We See, We Are Quiet, We Are Loud all include short stories, essays, poems, photographs, and paintings by American Teens.

My copy of You Are Here, This Is Now is actually falling apart from my having read it so many times. The work in these books is amazingly brilliant, funny, heartbreaking, and just plain WOW.

In the past, PUSH has worked with the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards for some of their contest winners. If you are a teen and you love to write, you should check out both websites. These are great places for aspiring writers to go.

Speaking of which, has anyone made any significant headway for NaNoWriMo? I'm a wee bit behind myself, but I hope to catch up this weekend!