By
Jan Pease
One
of the fun things teens can do to win bonus prizes in the teen summer reading
program is to attend a play or musical, write a movie review, write a book
review or make a book trailer, which qualifies for two bonus points.
We
have received reviews from two teens, and I’m happy to share them with you.
“Dawn
and the Impossible Three” is about a girl named Dawn who has to babysit the
Baretts. The Barett kids are too much
for any babysitter, but not for Dawn.
Later, the Babysitters Club gets a new member, Mallory. Mallory doesn’t like the test they made for
her to take. Read the book to see what
happens next. I like every little thing
in the book.
“I
Walk in Dread” is a heart wrenching tale of Deliverance Trembly, witness to the
Salem Witch trials. At first she
believes whole heartedly in witches, but as time goes on and her friend is accused,
starts to doubt that witches are real.
This is the perfect story for those who love historical fiction.
“Night
at the Museum” is about a guy named Larry who gets a job as a night worker at
the museum. Later it turns to night and
every statue in the museum came to life.
His son doesn’t believe that the museum comes to life. Larry brings his son to the museum close to
night time, but when it’s night time nothing happens. They find the tablet that was going to get
stolen and turned a knob on it, and everything in the museum came to life. Watch the movie to see what happens
next. What I liked about it: I liked
everything. It was funny and sometimes
scary.
“The Princess Bride” is a
wonderful tale of love and courage for all ages. When beautiful farm girl Buttercup is
selected to be the bride of the prince, she is unsure if she wants to. When she is kidnapped and then rescued by one
of the helpers from her father’s farm, she discovers she is falling in love
with him. With a hilarious cast of characters,
this is a perfect family movi
Our
reviewers received their choice from a selection of bonus prizes and best of
all, are being printed in our prestigious local newspaper! Thanks to our two young ladies for your book
and movie reviews.
We’re
excited to look forward to Magic Bob’s show, “It’s Showtime,” on Friday, June
21. He always has an amazing show that
fits exactly with our summer reading theme.
Bob and his wife Lynne will be at the library at 10:00 for this free
performance.
Take
a peek in the children’s department and look at our wall of stars. 28 teens and
150 young people ages 3 through 12 have signed up to participate in summer
reading. Readers can sign up at any
time. Together we can stop “summer
slide” cold. See you at the library!
