Poem by Suisun Teen

I saw her standing way up high: a poem

Passed the valleys and the mountain sides I longed to have the knowledge of such beauty I had seen But the closer I got, the farther it seemed The sunset shadowed this beautiful figure Even from miles, I could still see her As I was close to retiring from my despair, I felt the wind sweep me into the air I flew by dust and leaves Only to land by this beauty and cleave Our eyes met and the passion grew We would never part, that I knew We whispered in the night, underneath the stars And we sang a song, just me and my guitar

Name: Krystina

Branch: Suisun

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New Poem by Vacaville Teen!

The Tomboy Argumentalist

by Aubrei D

Getting out hands dirty

no use in being flirty

who cares what I wear

whatever's clean is only fair

no need for the card of the credit

going to the mall, I suck at it

keep your fufu junk to yourself

you obviously need to get help

you got shopaholic anonymous on speed dial

your nails take hours to file

Tiny bikinis and dippin' in your toes

Me?

Cannonball please!

Low carb diet?

Never gonna try it

500 calorie only?

Wheres my brownie

Stick to health foods?

Ha! I gotta go shine my combat boots

Branch: Vacaville Cultural Center

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Haunted Toy Shop

“Halloween Visits Suisun City Library” happens this Thursday 10-29 from 6-8 PM.

Last year was an awesome mixed bag, highlighted by a haunted house, Polynesian dancers, reading aloud, crafts, photo booth and other activities. A lot of little kids left the haunted house crying then raced to get back in line, so it must have been pretty good. About 600 people attended dentists’ favorite holiday.

The 2009 event promises to be one for the books. About 50 teens have totally transformed the library’s meeting room into a Haunted Toy Shop. They’ve got killer bunny rabbit outfits, bloody bodies missing limbs and other frightening gear to reduce kids to blubbering blobs. And it should work.

We’re also binging in a dj and large speakers to rock the library for little kids. But don’t worry about that unless you never get enough of “The Monster Mash.” You want to go through the Haunted Toy Shop: again and again and again.

Call Jim at Suisun if you have any questions about this. 1-866-572-7587.

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2009 Teens’ Top Ten

Teens like you voted for their favorite books of 2009. They were announced this week for Teen Read Week, October 18-24, Read Beyond Reality.

1.                 Paper Townsby John Green

2.                 Breaking Dawnby Stephenie Meyer

3.                 The Hunger Gamesby Suzanne Collins

4.                 City of Ashesby Cassandra Clare

5.                 Identicalby Ellen Hopkins  

6.                 The Graveyard Bookby Neil Gaiman

7.                 Wakeby Lisa McMann

8.                 Untamedby P.C. and Kristin Cast  

9.                 The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banksby E. Lockhart

10.             Gracelingby Kristin Cashore

You can find these books at your local Solano County Library.

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GuysRead

Hey guys, dudes, bros,

Are you fed up with all the books your teachers make you read about girls, and relationships, and vampire romance?  Looking for some action, maybe a little blood and guts, or possibly a monkey or two?

Jon Scieszka (of The Stinky Cheese Man fame) has just the site for you.  He's just relaunched his website Guys Read, devoted just to helping guys find books that are fun for guys.  And girls, don't worry - if you're interested in action and blood, you're welcome on the site too.

It's got lists of books on:

- How to build stuff
- War
- Outer space, but with aliens
- Sports
- Boxing and wrestling
- Monkeys and/or apes
- and more

And my favorite, if you go to this link, you can look at lists of favorite books by some great authors like Gordon Korman, Daniel Handler (Lemony Snicket), and Bruce Hale. 

So check it out.  Find a book that looks fun (and remember to see if we've got it at the library - we probably do!)

- Mark @ JFK

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