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18 November
2009
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashijan
Teen Book of the Week
There's this website... The Gospel According to Larry... where Larry rants about the stupid things we obsess about in North America. All the stuff we buy that no one really needs. All the famous people we can't seem to know enough about.
Lots of people at Josh's school think Larry is great, and Josh's best friend, Beth, is a rabid fan. More and more people are visiting the site every day, and the followers of The Gospel According to Larry are growing exponentially.
Larry is now a "celebrity", and is in danger of becoming everything he's been preaching against. Or he will be, if anyone finds out who Larry really is.
Because Larry has carefully kept his identity a secret.
And he wants to keep it that way. He has too much to lose if anyone finds out the truth.
You see, what no one know is this... Josh is Larry.
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23 November
2009
97 things to do before you finish high school
Teen Book of the Week
A book "about all of the things they don't teach you at home or in class, like the right way to throw a party, how to take a killer road trip".
Not just a list, but the how-to info for (you guessed it) 97 things to do, like:
4. assmble a photo album
8. attend a theatre performance
12. interpret a dream
21. sing karaoke
22. dine high-end on a low budget
23. cook a three course dinner
32. learn a martian art
42. visit a foreign country
47. hike to a mountaintop
59. write your own manifesto
69. join a political campaign
83. learn basic car maintenance
89. confess a crush
94. build a bonfire
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09 December
2009
Almost Perfect by Brian Katcher
Teen Book of the Week
Logan is still reeling from his long-time girlfriend's betrayal when Sage Hendricks moves to town. Sage is tall, beautiful, and funny - and she seems to be attracted to Logan.
Quickly friends, Logan would like more but Page puts him off claiming extremely strict parents.
When Logan eventually acts on his attraction and kisses Page, she reveals her secret. She is transgendered and despite her appearance she is biologically a guy.
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11 December
2009
New CBC Contest for Teens
The CBC is airing a documentary on the use of propaganda during World War II, and they're running a tie-in contest for high school and post-secondary students.
They want posters or 30 second videos to 'sell' your opinion on the issue closest to your heart.
Submissions will be accepted between January 12 and March 12, 2010.
Get the details here.
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30 December
2009
Scenarios
Short films by teens, for teens
Scenarios USA is a non-profit that partners teen screenwriters with Hollywood directors and crews to create meaningful, high quality short films that tackle real-life issues.
The films 'Lipstick' and 'Who I Am' were recently recommended on a list of GLBTQ films for teens put together by Voice for Youth Advocates magazine.
Click on the Life Happens tab on this page, and look under Films & Music to check them out, or go straight to Scenarios.
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04 January
2010
Rampant by Diana Peterfreund
Teen Book of the Week
Unicorns are not the beautiful creatures of bedtime fairytales, but violent, bloodthirsty monsters that really did exist. And Astrid's ancestors were once among the greatest of the unicorn hunters, or so her mother tells her.
Now the unicorns, thought extinct for centuries, have returned. They are wreaking havoc around the world, and young women from the Hunting family lines are gathering in Rome to train for battle once again.
Astrid will be one of them.
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20 January
2010
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Teen Book of the Week
Valerie and Nick were outsiders, tormented by the popular crowd. Both were unhappy at home. Both found someone to count on in the other.
It was Val that started the Hate List - a list of things and people that hurt her. When she shared it with Nick, it was one more thing they had in common. A way to vent the anger.
But Nick's anger was too strong, and Val missed the warning signs. She didn't notice when the 'jokes' turned serious. And she was as surprised as the rest of the school when Nick opened fire in the Commons.
Everyone is trying to decide whether Val is to blame. The police. The school. The other students. Her parents. And Val herself.
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21 January
2010
Gentlemen by Michael Northrop
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When three teenaged boys suspect that their English teacher is responsible for their friend's disappearance, they must navigate a maze of assorted clues, fraying friendships, violence, and Dostoevsky's "Crime and Punishment" before learning the truth.
"I liked reading this book. It was kind of mysterious. What I liked is that it made you think, this person killed this person, but it turns out differently at the end. This book was very well put together. Every time I finished a chapter, I had to keep going. It's not one of those books you just don't feel like reading anymore. This book I would probably recommend, not to little children, I'd say ages 13 - up because of sexual content. It kind of goes through the life of teenage boys, and what bad things they can go through. But I thought deep down, that the main character, was a good guy. Everything about this book, I liked. It was scary at times too. It kept me reading though." -- Submitted by Natalie, TAG member
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12 February
2010
Noughts and Crosses by Marjorie Blackman
Teen Book of the Week
What if the world we live in never existed?
What if something happened, hundreds or thousands of years ago, that completely changed the course of history?
What if, instead of the Europeans colonizing the planet, the Africans were the ones with all the power?
What things would be different?
What things would be the same?
And what would happen to a white boy and a black girl, if they fell in love?
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25 February
2010
The God Box by Alex Sanchez
Teen Book of the Week
Paul, a Christian teen in a conservative Texas town, is living a lie - he has a 'straight' life but is secretly struggling with a growing realization that he is gay.
Manuel is the first openly gay teen he's ever met. His interpretations of scripture challenge Paul to rethink everything he's ever been told about homosexuality, starting a journey of self-acceptance.
Alex Sanchez (best known for his often challenged Rainbow Boys trilogy) has written a thoughtful novel that challenges commonly held perceptions about both sexual orientation and the message of Christianity.
Reserve the book, and for more on the same topic try the novel Nothing Pink or the DVD For the Bible Tells Me So.
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