Teen Review: Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan

Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan, by John Flanagan

Reviewed by Toby F.

"Ranger's Apprentice is about a ward named Will. Will's life is hard till he is chosen to be a ranger's apprentice. He becomes friends with his teacher, Halt, and a battle school apprentice, Horace. I loved it."

You can find Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan at the library with the call number J/FLA or J/PBK/FLA/.

Want to have a review published? Pick up a Summer Reading Review Form at the library, or email a review to rachel@mahometpubliclibrary.org. For each review, you'll get an extra entry in the Summer Reading Prize Drawing!

Teen Review: Holes

Holes, by Louis Sachar

Reviewed by Toby F.

"Holes is a good book and keeps you on your toes. I like it because even in hard times there is friendship. It's also about the two friends surviving and teaching each other."

You can find Holes at the library with the call number J/SAC.

Want to have a review published? Pick up a Summer Reading Review Form at the library, or email a review to rachel@mahometpubliclibrary.org. You'll get an extra entry in the Summer Reading Prize Drawing!

Teen Review: The Death-Defying Pepper Roux

The Death-Defying Pepper Roux, by Geraldine McCaughrean

Reviewed by Matthew C.

"I enjoyed The Death-Defying Pepper Roux because of its quick pace and funny plot. The story develops very well and the author puts many twists into the story along the line. It also describes many of the good and horrible things in the world."

You can find The Death-Defying Pepper Roux at the library with the call number J/MCC.

Want to have a review published? Pick up a Summer Reading Review Form at the library, or email a review to rachel@mahometpubliclibrary.org. You'll get an extra entry in the Summer Reading Prize Drawing!

Teen Summer Reading Program

Forms are now available for the Teen Summer Reading Program. The program runs from Monday, June 6 to Friday, July 22 and is for teens entering grades 6-12 next year.

Here's how it works:

Read whatever you like: books, comics, magazines, newspapers. For every 15 minutes that you read, cross off a box on your Reading Form. When you cross off the 12th box, you'll have read for 3 hours. Bring your form to the library to enter the Grand Prize Drawing, and grab another form to start all over again!

Get extra entries by writing a book review for this blog! Your review will be published here with your first name and last initial. Write your review on a review form from the library, or email it to rachel@mahometpubliclibrary.org. You can review any book, as long as it is owned by the Mahomet Public Library. Reviews should be at least 3 sentences long and should say what you did or didn't like about the book.

5 winners will receive $10 gift cards for area businesses and restaurants. Everyone who reads for at least 3 hours will also receive a participation prize.

Remember, the program doesn't start until Monday, but you can pick up an entry form whenever you visit the library.

Mahomet Library Teen Scene on Shelfari

If you want to see some of the new and upcoming books in the Mahomet Public Library's Young Adult collection, you can now follow us on Shelfari! Our user name is mahometlibraryteenscene.

As we order new items, we'll add them to our Shelfari shelf. It's another place where you can let us know what you thought of a book, or tell us if there's something you think we're missing.