Here ye, here ye! We are beginning a new book club for teen and adults at the Medway Public Library.
Droids & Dragons will take place every fourth Tuesday of the month beginning on February 25, 2014. We will meet in the Teen Room at the library.
Come ready to talk about your favorite fantasy and/or sci-fi novels. We will be determining at least the next six month of book choices at the first meeting!
Smile, you know you’re excited. 🙂
“Sometimes I think that everyone has a tragedy waiting for them, that the people buying milk in their pajamas or picking their noses at stoplights could be only moments away from disaster. That everyone’s life, no matter how unremarkable, has a moment when it will become extraordinary–a single encounter after which everything that really matters will happen.”
After a car crash leaves Ezra Faulkner seriously injured, he begins to reevaluate how he lived his life and the people he previously filled it with. Replacing jocks with nerdfighters for friends and a Regina George girlfriend with a manic pixie dream girl, Ezra begins to attempt a new way of living that involves more laughter, debate, Foucault, sarcasm, and leather jackets. His new girlfriend, Cassidy Thorpe, is unlike any girl he has ever met before and although their relationship feels perfect things are not always what they seem. Ezra’s and Cassidy’s tragedies are complicated in unexpected and extraordinary ways.
Robyn Scheider masters the teenage voice authors like John Green, E. Lockhart, David Levithan, and Rachel Cohn have made popular. That mix of hyper-intelligent wit with vulnerability, raunchy humor, angst, and pop culture references will entertain readers and make them fall in love with Ezra. The plot is at times predictable and slow, but the banter between characters, especially fully-developed secondary characters, will keep readers turning the page wanting more. Contemporary references to YA literature (Harry Potter!) and music will prevent this book from aging gracefully, but for now…emotional and funny, The Beginning of Everything, is worth a read.
4/5 Stars
Medway Public Library needs a Teen Advisory Board! Interested teenagers should follow the link on the menu bar and fill out the form. 🙂
This is an awesome way to volunteer in your community and I promise it will be fun! The commitment is minimal–just an easy monthly meeting and perhaps an afternoon volunteering at an event you help choose and plan. Demonstrate event planning skills, leadership, teamwork, and so much more.
Plus we’ll do ridiculous (but cool) stuff like this.
Welcome to the new site for the Medway Public Library Teen Services!
We are so excited to begin putting together book recommendation lists, homework helps, events, clubs, and so much more. Watch here for updates about everything going on for teens at the library!
And because everything is better with a cool youtube video check out this one.
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