Word Out 2011

Farewell Until 2012 (sort of)

September 2, 2011 | Alan H. | Comments (17)

Oh no!  It's the official end of Word Out 2011! As always, thanks to: Participating authors throughout the summer Toronto Public Library staff Most especially, all the participating teens throughout the summer who commented, blogged and otherwise helped turn this into such a literate space So let's roll the credits (our usual stupid web trick) and say […]

Teen Reviews September 2, 2011

September 2, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (1)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Sabryna reviewed The Rites and Wrongs of Janice Wills by Joanna Pearson. This book is about a girl named Janice who lives in the small town of Melva, North Carolina. […]

Teen Reviews September 1, 2011

September 1, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (7)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Sabryna reviewed Spoiled by Heather Cocks I loved this book! I thought it was going to be like any other book about sisters who live in L.A, but I was […]

Teen Reviews August 30, 2011

August 30, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (9)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Akhila reviewed To Be Mona by Kelly Easton I read this book named "To be Mona" by Kelly Easton. It is a book that every teen can relate to. The […]

Teen Reviews August 29, 2011

August 30, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (6)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Gail reviewed Stolen by Kelley Armstrong PLEASE NOTE: THIS BOOK IS ADULT FICTION.  THERE ARE SOME PARTS TO IT THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE FOR YOUNGER READERS. Stolen is the second book […]

You are Invited to a Word Out Wrap Up Party

August 26, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (15)

Summer is almost over and what better way to celebrate then coming to the Barbara Frum Library for our Word Out Wrap Up Party.  It will be on Wednesday, August 31 at 5:30 p.m.  There will be food, prizes, games, and most of all FUN!  Hope to see you all there!!

Teen Reviews August 26, 2011

August 26, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (12)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Jenny reviewed The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald I read the book The Great Gatsby, by Scott Frizgerald during the time while I was at the libary. The first […]

Revolution

August 26, 2011 | Alan H. | Comments (13)

Alan H. posting here on behalf of my colleague Helena D., who's currently AFK IRL, but found time before saying "BBL" to provide some discussion of this week's fiction selection, Revolution: Revolution is about a lot of things – murder, grief, absent paren’ts, mental illness, the French Revolution, and acting.  It is also about music. […]

Teen Reviews August 25, 2011

August 25, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (3)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Annie reviewed Spider Bones by Kathy Reichs Spider Bones, by Kathy Reichs is a thrilling novel where Temp Brennan, a forensic scientist solves crimes. Temp lives alone with her cat, […]

Teen Reviews August 24, 2011

August 24, 2011 | Claire A | Comments (9)

Blog down your fines posts! See what other teens are reading. Earn $2 in library bucks towards your fines when you share your favourite reads. Gabbi reviewed Blast From the Past by Meg Cabot In this Allie Finkle novel, Allie and her friends from Pine Heights go on a field trip to a pioneer village.  […]