Operation Teen Book Drop - April 16, 2009

Operation Teen Book Drop 2009 (TBD '09) is being held in celebration of Support Teen Literature Day, April 16th, 2009.

Through an initiative sponsored by readergirlz (http://www.readergirlz.com/), GuysLitWire (http://guyslitwire.blogspot.com/), YALSA (http://www.ala.org/yalsa), and publishers, teen patients in pediatric hospitals across the United States will receive 8,000 new young-adult novels, audiobooks, and graphic novels.

Readergirlz is inviting teens and YA authors to leave a book in a public place on April 16th. Participants can download bookplates to insert into the books they'll leave behind. Participants are also invited to the post-op party at the Readergirlz MySpace group forum (http://groups.myspace.com/readergirlz) at 6:00 PM Pacific/9:00 PM Eastern. "Rock the Drop in 2009!"

Teen Book Review

Book: How Not to Be Popular by Jennifer Ziegler

Reviewed by Senay Kargaci, Grade 9

"Maggie has moved around all her life. Now she's moving away from her boyfriend and best friend, and she's tired of it. She's made a plan to become unpopular but in the end, will the plan backfire?"

Overall Rating: 5 Stars - It Rocked!

Teen Book Review

Book: Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Reviewed by Senay Kargaci, Grade 9

"George is a smart guy who is the guardian of Lennie. They travel and work together. When they find their dreams becoming possible, will Lennie ruin it by flirting with a married woman? Can George save him? This was a very intriguing book that revealed to me that the American dream is sometimes possible."

Overall Rating: 4 Stars - It was pretty good

Teen Book Review

Book: Coraline by Neil Gaiman

Reviewed by Paisley Ritchie, Grade 5

"A girl named Coraline moves to another house that's big, but she only rents some if it. And there is another world where everything is better, but it's all a trick........"

Overall Rating: 5 Stars - It Rocked!