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September 2007

Robin’s Reads: Snapshot of the Week

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Favorite book read: Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn
I was a huge fan of Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, and these two great authors (each with their own great books) hit it out of the park again.

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Join the new Teen Manga and Anime Club!

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If you’re a teen (6th through 12th grade) and you love Japanese manga, anime, and pop culture, join us monthly to watch anime, discuss manga, create our own manga, eat Japanese snacks, and let us know what to buy next.

The first meeting is Tuesday October 9th from 3:00-4:30pm in Hunneman Hall at the Main Library. 

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Robin’s Reads: Snapshot of the Week

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Favorite book read: Montmorency on the Rocks by Eleanor Updale
For me, this is one of the most entertaining period caper novels—will Montmorency, once a thief and now a gentleman spy, get away with it once again?
Favorite television watched: Noein (Japanese anime)
Beautiful and yet incredibly…

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Robin’s Reads: Snapshot of the Week

Favorite book read: Midnighters: The Secret Hour (Midnighters Book 1) by Scott Westerfeld
So creepy, but in the best way.
Favorite television watched: Friday Night Lights
I know a lot of you probably had to read the book for required reading, but this show is…

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Teen Advisory Group Meeting Thursday

The first meeting of the Teen Advisory Group for the fall will be on next Thursday, September 13th from 5-6pm in the Main Library in the Conference Room on the second floor.  Dinner will be served!

The basic info:
What: Brookline Library’s Teen Advisory Group Meetings
Where: The Main Library, 361 Washington St., 2nd…

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Teen Summer Reading Finale!

Thanks to everyone who participated in our Teen Summer Reading program!  Our Teen Summer Reading Finale Raffle went off without a hitch this past Saturday, and everyone went home happy with their prize and a slick new duct tape wallet.

For the record, you all spent over 800 hours reading and wrote 64 reviews (which will soon have…

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Reminder: Teen Advisory Board Meeting this Thursday!

The first meeting of the Teen Advisory Group for the fall will be on next Thursday, September 13th from 5-6pm in the Main Library in the Conference Room on the second floor.  Dinner will be served!

The basic info:
What: Brookline Library’s Teen Advisory Group Meetings
Where: The Main Library, 361 Washington St., 2nd…

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Robin’s Reads: Snapshot of the Week

Favorite book read: The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
Favorite movie watched: Zodiac
Favorite comic read: Translucent by Kazuhiro Okamoto
Favorite online (practical): Wikipedia (I know Wikipedia gets a lot of flack, but for pop culture info, it can’t be beat.

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Teen Summer Reading Finale Saturday!

If you participated in the Teen Summer Reading program, please join your fellow readers for the the finale raffle.

The raffle will begin at 3:00pm on Saturday in Hunneman Hall on the second floor of the Main Library.  We’ll have three grand prizes (drumroll please...): an iPod nano, a Nintendo DS Lite, and the complete DVD set of…

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