Spooky Creepy Ghostly Halloween

With Halloween less than a week away, check out one of these new edge-of-your-seat YA titles to set the mood.

Where Secrets Lie

Perfect for fans of Courtney Summers, this seductive and intense thriller unfolds in interwoven timelines of two summers as three friends are torn apart by buried secrets and star-crossed attraction…then pulled back together by tragedy. -From Publisher Simon & Schuster

The Woods Are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

New from bestselling author Stephanie Perkins, and the perfect companion to her New York Times bestseller There’s Someone Inside Your House. Best friends Neena and Josie spent high school as outsiders, but at least they had each other. Now, with college and a two-thousand-mile separation looming on the horizon, they have one last chance to be together—a three-day hike deep into the woods of the Pisgah National Forest. Simmering tensions lead to a detour off the trail and straight into a waking nightmare … and then into something far worse. Something that will test them in horrifying ways. -From Publisher Penguin Random House

The Haunting of Hill House meets Get Out in this chilling YA psychological thriller and modern take on the classic haunted house story from New York Times bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson! – From Publisher Harper Collins

A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

A dark, twisty thriller about a centuries-old, ivy-covered boarding school haunted by its history of witchcraft and two girls dangerously close to digging up the past. The dangerous romance and atmospheric setting makes it a perfect read for fans of dark academia. – From Publisher Penguin Random House

Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall

Melissa Albert meets Twin Peaks in this supernatural thriller about one girl’s hunt for the truth about her mother’s disappearance. – From Publisher Penguin Random House

Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

From the critically-acclaimed author of House of Salt and Sorrows comes a mesmerizing and chilling fairy-talesque novel about Ellerie Downing, a young woman in a small town with monsters lurking in the trees and dark desires hidden in the shadows—in Amity Falls, nothing is more dangerous than a wish come true. – From Publisher Penguin Random House

Library Link: Where Secrets Lie by Eva V. Gibson

Library Link: The Woods are Always Watching by Stephanie Perkins

Library Link: White Smoke by Tiffany D. Jackson

Library Link: A Lesson in Vengeance by Victoria Lee

Library Link: Our Last Echoes by Kate Alice Marshall

Library Link: Small Favors by Erin A. Craig

We Miss the Makerspace!!

So, we’ve come up with a couple innovative ways to bring it back!

1. Take and Makes

We will be offering two monthly Take and Make projects in the Teen Room. These will contain all of the necessary parts, pieces and tools to create something wonderful.

The line up for March is:

March 1-14

Spiral Gift Boxes

March 15-31

Cloud Dough

2. Circulating Kits

We know you love the Perler beads and what is life without using a hot glue gun every now and again? So, we’ve decided to offer the opportunity to check them out!

Perler bead kits include: mini iron, silicon trivet for the iron to rest on when hot (we will accept no excuses for why you scorched the table, the carpet, your bedding or anything else!) assorted Perler bead boards and a jar of beads.

Hot glue gun kits include: mini glue gun and your choice of clear and/or glitter glue sticks.

We want to see what you create!

Email a picture of your creation to library@ccpls.org.

We’ll post the pic here in the Teen Room and on our social media.

Classic Reading Challenge

We are excited to announce a new reading challenge!

Read 12 “classic” books between 7th and 12th grade and you’ll get one of these sweet “Greatest First Lines of Literature” mugs.

How do I know if a book is a “classic” you say?

Here are the criteria it must meet:

  1. It expresses artistic quality.
  2. It stands the test of time.
  3. It has universal appeal.
  4. It is relevant to multiple generations.
  5. There is some consensus regarding its status.

Still not sure? Come down to the teen room and we’ll help you figure it out.

Want book suggestions? No problem. We’ve got lots of those, like The Great Gatsby or To Kill a Mockingbird or The Catcher in the Rye or Frankenstien or The Invisible Man or Farenheit 451 or Slaughterhouse Five

We could go on and on. Just come on down to the teen room and ask us.

Do any classics you’ve already read count? Absolutely.

To sign up go to http://ccplswy.readsquared.com/. If you have trouble or need help, stop by or call the teen room at 307-687-9227.

Now say it with us…