Farmingdale Library Teens

  Kelly Jensen   Jul 15, 2021 With the recent release of the first two installments of RL Stine’s  Fear Street  trilogy on Netflix, there’s no better time to dig into the campy, fun, and sometimes downright terrifying old school ’90s teen horror books. Nineties YA horror runs the gamut from slasher to serial killer, campfire horror to astral projection, and more. It’s easy to think of only two big name authors in ’90s YA horror: the first being Stine and the second Christopher Pike. Both are beloved and classic for a reason.  One of the most prolific publishers of horror in this era was Point Horror, an imprint from Scholastic. It launched in 1991 and included books by authors such as Stine, LJ Smith ( Vampire Diaries ), Diana Hoh, Caroline B. Cooney, and Christopher Pike, among others. Point helped launch Stine’s career in horror, though the imprint itself faded in the early ’00s. A reboot of the imprint in 2003 didn’t gain momentum and we’ve yet to see another...

 By Tirzah Price Jul 1, 2021 I love reading about love, and 2021 has blessed us with an abundance of swoon-worthy YA romances that you definitely won’t want to miss! We’ve already highlighted some of the best books to pick up in the first half of the year; now it’s time to finish 2021 out strong with some of the best YA romances you can look forward to from July to December! With fake dating, childhood friends to enemies to lovers, bucket lists, heart wrenching family dynamics, and more wonderful romantic tropes, you'll be happy to welcome these love stories to the stack. RISE TO THE SUN  BY LEAH JOHNSON Set at a music festival called Farmland, this novel follows Olivia, who has a tendency to fall in love and get her heart broken a lot, and Toni, who is still grieving the loss of her dad and is uncertain about her future. They both arrive at Farmland hoping that the weekend can give them some kind of clarity and perspective going forward, but they find each other — a...

Exciting news! Our 2021 Summer Reading Club is underway! We are currently in Week 3 of our eight-week program—but if you haven’t signed up yet, we would love for you to join us! Simply stop in the Children’s Library to pick up your packet. For this program, you may read any book, anywhere: on a plane, on a train, a bus, a car, wherever. Whatever you read, even if you only read part of a book, write it down on the log provided in your packet. Each week, bring your reading log to the Children’s Library to receive a raffle ticket for one of our great Silent Auction prizes. One raffle ticket per participant per week, for up to eight weeks—and you can play your tickets in any combination you’d like. Here are the great prizes that you can enter to win this summer: Prize #1: “Be Bright” Framed Print, Flower Puzzle, Lip Balm, and $15 Dunkin’ Donuts Gift Card Prize #2: “Book Buzz” 3 Books (appropriate for grades 6-8), Summer-Themed Tumbler, and Laser Bounce Gift Card Prize #3: “Game Time...