Farmingdale Library Teens

This morning, the American Library Association announced the winners for their Youth Book Awards. Here are the winners for the Young Adult Awards: The Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent. This year's winner is Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Stonewall Award honors a book about the LGBT community. The Honors of this year are: Drama by Raina Telgemeir Gone Gone Gone by Hannah Moskowitz October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard by Leslea Newman Sparks by S. J. Adams The Winner is Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Saenz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African Ame...

  Author John Green and his brother Hank recently held what they dubbed "An Evening of Awesome" at Carnegie Hall. The video is below (Heads up: some of the songs in the video are not appropriate for young children).        

The Nominees for the 2013 Oscars are: BEST PICTURE Amour Argo Beasts of the Southern Wild Best Exotic Marigold Hotel Django Unchained Les Miserables Life of Pi Lincoln Silver Linings Playbook Zero Dark Thirty BEST ACTOR Bradley Cooper, “Silver Linings Playbook” Daniel Day-Lewis, “Lincoln” Denzel Washington, “Flight” Hugh Jackman, “Les Miserables” Joaquin Phoenix, "The Master" BEST ACTRESS Emmanuelle Riva, “Amour” Jennifer Lawrence, “Silver Linings Playbook” Jessica Chastain, “Zero Dark Thirty” Naomi Watts, “The Impossible” Quvenzhane Wallis, “Beasts of the Southern Wild” BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS Amy Adams, “The Master” Anne Hathaway, “Les Miserables” Sally Field, “Lincoln” Helen Hunt, “The Sessions” Jacki Weaver, “Silver Linings Playbook” BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR Alan Arkin, “Argo” Christoph Waltz, “Django Unchained” Philip Seymour Hoffman, “The Master” Robert De Niro, “Silver Linings Playbook” To...

Chopped TV Show Review By J. H. Chopped is an interesting show on cooking.  It is on the Food Network Channel & new episodes are shown on Tuesday nights at 10 pm.  Four chefs compete against each other to win $10,000.  There are three rounds : appetizer, entree and dessert.  In each round they are given a basket with four mystery items.  They then cook a dish using those ingredients as well as whatever they would like in the "Chopped" pantry/fridge.  The dishes are judged on taste, creativity and presentation.  There are three judges per show & these judges are well known chefs.  At the end of each round,  the judges choose the chef who did the worst job and they are sent home.  The chef who is still there at the end of the dessert round wins the money and is crowned "Chopped Champion."      Chopped is an exciting show that is also educational.  It teaches you how to cook and u...

Name: Manny Position:   Body Transformation Specialist, Xpress Boot Camps in Farmingdale New York How did you get your job: I created this position for myself because I have always enjoyed working out and staying fit, and I noticed that most folks were struggling to achieve their goals.   I had plenty of experience helping people get in shape from previous profession and this saw this as a great opportunity to be my own boss. Desribe a day (or week) in your job: A week in my job consists of preparing workouts for my clients, following up on their weekly progress and writing articles and emails to keep my clients focused and motivated.    I usually get to the gym at 6am most mornings and start with my own workout followed by my group classes and personal training clients. Advice for teens in doing your job: My advice for any teen interested in following my steps is to go out and get certified by a national certifying organization then get certifi...

First Name and Position: Esther, High School Teacher Degree (if any): Masters of Education, University of Houston What made you decide on your profession: I thought it would be easy! Hahahahaha! How did you get your job: I started teaching in Houston.   At the time, there were many openings and an education degree was not required in Texas.   In NY, a master degree is required. Describe a day (or week) in your job:   A typical day will involve the following: 5 teaching periods, 1 lunch which you finish in 10 minutes so you can do other things, 1 duty period in which you ask teenagers for a pass to be in the hallway and are met with a variety of responses, and 2 “off” periods in which you are supposed to accomplish the following: phone calls home, meetings with deans, meetings with counselors, copying your materials, lesson planning, grading, collaborating with your colleagues, entering grades into the computer, checking your email, filling out ...

Lincoln's Last Days by Bill O'Reilly Review by J. H. Lincoln's Last Days by Bill O'Reilly is an excellent book.   It is a book about the last few days of President Lincoln's life.   It went into a lot of details about the events surrounding his assassination.   The author was so good in describing the event that I felt like I was in Ford's Theatre.   It helped me understand the time period because everything in the book is in order and they tell you the dates of the events in the book. The book also had a lot of illustrations to help you understand what happened during that time.      I wish there were more books like this that described different events in history.   It was very interesting and I enjoyed reading about it.    I enjoyed learning about this historic event and President Lincoln's life and death.   I am sure you will also find this book both interesting and informative.   You should pick up a copy ...