Friday 13 February 2009 at 09:02 am
We changed the rules a little bit on our poster poll this week, to make you all a little more honest. This week, as well as in coming weeks, we want you to initial your favorite choices. This week's poll was one of the least popular. Maybe it was the new rules, or maybe all those people making a big fuss about how much kids play video games are just grossly overexaggerating. Oddly enough, Hairless Cats still managed to make it on a poll all about video games. They are not a video game. They will not be on the list.
What were your favorites?
The List
Wii Sports - 3
Star Wars: Battle Front - 2
Final Fantasy XII - 1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - 1
Mortal Kombat vs. DC - 1
For pictures of the poll and what the blog title means, read on.
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Wednesday 11 February 2009 at 12:50 pm
Wordle is a cool site you can use to turn words into art. You can put in a website, your friends' names, bands you like, or you can even use it as a writing tool to see what words you're using too much. Check out this one which uses our blog as a word source. Make your own and paste them in our comments.
Wednesday 11 February 2009 at 10:01 am
Last week one of the most popular adult authors of all-time dissed, pwn'd, boom-roasted one of the most popular YA authors of right now. Stephen King basically said Stephenie Meyer may be popular, but she can't write. See what he said here. I'm sure many a Twihard took umbrage to these remarks, So what do you think, does poor Stephenie deserve the criticism or is Mr. King just a cantankerous old man? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
Tuesday 10 February 2009 at 11:58 am
Don't get me wrong. This isn't a list of Romance Novels! This is a list of good books with romance. It's timely and might be of interest. We don't have Suck it Up or Marcelo in the Real World, but they are on-order.
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6632972.html
Tuesday 10 February 2009 at 09:47 am
We've all thought our parents were evil at some point, right? They wouldn't let you go to the movies with your friends. They wouldn't buy you that Xbox360. Well, what if your parents actually were evil? Not just sometimes, like, all the time. Like trying to take over the world evil? Like willing to murder someone evil? Alex Wilder and his friends have just discovered their parents are that kind of evil. They witness their parents murder an innocent girl and soon realize their parents are actually a league of Super-Villains. Now, as runaways, Alex and his friends learn they have abilities much like their parents. Now the only question is: will they use their powers for good or awesome?
Check out Runaways by Brian K. Vaughan. It's fast, funny, and filled with other characters from the marvel universe. The Young Adult Department currently has Volumes 1-7. Email us if you want us to place a hold for you. This book is recommended for 8th Graders and up!
Monday 09 February 2009 at 11:04 am
Like winning stuff? Like reading? Then you should check out Free Book Friday's Teen Site. It's a simple concept. They give away free books every Friday, and most of the time they are autographed. This week they are giving away 5 signed copies of Melissa de la Cruz's Blue Bloods novels.
