Blog for teens from the Fox River Valley Public Library District in East Dundee, Illinois. Find new books, recommended reads, and information on upcoming teen programs.
The snow drifts into our zombie mouths crawling with grease and curses and tobacco flakes and cavities and boyfriend/girlfriend juice, the stain of lies. For one moment we are not failed tests and broken condoms and cheating on essays; we are crayons and lunch boxes and swinging so high our sneakers punch holes in the clouds. For one breath everything feels better. Then it melts. The bus drivers rev their engines and the ice cloud shatters. Everyone shuffles forward. They don't know what just happened. They can't remember.
"When I was little, I used to go to the local ice-skating rink. In my mind, I always felt like I could twirl and jump, but when I got out onto the ice, I could barely keep my blades straight. When I got older, that's how it was with people: In my mind, I am bold and forthright, but what comes out always seems to be so meek and polite. Even with Evan, my boyfriend for junior and most of senior year, I never quite managed to be that skating, twirling, leaping person I suspected I could be. But today, apparently, I can skate."— Gayle Forman
Merle Haggard, Country Legend: 1937-2016
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Country legend Merle Haggard passed away Wednesday, April 6, in Palo Cedro,
California. Haggard recorded more than 3 dozen number one hits over the
past...
Spotlight: Short Stories
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*“A short story is the ultimate close-up magic trick – a couple of thousand
words to take you around the universe or break your heart.” – Neil Gaiman*
*A ...
