Summer Reading Club Book Review: Ted and Me

Name: Ryan A.

Title: Ted and Me

Author: Dan Gutman

Review: "Stosh" is traveling trough time again in this entertaining novel by Dan Gutman. The FBI has found out about "Stosh's" little "gift". He can travel through time by baseball card. The FBI wants him to go back in time to warn President Franklin D. Roosevelt about the attack on Pearl Harbor. To get to the president he first must find a ball player to take him there. Who better than the great Ted Williams. The last man to hit above .400. The FBI gives Stosh a Ted Williams card, but for the wrong year. He winds up in a crashing plane with this baseball superstar or should I say, Marine pilot in the Korean War.  This is a very entertaining book that keeps you on your toes from beginning to end.  

Rating: 5 out of 5

Summer Reading Club Book Review: The Alchemyst

Name: Gabrielle M.
Title: The Alchemyst
Author: Michael Scott
Review: Sophie and Josh Newman are two ordinary twins that are saving up to buy at their summer jobs while their parents are again at an archaeological dig in Utah. Both twins somehow got warped into a problem that will forever change their lives, and they can't go back. They find themselves in a world where magic and science work hand in hand, and where people can live forever, but all of this can change in a second if they do or don't make the right decisions. It's all up to them, with the guidance of Nicholas Famel they will try to save the human race from the Dark Elders. In this action packed start of the Nicholas Flamel series, you get taken to a world of adventure, where every page makes you think. I loved this book and I hope you do too!
Rating: 5 out of 5

Summer Reading Club Book Review: Dreamsleeves

Dreamsleeves by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Aislinn is thirteen years old and she tries to stop her dad from drinking.  She wishes he would stop.  Her best friend is always busy and never talks to Aislinn.  Aislinn come up with the idea of Dreamsleeves.  You write your dream on a sticker and put it on your sleeve.  Her dad stops drinking and soon everything is back to normal.
Reviewed by Melanie

Summer Reading Club Book Review: Two Truths and a Lie

Two Truths and a Lie by Sara Shepard
This was the 3rd book in the Lying Game Series.  Emma tries desperately to find out how her twin sister died.  There is a new clue around every corner but it takes many lies to find them out.
Reviewed by Haley

Summer Reading Club Book Review: Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
"Most people look forward to the holidays, but the stretch between Thanksgiving and Christmas just makes me a nervous wreck."  Greg would say.  I thought this book was one of the best in the series because it is about the holidays.  Also in Greg's house he has a doll his mom calls Santa's Scout and it follows him everywhere.  Greg saw a present and he was sure it was a video game and he opened it and played it every night when his mom and dad went to bed. He eventually beat it.  When it was Christmas, he got his presents in a garbage bag...Merry Christmas!
Reviewed by Matt

Summer Reading Club Book Review: The Cage

The Cage by Ruth Minsky Sender 
A girl named Riva lives with her brothers and her mom.  This is during the time of the Holocaust and their mom gets taken away.  Her brother dies and they are sent to a concentration camp.  Riva never sees her family again, but she survives,
Reviewed by Samantha

Summer Reading Club Book Review: Out of My Mind

Out of my Mind by Sharon Draper
Eleven year old Melody has a photographic memory.  Whatever she sees, hears, smells or touches she remembers every detail of it.  She is very bright, perhaps the brightest girl in her school, but nobody knows that.  She can't walk or talk and she's stuck in a wheel chair.  Most people think she could not learn, but up until now she has never been able to express her feelings thoughts and emotions.  Until she comes upon a contraption that will aglow her to talk for the first time ever.  Now she has a chance to talk but will anybody listen?  With the help of her family, friends and a glimmer of hope, she can win her battle with cerebral palsy and let her thoughts come out of her mind.
Reviewed by: Marissa

Young Adult Summer Reading Club Kick-off: Phe*nom*enon!

Monday, June 25^th from 7:00 - 8:30 pm
Open to students entering grades 6 through 12

Join your friends and experience “Phe*nom*enon”, an exciting show to kick off the Young Adult Summer Reading Club!  Phenomenon is a presentation of profound and unbelievable events in a fast-paced, fun format.  You will witness astounding demonstrations of the mind and body.  Envision breaking a light bulb simply by thinking about it, predict lottery numbers, float a table in mid-air, foresee the future and read people’s minds, all this and more!  This one of a kind performance will make the audience the stars of the show!  Please call Youth Services to attend.

High School Students Employment Workshop

Monday, June 18th from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Open to students in grades 9 through 12

Join representatives from the Huntington Youth Bureau’s Project Excel as they discuss youth employment, internships, career exploration workshops, job referral and placement, just in time for summer!  Please call Youth Services if you want to attend.

5 Hour Pre-Licensing Driving Class

Saturday, June16^th from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm
Open to High School students and Adults

The 5-hour pre-licensing class is required by the NY State Department of Motor Vehicles for all students who would like to schedule a road test. The fee for this class is $40.00 (cash only, and exact change is appreciated). The class will be taught by an instructor from a local driving school and is open to anyone 16-years-old and up. You must bring your NY State Learner's Permit to class. In person registration is required at the Young Adult Desk.