Copies of the selected titles will be available at the Adult Services Desk.
Pizza will be served.
Registration is required; space is limited.
Grades 8–12

Pizza and Pages – Teen Book Discussion

Beastly by Alex Flinn
Monday, April 14 from 5–6pm

A modern retelling of Beauty and the Beast from the point of view of the Beast, a vain high school student who is turned into a monster and must find true love before he can regain his human form. Copies of the book will be available beginning March 17.
Registration is required.

Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Monday, May 19 from 5–6pm

In a future world, after the Second Civil War, teens between the ages of 13 and 18 can have their lives “unwound” and their body parts harvested for use by others. Three teens decide to defy society and enter an underground network in to order survive. Copies of the book will be available beginning April 14.
Registration is required.

Read This!

Do you need to laugh out loud? We suggest reading one of the following titles, guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson

Funny Little Monkey by Andrew Auseon

Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer

24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley

Truth or Dairy by Catherine Clark

Drawing a Blank by Daniel Ehrenhaft

The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Bad Kitty by Michele Jaffe

Devilish by Maureen Johnson

Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman

Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar

Lulu Dark Can See Through Walls by Bennett Madison

Gil’s All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez

30 Guys in 30 Days by Micol Ostow

Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon

Oh My Goth by Gena Showalter

The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian

Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas

Be More Chill by Ned Vizzini

Hacking Harvard by Robin Wasserman

Live Homework Help

A year-round, seven days a week homework help service for students. Get help from a professional tutor the minute you get stuck. Tutors in math, science, social studies and English are available online from 2–10pm.

For this service and more help with homework visit www.vapld.info/ Teens/homework/.

Junior Volunteers
June 16–July 18 For students entering grades 7–10 next fall

Be a part of our volunteer program. Volunteers will help Youth Services Staff with the Summer Reading Club between June 16 and July 18. Each volunteer is required to attend one training session and work at least one two-hour shift. If you are
interested in becoming a Junior Volunteer, applications will be available at the Youth Services Desk beginning May 5 and need to be returned by May 23.

Required Training Sessions: (choose one)
Tuesday, June 10 from 7–8pm
Friday, June 13 from 2–3pm
or Saturday, June 14 from 10–11am

Available Shifts: