Friday, August 26, 2022

 Free Teen Book Swap

免費青少年圖書交換

Write a Book Review to Get a Freebie

寫書評獲得獎品


Browse a selection of books for one that you would like to keep, then swap back a review of the book. Frist come, first served.

瀏覽若干青少年的書籍,選擇一本喜愛的書可保存.並交換給我們你寫的書評.先到者先得.

You could get a freebie from the librarian (in limited supply only).

你可得到圖書館員準備的獎品(僅限量供應).

Your book review will be posted on the Chinatown Teen'Zine Blog on the Chinatown Public Library's webpages.

你的書評將會刊登於華埠青少年網誌(Chinatown Teen'Zine Blog) 在華埠圖書館網頁上.

For teens, ages 10-18. Questions? Please contact Jewel Chen at Chinatown Public Library.

歡迎十歲至十八歲青少年參加. 疑問查詢請聯絡華埠圖書館館員Jewel Chen.

* What is the Freebie? It's a crocheted mini cupcake keychain.

* 免費獎品是何物?是個鉤織小杯子蛋糕鑰匙鏈.


List of free books for teens:

免費青少年圖書清單:

1. Unpregnant by Jenni Hendriks & Ted Caplan

2. Rainbow in the Dark by Sean Mcginty

3. Private Label by Kelly Yang

4. Otherlife by Jason Segel & Kirsten Miller (The thrilling sequel to Otherworld & Otherearth)

5. The Book of Living Secrets by Madeleine Roux

6. The gifts that Bind Us by Caroline O'Donoghue

7. Tiny Dancer by Siena Cherson Siegel & Mark Siegel (graphic novel)

8. Beyond the End of the World by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner (Sequel to The Other Side of Sky)

9. Red Skies Falling by Alex London (The Skybound Saga, Book II)

Banned Books Week, September 18-24, 2022

, 9月18日至24日, 2022

Write a Book Review to Get a Freebie

寫書評獲得獎品




Banned Books Week is the annual celebration of the freedom to read and draw attention to the harms of censorship.

禁書週是每年慶祝閱讀自由的活動, 藉此引起人們關注審查制度的危害.

Let's read a banned book and write a book review to express your opinions to the book.

閱讀一本禁書寫下你的感想評論,表達你對這本書的看法.

Your book review will be posted on the Chinatown Teen'Zine Blog on the Chinatown Public Library's webpages.

你的書評會刊登於華埠青少年網誌 (Chinatown Teen'Zine Blog) 在華埠圖書館網頁上.

Your will get a freebie from the librarian (in limited supply only).

你可得到圖書館員準備的獎品(僅限量供應).

For teens, ages 10-18. Questions? please contact Jewel Chen at Chinatown Public Library. 

歡迎十歲至十八歲青少年參加. 如有疑問,查詢請聯絡華埠圖書館館員Jewel Chen.

Top banned and challenged books:

曾經被禁讀及質疑的書單:

1. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

2. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

3. 1984 by George Orwell

4. Animal Farm by George Orwell

5. All Boys Aren't Blue by George M Johnson

6. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

7. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie

8. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews

9. The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison

10. This Book is Gay by Juno Dawson