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Reviewed by Zenn Wong, 14
Y.O! blogger
This book revolves around the life of 15 year old Roberta Ritter, with a deceased mother of an unsolved murder case. Left to fend for herself by her negligent father, Roberta longs to escape the routine humdrum of life working at an arcade with games fraught with violence and racism. She […]

Reviewed by: Gale Wong, 16
Y.O! blogger
This story is about 2 teenage girls of age 17, being the best of friends at school. They often felt bored in their hometown, Orange Country and decided to drive up to L.A.’s bright and busy night scene to hang out and relax. The girls met 2 rich guys, who […]

Contributed by Nor Hafiza Mehad, 17
Y.O! blogger
Many might not know that on Saturday, 29 March 2008, an international event was held in Sydney, Australia and other parts of the world. Households and businesses were asked to switch off their lights and non-essential electrical appliances for one hour in the evening. The event is promoted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) […]

Reviewed by: Zenn Wong, 14
Y.O! blogger
An avid reader of books, I have decided to post about a moving story about a young Korean girl called Young Ju Park. At the tender age of four, with an abusive father, Young Ju hears of a magnificent place called “Mi Gook” (America). Fuelled by her grandmother’s tales of heaven, […]

Mother’s Day was celebrated on 11 May in Singapore this year. Many messages were posted at Sengkang Community Library’s ‘Labour of Love’ tree.
 
Initially, the contest should only have one winner, but there were so many entries that were so close, that we decided to give out two extra prizes.
Why did we pick these teens’ messages? Because their […]

We are having a Teen Holiday Program! Woohoo!
For an exciting, exhilarating and invogorating (you name it!) session of games, fun, activities and stories,
come join the teen holiday program, for teens by teens!
When, you ask?
30 May 2008 (Friday) & 13 June 2008 (Friday)
4 pm - 5 pm
Bishan Community Library, Program Zone
Jurong Regional Library, VAT
6 June 2008 (Friday) & […]

Reviewed by Gale Wong, 16
Y.O! blogger
Art Geeks and Prom Queens is a very interesting and humorous book to read especially for the teenage girls out there. The story is about a teenage girl, Rio Jones, of an age of 16, moving from her hometown at New York to Southern California where she had to study […]

LIVE Earth Live at the library!
Saturday, 26 April 2008, 2.00-5.00pm
VAT, Level 4, Jurong Regional Library
 
 
We had our very own LIVE earth concert last Saturday! 2 local bands; Sunset Boulevard and J.DA (or better known as Danielle on screen) rocked VAT at JRL!! The concert started with Sunset Boulevard wowing us twice with their vocals and […]

No, I’m not a Plastic Bag (Design Workshop for youths)
Saturday 19 April 2008, 4.30pm-7pm
Multipurpose Room, Central Lending Library
 
 
Remember the hype of ‘I’m not a Plastic Bag!’? Well, we had the chance to be part of it. And if you think it’s just a hype and nothing else, read on.
It all started with a screening of […]

Nim’s Island
Reviewed by Zenn Wong, 14
Y.O! blogger
I have recently watched the movie Nim’s Island a few days ago, and I must say, it really is only suitable for innocent children to appreciate. This movie is basically about a girl called Nim, who lives on a secluded island with her scientist father, who goes missing one […]