Good things are heading for a theater near you.  Between now and the end of the year there are three movies made from teen books with theatrical releases.  Probably one of the most anticipated cinematic events of the year is the movie Twilight based on the Stephanie Meyers book dealing with vampire love.  The movie had originally been scheduled for release in December but was moved up to November 21, 2008.

There are two movies scheduled for release in October.  On October 3, 2008, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist (based on the book of the same name by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan) hits the big screen. The movie stars Michael Cera of Superbad and Juno fame and Kat Dennings.  Nick and Norah spend one incredible night exploring love, life, and music in Manhattan.

City of Ember (the first book in the Books of Ember series by Jeanne Duprau) opens October 10, 2008.  An underground city has existed for over 200 years.  But now the generator is failing and supplies are running low.  It’s up to Lina and Doon to uncover the secret to save their world.

If you like

Twilight try the rest of the Twilight saga New Moon, Eclipse, and Breaking Dawn

If you like Nick and  Norah’s Infinite Playlist try:  Naomi and Ely’s No Kiss List, Gingerbread, Shrimp,

21 Proms, Boy Meets Boy

City of Ember read the rest of the series The People of Sparks, Prophet of Yonwood, Diamond Of Darkhold

The Georgetown Public Library and the San Gabriel Writers’ League are presenting The Georgetown Library Writer’s College this fall and winter.  The Writer’s College is a series of classes designed to expand your powers of observation, imagination, and language. The various classes will provide numerous tips on craft and practices. You will be exposed to various forms of creative writing in the fields of prose fiction and nonfiction. Classes will explore genres from scifi, mystery, short story, poetry, memoir, and romance writing as well as marketing, self-editing, and how to write a synopsis.  Group interaction and instructor feedback help you explore various methods of writing while learning the key craft points of plot, structure, point-of-view, sense of place, and voice.  Take one or more classes that interest you.  There is a small reasonable fee for each class.

A class and two workshops focusing on writing for kids and teens will be presented in March and April of 2009.  Write On: Hands on Workshops for kids and teens is taught by author Julie Kenner and is for anyone ages 9 and up and adults who want to write for children and teens.  Writing for Children, Preschool-Primary Grades focuses on how to approach writing books for children through primary grades and is taught by Linda Lipscomb.

For further information, contact:
Mr. Richard Groves, Adult Services Librarian
(512) 931-7620 or rgroves@georgetowntx.org or visit

Links for more information:

Writers College Course Catalog and Schedule

Georgetown Public Library

San Gabriel Writer’s League

Me, the Missing, and the Dead

by Jenny Valenting

All of us have important people in our lives.  Sixteen year old Lucas Swain has Violet, a dead woman, in an urn, whom he just met.  He feels that Violet is trying to tell him something about his father. Silly right?  How can a dead old woman lead Lucas to the truth about the man who abandoned his family five years ago?  But life (and death) is rarely exactly what it seems.  The more Lucas learns about Violet, the more he finds the dead have a lot to teach about relationships, family, self, and what’s important in life.  Me, the Missing, and the Dead is a short book with memorable characters whether alive, missing, or dead.

If you like this book try: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon; The Missing Girl by Norma Fox Mazer