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Newton Free Library Programs for Teen and Tween - May 8-21, 2023

Schools and Libraries

May 10, 2023

From: Newton Free Library

Greetings from the Teen Room!

Tween and Teen events are in person unless otherwise noted.

Click the event title or image for registration information.

Anime/Manga Club
Wednesday, May 10 at 4:30pm

Meet and hang out with lovers of all things anime!

Supporting Communication: A Mental Health Workshop for Teens & Parents
Wednesday, May 10 at 6pm

Learn how to explore and express feelings to practice honest talk and active listening. There will be resources and support. Register here.

Registration required

Teen MTG
Sunday, May 14 at 1pm

Meet up to play Magic: The Gathering!

Teen Career Exploration Event Series: Human Services
Thursday, May 18 at 6pm
Druker Auditorium

Explore the many ways you can work with other people, including social work, education, mental health and more!

Registration required

Coming up for Tweens & Teens

Create a Stamp!
Wednesday, May 24 at 4:30pm

Registration required

Teen Graphic Novel Book Club
Thursday, May 25 at 7pm

Registration required

Super Smash Bros Tournament for Grades 5-8
Wednesday, May 31 at 3pm

Registration required
Druker Auditorium

Spotlight on Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!

Tween Reads

The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel by Sheela Chari - Kids start disappearing from school so Mars Patel and his outcast friends investigate to find that all the evidence leads to a tech genius, Oliver Pruitt, Mars’s personal hero.

Ahmed Aziz's Epic Year by Nina Hamza - After a move from Hawaii to Minnesota, Ahmed Aziz’s year plummets until he deals with bullies, makes new friends and learns more about his family and himself!

Parachute Kids by Betty C. Tang - With a two-week tour of LA, 10-year-old Feng Li Lin and her older siblings learn that they will remain in CA while their parents return to Taiwan, forcing them to adjust to a new school, language, bullies and racism.

Teen Reads

The Charmed List by Julie Abe - Ellie Kobata’s gifted with special abilities and has an Anti-Wallflower list with 13 things to accomplish, but when number four goes south, she’s forced to go on a road trip with her nemesis!  

In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee - Ever since Deborah (Jung-Jin) Lee emigrated from South Korea to the United States, she's felt her otherness. This otherness leads to things escalating at school, home and with her mental health, which leads to suicidal ideation. She finds herself with love and a lot of self care.

All My Rage by Sabaa Tahir - Families that emigrate from Pakistan to California deal with the generations of young love, old regrets and the temptation of forgiveness.