My picks for March

Fiction book- Perfect by Natasha Friend

Thirteen year old Isabelle Lee is having a hard time coping with her father's death. When her younger sister catches her purging herself, she gets sent to an eating disorders support group. But nothing would have prepared Isabelle for who came to the group as well- the most popular girl in the whole eighth grade class!

Non-fiction book- Paid to Play: An Insider's Guide to Video Game Careers

Do you like video games so much that you cannot imagine working on anything else? Then this book is right for you. Whether you want to work on character designs and be the next Yoshitaka Amano, or if you prefer to compose the soundtrack and be the next Nobuo Uematsu, does not matter. You can find many video game related careers right here.

Manga- Angelic Layer by CLAMP

Misaki Suzuhara has just moved to her aunt's house in Tokyo. She watches the Angelic Layer match on TV- and decides she wants an Angel of her own! Misaki finds the perfect Angel doll for her and decides to compete in Angelic Layer- whose creator, Icchan, takes special fondness of Hikaru and Misaki. But Misaki's life is not perfect- where could have her mother gone? And who is Oujiro? And why does young Hatoko know so much about the Layer?

Anime- Azumanga Daioh

Miss Yukari's new first year class could not be more bizarre! Chiyo-chan is a 10 year old child prodigy. Sakaki loves cats, but they do not love her back. Osaka is as absent minded as can be. Tomo is beyond hyper. And Yomi is the most normal one of the group- but still one of them! Hilarious comedy that will make you laugh and laugh some more.

Website- Elouai Doll Maker

Make paper dolls that look just like you- or your friends, or your favorite celebrity. Add your favorite accessories, place them on the landscape of your choice, and even had a pet. And yes, they have both girl and boy dolls.

GRAND TOURNEY RESULTS

How was the Grand Tourney at MOSI, you ask? EXCELLENT!



We estimate that almost 250 people came... some to play, some to hang out and watch, some just to check out all the commotion.
We started the day by selecting 4 wildcard players to join the 12 pre-qualified regional winners in each Grand Tournament. We ran double-elimination tournaments, playing one random song per match, until we ran our 16 contestants down to the top 2, who headed to the Finals.

<--- In the GH3 Finals: Johnny AK and The Raw

The Finals were Best 2 of 3. As the undefeated player, Johnny AK got the pick the 1st song, Raining Blood, which he won. As the challenger, The Raw, selected Number of the Beast as the 2nd song, which he also won. This brought us to a nailbiter of tiebreaker, selected by the judges... Metallica's One. And the winner... The Raw!


In the DDR SN2 Finals: maxninja and Matt -->

The Finals were also Best 2 of 3. The undefeated maxninja selected Volcano as the 1st song, which he won. Matt, the challenger, picked next: Calico Cat Rock, which he also won. As the tiebreaker, the judges picked Wind it Up. And the winner... Matt!


As the 1st Place winners of the Grand Tournament, Matt and The Raw each took home Rock Band! Johnny AK and maxninja each received a (PRODUCT) RED iPod Shuffle. (Our thanks to everybody who voted in our poll for helping to choose the prizes!)

More photos and more about the Tourney day fun to come soon!

Teens 13-19 we need your feedback!

YALSA is collecting teen feedback to help guide future programs and services we develop for library workers who serve teens.
Please complete a brief online & anonymous survey. The survey will be available through March 31st.

Here is the correct link:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=aRxCPNSXnOQfqHb2Zx4veg_3d_3d

Please note that this survey is meant for teens, not adults.

There's more than a few sad Rogues in the world today...

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (AP) -- Gary Gygax, who co-created the fantasy game Dungeons & Dragons and helped start the role-playing phenomenon, died Tuesday morning at his home in Lake Geneva. He was 69.

www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/03/04/obit.gygax.ap/index.html

Thanks, Gary! The world is a better place for the fantasy and fun you inspired!

Teen Tech Week at Riverview Library!!!

Today we celebrated our first day of Teen Tech Week at Riverview Library. We shared various websites that were great alternatives to Myspace. At first, the teens were not happy about a "Myspace free zone" but once we started looking at some fun blogging, music, and just plan fun websites everyone was thrilled.

If you missed today's class, please join us March 6th at 4 pm for another eventful day of learning more about whats on the web and how to use it.

SouthShore Regional Library Qualifiers

Last night at SouthShore Regional Library, we named the final set of Qualifier Event winners for the Teen Game Tournament!

Each competitor played the same 2 songs (selected at random), and the 2 with the highest total scores won a seat in the Grand Tournament at MOSI on March 1, and prize packs filled with library goodies and gifts from local sponsors, including Greenshift Music & Comics, Wendy's, Checkers, Pizza Hut, and more.

And the winners were:

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
18 competitors, basic difficulty
Song 1: Rockafella Skank by Fatboy Slim
Song 2: Electified by SySF

1st Place: Lifrierisaurus 1,855,860
2nd Place: Epic Ed 1,839,240


Guitar Hero 3
31 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1:
Song 2:

1st Place: Trogdor 460072
2nd Place: Joe Smo 431259

Haven't tried your luck yet? There's one Qualifying Event left...
SouthShore Regional Library, next Monday (2/25) @ 5:30pm for both

SouthShore Regional Complete Standings

Dance Dance Revolution Supernova 2
18 competitors, basic difficulty
Song 1: Rockafella Skank by Fatboy Slim
Song 2: Electified by SySF

Lifrierisaurus 890130 + 965730 = 1855860
Epic Ed 890160 + 949080 = 1839240
Joe Smo 861250 + 875070 = 1736320
Joupa 842020 + 851450 = 1693470
Spencer 790730 + 871610 = 1662340
Im Raw 790960 + 790960 = 1581920
Nicole Starr 732820 + 824510 = 1557330
Kaptain Karnival 671940 + 878360 = 1550300
Mexican Seafood 726320 + 770750 = 1497070
Sicky 694690 + 774240 = 1468930
Gigglez 691340 + 774330 = 1465670
HXC KID 662550 + 797720 = 1460270
King 678670 + 680370 = 1359040
Marlla 521770 + 774290 = 1296060
Fluffy 563340 + 636780 = 1200120
Tinkerbell 419260 + 710500 = 1129760
Hi 288190 + 288190 = 576380
Moose 556920 + x = 556920

Guitar Hero 3
31 competitors, hard difficulty
Song 1:
Song 2:


Trogdor 211390 + 248682 = 460072
Joe Smo 195865 + 235394 = 431259
Honest Abe 191804 + 227540 = 419344
Mexican Seafood 200744 + 202860 = 403604
Epic Ed 174673 + 184190 = 358863
Jake the Snake 155950 + 162191 = 318141
Couch 151083 + 146437 = 297520
Eric 179508 + 113502 = 293010
The Burninator 175264 + 107410 = 282674
Fatius Jargan 158095 + 112663 = 270758
Kaptains Karnival 137590 + 120921 = 258511
Neo Zork 131175 + 96008 = 227183
Chris 107212 + 75364 = 182576
Mr. T Ferguson 150711 + xxx = 150711
Spencer 81545 + 63753 = 145298
ZOD 84700 + 58421 = 143121
Zachattack 125301 + = 125301
Joupa 57218 + 57141 = 114359
Lifrierisaurus 108725 + xxx = 108725
Flatulence 40110 + 67142 = 107252
Guitar Hero 106971 + xxx = 106971
Jeff 41841 + 45140 = 86981
Taylor 77618 + xxx = 77618
Sicky 27733 + 29841 = 57574
Urmom 53040 + xxx = 53040
Reaper 20435 + 29159 = 49594
Tinkerbell 13210 + 29293 = 42503
Gigglez 6722 + 12898 = 19620
Fluffy 16782 + = 16782
Broken Finger 10237 + xxx = 10237
Dummy 7053 + xxx = 7053


Afraid you missed your chance to play in the Tournament?

Nah! You've got one last chance! Try to win a Wildcard seat in the Tourney... Registration begins at 9:30am this Saturday at MOSI and we'll be letting as many competitors try their skills as we can until 11:00am (first-come, first-served).

And even if you're not in the main tourney, they'll be plenty of chances to win prizes in our mini-contests, plus lots of time for open play. Come join the fun!