Cedar Mill Library Podcasts

The council discusses graphic novels that they have enjoyed this month in honor of the library's Crosshatch reading challenge which runs through May 6, 2023. Titles discusses are: Archie comics vs. the Riverdale TV show Amulet Darth Vader comics American Born Chinese Persepolis X-men Hawkeye Excalibur Big Nate

The teen council discusses romance books in Young Adult  and when adding romance to an adventure story elevates both genres.  They also discuss what they are currently reading. Books discussed are as follows: In the Woods by Tana French As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows by Zoulfa Katouh Dark Matter by Blake Crouch Plague by Michael Grant The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini Diviners by Libba Bray Legendborn & Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn Mondays Not Coming by Tiffany Jackson We also include a snippet of our interview from January 2023 with Librarian Jen Blair. Most of the audio was unusable but a full transcript can be read at https://library.cedarmill.org/teens/chowder-chat-interview-district-librarian-jen-blair/ 

The Teen Council met on Dec. 12, 2022 to discuss their favorite books, movies and music of the year. Some of the titles mention are as follows: Books The Good Girl's Guide to Murder - Holly Jackson Touching the Void - Joe Simpson Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs - Steve Brusatte Throne of Glass - Sarah J. Maas City of Bones - Cassandra Clare Eragon - Christopher Paolini The Light in Hidden Places -  Sharon Cameron All My Rage - Sabaa Tahir Kaikeyi - Vaishnavi Patel Lobizona - Romina Garber Movies & TV In the Heights The Swimmers Wednesday Friends The Private Affair The Great British Bake Off Is It Cake Adventures of Merlin Grey's Anatomy The Conjuring How to Get Away With Murder Evolution of Lactose Stranger Things Black Panther 2 Riverdale Marvel TV shows The Batman Batman the Dark Knight Music Midnights - Taylor Swift Yet to Come - BTS Pink Venom - Blackpink Jung Kook - Dreamers Shut Down - Blackpink Anson Seabra Phoebe Bridgers Harry Styles Conan Gray James Arthur Heartbreak Anniversary, For Tonight

Staff from the Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries gather in December 2022 to discuss our favorite books, movies, TV, games, music and more from 2022. You can place holds on these titles on our website. Topics discussed are: 1:12 Our favorites: Tomorrow, Tomorrow & Tomorrow – Mark  Nona the Ninth – Christine The Monk & Robot series – Marti Vespertine - Sabrina The Darkness Outside Us – Will Isla to Island – Laura B. 7:42 Bethany Library Favorites The Stars Did Wander Darkling - Christine Demon Copperhead  Nightmare Alley and Cabinet of Curiosities  11:03 Books for Children Mel Fell - Laura B. The Used-to-be Best Friend The Marvellers  13:26 Books for Teens Iron Widow – Will  Firekeeper's Daughter – Christine All My Rage - Mark Teen Council favorites - Mark  17:11 Graphic Novels and Manga Devils Candy – Sabrina and Christine   The Well – Mark The Nice House on the Lake – Marti Play It Cool, Guys – Christine The First Cat in Space Ate Pizza - Laura B. 22:10 Fiction fo

The teen council discusses book facts, news and their favorite YA historical fiction and nonfiction in this month's episode of Chowder Chat.  Books discussed include A Brief History of Time, Meemaw, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Cellar, The Diviners, Light in Hidden Places, Bamboo People, Night, I Survived..., and the Lovely War.

Our teen council recommends their favorite scary reads and spooky films in this month's 5th season kick off podcast. Find a new favorite like Sawkill Girls. Maybe one of their favs will lead you to a new favorite as well.

The teen council talks about summer reading and how you can participate along with some of their favorite series to read in the summer like Sarah Maas.

The Teen Council discussed their current reads and presented dueling book facts in this episode recorded in April 2022.

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Local writer Afton Nelson is interviewed by the Teen Council about what it takes to write as a profession. She talks about how to be a freelance writer, what it's like to be a ghostwriter, how she approaches writing for publications and writing her own novel.

The Teen council discusses some recent gothic horror books, Spiderman No Way Home and the Book of Boba Fett Star Wars show.

The teen council discusses fun winter picks and then recaps how 2021 went and what some of their favorites from the whole year were. Yes, Marvel and Disney Plus are prominently represented.

The Teen Council interviews author Jenny Jiang about her self published picture book, Just Like Flowers. Why did she decide to write and  her own picture book? What tools did she use to write it? What's the reception been like?  All of these questions and more are asked and answered in this episode of Chowder Chat.  Place the book on hold too.

The teen council dives deep into the history of junk food, the new Loki tv shows and what movies they are eager to see.  Summer Break is upon us as season 3 concludes.  Looking forward to Season 4 in the Fall.

The teen council goes over the Cedar Mill & Bethany Teen summer reading program in this episode. They share a great set of fantasy books to dig into along with some popular TV shows for teens, fun facts, dad jokes and more.

In this Chowder Chat, our teen council delves into their favorite Young Adult mysteries, we get a fun fact about book publishing in Norway, we hear about a Netflix horror show called Locke and Key and we get the monthly Marvel report on Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

On this Chowder Chat, we discuss some of the best dystopian series for teens. In our book spotlights, Your Inner Fish and Hero Next Door are highlighted.  And in our musical feature - we look at Julian Lage as an acoustic guitarist.  Of course, we have dad jokes and the Marvel report as usual.

This month, each teen council member talks about something that they are passionate about, from WandaVision to great historical fiction to good/bad Dad Jokes with some music suggestions thrown in for good measure. It's an eclectic mix, so tune in to find out what's on their radar this month.

The teen council discusses some of their goals for the new year and they pick out the newly published Young Adult book that has them the most excited for January.

Listen to a recording of Megan Barella's Toddler Talk workshop- Learn how to understand your toddler's world and make raising a toddler more enjoyable using brain science, tools, modeling and more! Follow along with the Toddler Talk slides from her presentation.