Teens Podcast From The Seattle Public Library

In this first episode, Nick and Zack review two books aimed at teen girls: 'The Quiz Life' by Marina Khidekel and 'Guyaholic' by Carolyn Mackler. Since both reviews were negative, they sparked a discussion among the group about what kinds of books are marketed at teen girls, what makes them good or bad, and how they might be judged fairly. The girls in the group recommended some quality teen titles aimed at girls for Zack and Nick to try. This podcast is the first in a series created by the Library's Teen Center Advisers, a volunteer advisory group of high school students ages 14 - 18. The TCAs review books, maintain a MySpace page for the library, plan and volunteer at library events, and generally help shape programs and services for teens. They will also create and post regular podcasts, which may be book reviews, discussions, radio theater, quizzes-anything they come up with.