Cedar Mill & Bethany Libraries Podcasts

Our teen council talks about what makes a good book to movie adaptation. In the age of streaming, is it better to adapt a book into a tv show? Which teen books need to get adapted next?

Books and movies that get talked about are:

• Percy Jackson
• Harry Potter
• Hunger Games
• Throne of Glass
• Project Hail Mary

This discussion was recorded on May 19, 2025

Deep into the school year, our teen council is immersed in school competitions for Model UN and their a capella group among other things. There is loads of homework as well. Listen to our crew discuss what they've been working on and how they do their best studying. Do they listen to music? Does it matter where they sit? And what to do about the distraction that is the phone. Listen to the discussion about these topics and more. Our teen council recorded the latest edition of Chowder Chat on April 14, 2025.

The teen council discusses the new Hunger Games book, Sunrise on the Reaping. Learn what they are looking forward to in the new book, which book is their favorite in the series and how far each of them think they would go in the Hunger Games. Hint, most of them think hiding is a good idea. Recorded on March 10, 2025.

The teen council kicks off their book club by reading and discussion Cinder by Marissa Meyer.

Is it a dystopian novel or a unique mix of scifi and fantasy? Does the familiarity of the Cinderella story make it more engaging or take away from the story? Should you read the sequals? Listen to this discussion to see what we thought.

Other titles discussed are:

Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

No No Boy by John Okada

Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare

Renegades by Marissa Meyer

The Teen Library Council chatted with members of the Youthline organization about their work with teens in crisis on January 13th, 2025. Genevieve and Monica explain what a peer to peer crisis line for teens is like, what their goals are, and how teens can volunteer with them if interested.

You can find more info about Youthline at https://www.theyouthline.org/

Some of the other resources mentioned are below.

988 - https://988lifeline.org/

The Trevor Project - https://www.thetrevorproject.org/

Trans Lifeline - https://translifeline.org/

Black Line - https://www.callblackline.com/

The Teen Council discusses their top reads of the year, what they are reading currently and what they are thankful for.

Books discussed are:

Cinder Daughter of the Deep 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea Throne of Glass Court of Thorns and Roses (for older teens and adults) Amulet graphic novel Orphan X by Gregg Hurwitz (for older teens and adults) Slaughterhouse 5 (for older teens and adults) One House Left by Vincent Ralph Dune (for older teens and adults) Great Gatsby (for older teens and adults)

Our new season of Chowder Chat kicks off with a discussion of our teen council's favorite creepy books, movies and TV shows. They also talk about library events, favorite Halloween memories and what they are currently reading.

Some books mentioned are for older teens or adults.

Books discussed are:

• Good Girl's Guide to Murder by Holly Jackson
• It by Stephen King
• Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin Schwartz
• Severance by Ling Ma
• Roald Dahl's Book of Ghost Stories
• Goosebumps
• Westfallen by Ann Brashares
• The Watch That Ends the Night by Allan Wolf
• Babel by RF Kuang
• Dune by Frank Herbert

Three recent college graduates talked about their college experiences on June 6th, 2024. They answered questions and shared their thoughts on how to handle homework, managing your own schedule, how to make friends, what to bring and what to leave at home among other things.

The Teen Council discusses what they have planned for the summer along with books they think are good summer reads and books that they are looking forward to reading.

Don't forget to participate in our summer reading challenge too!

https://librarycedarmill.beanstack.com/

Books mentioned in this episode.

• Check & Mate by Ali Hazelwood
• Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
• Squire by Sara Alfageeh
• Ander and Santi Were Here by Jonny Garza Villa
• When the Ground is Hard by Malla Nunn
• 14 Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph
• Nanny Wanted by Lizzie Barber
• Dead of Night by Simon Scarrow
• Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz
• This Book Kills
• Dry by Neil Shusterman
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
• Wool series
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman

The teen council discusses the book, We Are Not From Here by Jenny Torres Sanchez, which is one of the books in our Mark Oshiro reading challenge this month. Hear their reactions to this intense story about young Guatamalan immigrants in this recording.

Other books discussed were:

Lessons in Chemistry

Lord of the Flies

The Cost of Knowing

Macbeth