STAB Meeting Review: Inaugural Edition

For those of you who could not make it to the meeting or didn't come at all, here's the topics we went over:

• Celebrate Shoreline! This year's parade through Shoreline is on August 20th during the morning hours. We're not decking out completely like we did a few years back. According to Rick, it helps make the FOSL (Friends of the Shoreline Library) happy, and that's good because they provide the pizza money.
• FOSL Book Sale! September 14th to the 18th. Again, same reasons as above. Come if you can, and if you're lucky, you might get discounted books at the sale!
• Volunteering! If you need hours, come in and get things done. There's about a month to go, so get it done while you still have time.
• STABBYA! More swag has come in and more stuff to read. If you're interested, pop down to the library and get some books. There's more of everything!

Other than that, stay tuned for updates about the parade and such. See you in a month.

~Victor

There is a STAB meeting on July 26th from 2-4 pm. Please let me know if you can come. Thanks heaps!

It would really help when I put them in the database if you could send the reviews individually and put them in the following format:

Reviewer's Name
Author Last Name, Author First Name-Title
Review
Q/P Scores
Should it make the list?
So for example:

Rick Orsillo
Conrad, Eustace-Happy funny book
I think book is the worst thing I have ever read. It was neither happy, nor funny. In fact it was a little depressing. I especially disliked the metaphor of the mongoose. Very disturbing.
1Q/2P
List? No

Obviously my review is somewhat lacking, but I think you get the idea. Any questions? Let me know.
Here are the Q/P scores in case you needed them again:

VOYA's Book Review Codes
Quality
5Q
Hard to imagine it being better written.
4Q
Better than most, marred by occasional lapses.
3Q
Readable, without serious defects.
2Q
Better editing or work by the author might have warranted a 3Q.
1Q
Hard to understand how it got published, except in relation to its P rating (and not even then sometimes).

Popularity
5P
Every YA (who reads) was dying to read it yesterday.
4P
Broad general or genre YA appeal.
3P
Will appeal with pushing.
2P
For the YA reader with a special interest in the subject.
1P
No teen will read unless forced to for assignments.