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Popular Paperbacks: Get Creative

Fiction and nonfiction books to help teens tap into their creative juices.

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Bang, Molly. PICTURE THIS: HOW PICTURES WORK.
Creating a work of art can be as easy as using circles and triangles.

Barry, Lynda. ONE HUNDRED DEMONS.
When you’ve got hundreds of demons, art can help you defeat them.

Carle, Megan and Jill. Teens Cook! How to Cook What You Want to Eat
Teen sisters cook it up! (YA 641.562  Carle)

Cirrone, Dorian. Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You
Art, dance and censorship. (YA Fic  Cirrone)

Frank, Hilary. BETTER THAN RUNNING AT NIGHT.
Freshman year at art school involves much more than line and perspective.

Gaines, Thom. Digital Photo Madness!: 50 Weird and Wacky Things to Do with Your Digital Camera
Stop cutting off people’s heads! (j775  Gaines)

Greenberg, Jan. Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist
So why did this guy cut off his ear? (j759.9492  Greenberg)

Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade
Bronx high school students discover their inner poets. (YA Fic  Grimes)

Hart, Christopher. Manga Mania: How to Draw Japanese Comics
Learn ways to create your own manga. (YA 741.5  Hart)

Koja, Kathe. Straydog
Rachel’s writings give voice to a feral collie. (YA Fic  Koja)

Lanier, Troy and Clay Nichols. Filmmaking for Teens: Pulling Off Your Shorts
A book for serious teen filmmakers but appealing to artists of all ages. (YA 791.43  Lanier)

Lenhard, Elizabeth. Chicks with Sticks: It's a Purl Thing
Four girls learn how to knit, purl, and get along. (YA Fic  Lenhard)

Monster Garage: How to Customize Damn Near Anything  Ed. by Lee Klancher.
Make your car a work of art, inside and out. (629.26 H83)

Murillo, Kathy Cano. Crafty Chica's Art de la Soul
Unleash your chica potential!

Myers, Walter Dean. Autobiography of My Dead Brother
When the pressure gets heavy, Jesse and C.J. find solace in creativity. (YA Fic  Myers)

Nikolay, Megan. Generation T: 108 Ways to Transform a T-Shirt
Put new life in your old, boring T-shirts. (YA 646.4  Nikolay)

Okey, Shannon. Knitgrrl: Learn to Knit with 15 Fun and Funky Projects
Hip knitting book for teens. (YA 746.432  Okey)

O'Neil, Dennis. The DC Comics Guide to Writing Comics
Comic books are more than pretty pictures; learn how to make them fly. (YA 741.5  O'Neil)

Partridge, Elizabeth. Restless Spirit: The Life and Work of Dorothea Lange
The face of a nation reflected in the lens of her camera. (j921 L26p)

Salzman, Mark. True Notebooks: A Writer's Year at Juvenile Hall
Creative writing allows young men to look beyond the crimes they've committed. (362.36 Sa39t)

Sonnenblick, Jordan. Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie
When his little brother is diagnosed with leukemia, Steven copes by losing himself in his drums. (YA Fic  Sonnenblick)

Talbot, Bryan.  THE TALE OF ONE BAD RAT.
A girl and her rat escape abuse.

Todd, Mark and Watson, Esther Pearl. Whatcha Mean, What's a Zine? The Art of Making Zines and Mini-Comics
The Internet hasn't killed the printed zine. (YA 070.5  Todd)

Vitkus, Jessica. Alternacrafts
High-style low-budget projects. (YA 745.5  Vitkus)

Yazawa, Ai.  PARADISE KISS, Vol. 1.
Book smart Yukari finds her life turned upside-down when she agrees to model for fashion school students.

 

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1/31/11
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