Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea

Hayao Miyazaki has been called the Walt Disney of Japan. His gorgeously animated films have always had cult popularity in America, but his fame and success have skyrocketed in the USA after his films began to be dubbed, distributed and released by (appropriately) Disney. You might have seen titles such as Nausicaä, Castle in the Sky, My Neighbor Totoro, Kiki’s Delivery Service, Porco Rosso, Princess Mononoke, Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle – all available on DVD through CADL.

Miyazaki’s latest animated masterpiece, Ponyo (full title “Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea”), has just been released to theaters on a limited basis. It tells the story of a goldfish named Ponyo who befriends a five-year old boy and wants to become a human girl. The film has a 92% rating at RottenTomatoes at present, and is playing in Lansing-area theaters. The all-star English-language voice cast includes Cate Blanchett, Noah Cyrus, Matt Damon, Tina Fey and Liam Neeson. See it while you can, and don’t forget to check-out more films and art books from Miyazaki (click here) and Studio Ghibli at your local library!

CADL Presents: Young Voices

Congratulations to all of the contributors to the Summer 2009 Teen Literary Magazine, CADL Presents: Young Voices. The submissions were fantastic!

CADL Presents: Young Voices is a collection of poetry, stories, artwork, photography and comics by area teens. In the coming weeks, a hard copy of the magazine will be available to check out at your local library. Currently, the magazine is available online in our eBook collection. Follow the link below to check out and download a copy today!

CADL Presents: Young Voices

A special congratulations is in order for Garrett S., age 11 of Williamston whose photo The Team is featured on the magazine’s front and back cover. Garrett’s photo was the winning entry in the “A Day in the Life of Williamston” photo contest.

If you like this edition of the CADL Teen Literary Magazine, check out some others.

Dare to Be
By: Teens Like You

Haslett Library Teen Advisory Board Presents:
The Teen Literary Magazine

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Remembering John Hughes

Several influential people have spent time in Lansing—basketball great Magic Johnson; Hootie and the Blowfish drummer Jim ‘Soni’ Sonefeld, and CNN reporter Suzanne Malveaux. Lansing recently lost one of its notable one-time residents, film icon John Hughes. Hughes is the celebrated director of favorite teen flicks like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. And his writing credits aren’t too shabby either. Hughes put his pen to work on classics like Pretty in Pink, The Great Outdoors and Home Alone.

Born on February 18, 1950 in Lansing, Hughes spent most of his life in Wisconsin and Illinois. He started his career as a copywriter in Chicago and eventually went on to write for National Lampoon Magazine before directing films. Renowned for his keen portrayal of teen social habits, Hughes was once called “the philosopher of adolescence” by critic Roger Ebert.

Hughes passed away on August 6, 2009 in New York City. For a complete list of his work, visit www.imdb.com.

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