Friday Fill-Ins: My favorite Stephen King as a Teen
As we discussed in today’s Why YA? post, Stephen King is definitely an honorary YA author. It seems like almost every teen reads a Stephen King book at some point (as well they should!). So in today’s Friday Fill-In we’re going to share our favorite Stepehn King title as a teen. And today we have a special double bill of FFIs, so be sure and tell us what Stephen King books your teens are still asking for. You know the drill, fill in the blanks in the comments.
When I was a teen, my favorite Stephen King book was ________________________________ because __________________________________.
I find that my teens today still love to read ____________________________ by Stephen King.
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About Karen Jensen, MLS
Karen Jensen has been a Teen Services Librarian for almost 30 years. She created TLT in 2011 and is the co-editor of The Whole Library Handbook: Teen Services with Heather Booth (ALA Editions, 2014).
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When I was a teen, my favorite Stephen King was IT because it scared me so much!
I find that my teens today still love to read ANYTHING!! by Stephen King.
When I was a teen, my favorite Stephen King book was The Dark Half because well, I'm older, and there weren't that many to pick from, but I loved the idea of a twin living inside you. Cujo was great too!
I find that my teens today still love to read anything by Stephen King.
When I was a teen, my favorite Stephen King book was The Stand because it was EPIC (and still remains one of my top ten books I have ever read). I have actually not had any Stephen King book requests in a long time. Weird.
Kristie in NJ
Maybe I grew up later when there were good YA books on the market, but I never read Stephen King when I was a teen. Or maybe I just didn't like that kind of book.
My favorite Stephen King book is The Talisman which was co-written with Peter Straub. I have always wanted to re-read it and I will because they're releasing a new version later this month! 🙂