Take 5: Rainbow Project Nominee Sequels
The 2014 Rainbow List Nominees were announced the other day, and it looks wonderful. I cannot wait to see the final list when it is finished at ALA Midwinter in Philadelphia in January!
HOWEVER, did you know that there are SEQUELS coming out to these awesome books, some as early as JANUARY?!?!?!?!?!
Well, what are you waiting for?
5, 6, 7, Nate follows Better Nate than Never in the adventures of Nate following his Broadway dreams. He auditions for a role in E.T.: The Musical, but will Broadway live up to his expectations?
(January 2014, ISBN: 9781442446939)
(January 2014, ISBN: 9781442446939)
At the end of Pantomime, Micah has ditched the circus and is on the run with Drystan, but when they find a fallen magician willing to teach them the trade, Micah learns that magic is more than card tricks and illusion.
(January 2014, ISBN: 9781908844408)
(January 2014, ISBN: 9781908844408)
Eight years after her first and only exposure to the addictive tracks, Alpha is still haunted by the music, and when her older brother Anthem calls for help, she is dragged back in to discover that the Corp has reappeared, this time more insidious than ever.
(May 2014, ISBN: 9780762449507)
(May 2014, ISBN: 9780762449507)
Syd is the figurehead of the revolution, yet people are falling ill all over- with the former Guardians hit first, and the government does nothing to help. With the government indifferent to the sickness, Syd takes it upon himself to find a way to stop it- only to to be shocked by what he finds.
(May 2014, ISBN: 9780399165764)
(May 2014, ISBN: 9780399165764)
An ongoing series just waiting for the English translations, Wandering Son tells the stories of Nitori-kun and Takatsuki-san, two transgendered kids who only want to be their true selves- which is increasing difficult as they age, especially in Japanese society. Volume 5 was released in November 2013 (9781606996478) and volume 6 is scheduled to be released in January 2014 (ISBN: 9781606997079).
Filed under: Alex London, Emma Trevayne, GLBTQ, Laura Lam, Rainbow Project, Shimura Takako, tim federle
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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