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Take 5: Out with the old . . . Great reads for those about to graduate HS
Collection Development, Daisy Whitney, Gayle Forman, Jenny Torress Sanchez, Jessi Kirby, Reader's Advisory, Seniors, Take 5
|Everywhere you look our seniors are getting ready to graduate, trying to hold it together for just a few more months. At the same time, one huge question hangs over their heads: What Now? Nipping at their heels are the junior class, ready to jump into their place so that they can begin a year […]
Teen Tech Week: More Than Just a Game
Collection Development, Reader's Advisory, Technology, Teen Tech Week, Uncategorized, Video Games
|If you were to ask me to make a list of my Top 10 books, one of the books on that list would be Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card. I know that a lot of people are not fans of Card the author because of some of the statements he has made in the […]
Steampunk @ Your Library
Collection Development, Kady Cross, Steampunk, Suzanne Lazear, TPIB, Uncategorized
|Tuesday was Steampunk day, so here is a RA Poster for you You can download the poster at https://www.box.com/s/dw7wnufoie5r3eey8meg Also, be sure to read our book reviews and posts: Book Review: The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross Book Review: The Girl in the Clockwork Collar by Kady Cross Steampunk 101 by Suzanne […]
Love is in the air: teen romance (guest post by Jennifer Rummel)
Collection Development, Historical fiction, historical romance, Reader's Advisory, Romance
|With love in the air, it’s a great time to settle down with a romance book. I’m a sucker for a great teen romance novel. Since I’m a HUGE Jane Austen fan, it seems natural that my love of her work would transfer into historical romances, especially of the Regency Era. Some of my teen […]
Top 10: You Could Have Been an X-Men
Collection Development, Mutants, Paranormal, Reader's Advisory, Top 10s, X-Men
|“Ladies and gentlemen, the truth is that mutants are very real, and that they are among us. We must know who they are, and above all, what they can do!” – X-Men, 2000 Inspired by today’s review of Nobody by Jennifer Lynne Barnes, here is a list of 10 ya titles with characters that have […]
Take 5: Lights, Camera, Action: YA Fiction about Filmmaking
Booklists, Collection Development, Movies, Take 5, Teen Filmmakers
|Today we are all about teen filmmakers, so here is a list of 5 ya titles that feature teens who are stepping behind the camera (and sometimes in front of it) and trying to be their own Andrew Jenks. Check out these 5 titles about Reel Teens. Me, and Earl, and the Dying Girl by […]
As you can see by their 2013 catalog list, Harlequin Teen has a lot of great titles coming out this year. And though we tried to cover them all, we simply couldn’t. So here is a look at 5 Harlequin Teen titles that you don’t want to let fly under your radar. Indigo Awakening (The […]
Take 10: Myths Made Real, when the world of myth invades the real world
Banshee, Collection Development, Demons, Fairies, Harlequin Teen, Maggie Stiefvater, Michelle Vail, Mythology, Paranormal, Rachel Vincent, The Raven Boys, The Reaper Diaries, The Soul Screamers, Top 10s
|“If I wasn’t careful, I had no doubt this monstrous wonderland would swallow Alice whole . . .” – My Soul to Save, Rachel Vincent With All My Soul, book 7 in the Soul Screamers series by Rachel Vincent, is scheduled for publication on April 1, 2013. Soul Screamers is an urban fantasy about bean […]
Here’s a look at some of the new manga and graphic novels coming your way in 2013 December 2012 Demon Love Spell, Volume 1 Story and Art by Mayu Shinjo Viz Miko is a shrine maiden who has never had much success at seeing or banishing spirits. Then she meets Kagura, a sexy demon who […]
But is it love? Romance in YA Lit (guest post by Jennifer R. Hubbard)
Collection Development, Jennifer R. Hubbard, Love, Romance, Try Not to Breathe
|When writing romantic story lines, I like to differentiate between the various shades of infatuation, obsession, lust, and love. It’s easy to mistake one for another, and it can be especially confusing for people who are dealing with these emotions for the first time. Also, human emotions are not always purely one thing or another, […]
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