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Teaching Old Books New Tricks
While there are many books on the shelves to purchase daily at the book sale, none of them look quite like the dazzling selection of hand-picked books, packaged and ready to be placed in the hands of...
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If You Like Hunger Games, Try...
The Hunger Games is officially the hottest book in the world right now. We get asked several times a day, every day, all day, if we have copies of the book. "Why, yes, yes, we do have 10 copies of...
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Percy Jackson Movie #2!
It's Percy time! Not only are we having our discussion of the Percy Jackson series on Wednesday (see calendar to sign up!), but news about the next Percy Jackson movie was recently announced. That's...
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If You Liked Thirteen Reasons Why, Try...
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher is one of the most popular YA titles out there; it's hardly ever on shelf. Here's the basic description of the book...When high school student Clay Jenkins receives a...
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ebooks
This is a busy week in the discussion about ebooks, technology, libraries, and the publishing industry. Authors are also speaking out and taking more control over rights to their work. A Lifetime of...
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Falling for the Fey: Faeries, Pixies, Nixies, Fae, & Folk
Fairies really have stood the test of time, and there's never any shortage of fairy books to read since there are so many reasons to love the fey (or fear them, depending on the Court). Maybe you...
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Mysteries, Thrillers & Suspense, Oh My!
The more I read, the more jaded I become. It takes a lot for me to finish a book these days. For instance, Young Adult literature has spoiled me for reading adult books. If it takes too long to get...
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Books FTW!
Award season rolls around every year and immediately makes me feel like rushing out to read ALL the books on the award list that I haven’t read yet. Which is implausible since I’m usually already...
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TAB Member Guest Post: Resolutions by Grace
Resolutions to Read By: Grace J.The new year is well within its third month. Right about now, the resolutions you planned probably aren’t panning out. Your goal to get better at math isn’t adding up,...
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Problems, Problems, Problems: Social Issue Books for Teens
You may get assigned a "social issue" book, and you might think, "Ugh, I don't want to read about an issue." BUT don't think like that! Some of the best books out there are "issue" books! In fact,...
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Booktalks, booktalks, booktalks.
It's that time of year again when I go to the middle schools to tell them about all the great books I've read since the last time I visited. Usually, I pick all the books myself and share my...
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TAB Guest Blog Post: City of Bones
My best friend (thanks Ali) begged me to read her favorite books, The Mortal Instruments Series. I read the first book, City of Bones, and really loved it! The book had an exciting plot (with twists!)...
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A Feast of Books: Teen Fiction Coming in the Fall
Summer is halfway over (yikes!), so now I'm already living in fall-land. Meaning, we are currently planning fall events for the library, and the publishing industry is launching an INSANE amount of...
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
I just finished reading The Perks of Being a Wallflowerby Stephen Chobsky, and it is a fantastic book. 5/5 stars! I sincerely loved it. I don't want to give away too much but I think it is...
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TAB Guest Blog Post: Flipped
FLIPPEDBy: Wendelin Van DraanenReview by Elizabeth R. A heart-warming tale about young love, Wendelin Van Draanen’s novel about adolescent Bryce Loski and Juli Baker will take your breathe away. When...
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Teen & Children's Book Choice Awards!
Voting ends May 12th! Stand up for your favorite pick this year. Vote at ccbookawards.com! Tags: votingbooksTeenskidsCategory: TeensKids
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