I’ve been helping Mister BS build a classroom library. I recently snagged a copy of Ellen Hopkin’s Crank at the Friends of the Library book sale for him, and his students have loved it and are asking for more books like it. I’ve also had a couple of readers in the library ask the question,… Continue reading If You Like Ellen Hopkins…
Tag: YA
15 Young Adult Novels for Fans of IF I STAY by Gayle Forman
Looking for books to read after finishing If I Stay and Where She Went by Gayle Forman, or looking for books to read after seeing the If I Stay movie? This is the list of young adult fiction I think will resonate with fans of this moving and emotionally intense story. The books on this… Continue reading 15 Young Adult Novels for Fans of IF I STAY by Gayle Forman
5 Under-Appreciated Contemporary Young Adult Novels
There are so many great contemporary and realistic young adult novels. So many, in fact, that there are some books I just don’t get to talk up enough. These are five young adult novels I think deserve more attention and discussion. Not only did they really resonate with me, I think they will have a… Continue reading 5 Under-Appreciated Contemporary Young Adult Novels
Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
I tend to be pretty jaded when it comes to book recommendations or rave reviews. This is partly because I read so many reviews of so many books. I can spend an entire eight hour day each week reading reviews of books in professional journals at work. (Then I go home and read blogs.). And… Continue reading Book Review: We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Book Review: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
Gamer girls and metal guys: this one hooked me at the synopsis, and I wasn’t at all disappointed. Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff Published: May 27th 2014 by Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins ISBN: 9780062266835 Find: Amazon| Goodreads | Library Source: ARC from publisher Genre: Realistic/Contemporary YA Fiction and YA romance Perspective: Alternating 1st person Synopsis (Goodreads): From the… Continue reading Book Review: Guy in Real Life by Steve Brezenoff
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