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Category Archives: young adult
What’s your fantasy series?
What’s your favorite? Below are a few of my less well-known faves. Whether you’re in the mood for seventh sons, an evil genius, alternate-historical fantasy fiction or an amalgamation of fantastical creatures, you’ll find something to suit your taste here. … Continue reading
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Book Review: Things I Have to Tell You: Poems and Writing by Teenage Girls edited by Betsy Franco
In this compilation of poems by teenage girls, ages 12-18, you’ll be given a glimpse into the inner-workings of female adolescence and the struggles faced by each contributor. Though they are teenagers, their writings are well-written, and, as you may expect, wrought … Continue reading
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Tagged adolescence, Betsy Franco, book recommendations, Nina Nickels, photographs, poetry, teen
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My teenage son and daughter are both huge fans of the Hunger Games and Twilight series. Where can I find similar series of books for teens?
To find a great selection of Young Adult novels, including the Hunger Games and Twilight series, just visit the Young Adult section of the Central Library’s first floor (Central Downtown Branch). Here are some suggestions: The … Continue reading
Book Review: The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney
Never trust a girl with pointy shoes. This is one of the first and most important lessons Thomas Ward, the seventh son of a seventh son, must learn when he is apprenticed to the Spook. To be a Spook’s apprentice … Continue reading
Book Review: Sherlock Holmes the Legend Begins: Rebel Fire
Andrew Lane received approval from the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Estate to write the tales of Sherlock Holmes as a teenager. Book one of the series is entitled Death Cloud and I recommend that as well, but I’m reviewing book two. In both books … Continue reading
