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Teens Review A.S. King's Latest; Books with Physics, Ghosts, and Hollywood
From feminism to physics, horror to Hollywood, there's no lack of variety in YA publishing these days.
Teens Review 'Second Thoughts', 'The Spiritglass Charade', and 'Of Scars and Stardust'
There's no sign of series fiction for young adults fading away, and as librarians, we know that getting teens hooked into a series is a sure way to guarantee we'll see them again soon. Teen reviewers tackle the second installments of series by Colleen Gleason and Cara Bertrand and a debut novel by Andrea Hannah.
Teens Review 'Mary', 'Of Monsters and Madness', and More
Is creepy back in vogue? Our teen reviewers have turned up titles with an eerie element: the ghost of Bloody Mary, an addict set on revenge, and a riff on Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Teens Review Debut 'Zac & Mia', 'Off Pointe' and Throne of Glass 3
Zac & Mia will be of interest to fans of TFIOS, ballet lovers will want to grab Off Pointe, while fantasy gurus looking for a series to dig into ought to check out Sarah Maas's "Throne of Glass" books.
Teens Review Fleischman's 'Eyes Wide Open', Horror Titles, and More
Check out a guinea pig named Snapper, enough horror to keep the lights on at night, and a nonfiction title from Paul Fleischman on environmental issues which is equally frightening, all from our Young Adult Advisory Councils' teen reviewers at the Johnson County Library.
Teens Review 'The Burnouts', 'Like No Other', and 'Illusive'
Two of the three titles reviewed by teens in this column are written by authors being featured on SummerTeen 2014—Una LaMarche and Lex Thomas. Register now to see all of them live on camera, on July 24.
Teens Review 'Trouble', 'The Dare', a New Ida Tarbell Bio, and More
Fans of realistic fiction have a boatload of titles to choose from this summer. There's the bad boy/good girl plot, the summer dare, teen pregnancy, and choosing between family and self. SLJTeen reviewers suggest these possible additions to beach reads lists.
Teens Review April Henry's Latest, Debut British Fantasy, and More
Teens tackle: a road trip to the Northern Lights, a wish for life to be "just like the movies," a new thriller from the master April Henry, and a YA debut fantasy from a best-selling British author.
Teens Review 'Second Star', 'Hungry', and a Second Take on 'My Last Kiss'
Our teen reviewers report on a reimagining of the Peter Pan story, Second Star, and an intriguing look at a world without food, Hungry. The latter title adds to the recent spate of environmental fiction in YA lit.
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