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“Paper Towns” and Other Epic Road Trip Titles in YA Lit
As buzz builds for the film adaptation of John Green’s Paper Towns, check out the following selections, all of which feature summertime journeys and epic odysseys.
Fun in the Sun | Great Books for Summertime Sharing
Suffused with blue skies, dazzling sunshine, and lighthearted adventure, these picture books are just right for summer storytimes, reading lists, and book displays.
Whale Watching|Those Magnificent—and Vulnerable—Leviathans
Encourage kids to dive into this selection of informational and fictional picture books to learn more about the largest animals on the planet.
It’s Not All Death, Dystopia, and Disaster: YA Novels to Tickle the Funny Bone
Filled with memorable characters and laugh-out-loud moments, these entertaining tales of friendship, love, and self-discovery explore coming-of-age themes with spot-on insight and large doses of humor.
Take Wing | New Books About Birds
Use these fun-to-share offerings that utilize a variety of formats, illustrative styles, and narrative focuses to support a unit on birds, facilitate comparisons between different informational texts, and encourage imaginations to soar.
Read It, Make It, Eat It | Great Picture Books with Recipes
Delicious picture books that feature appended recipes sure to delight readers and eaters alike.
Dig Into the Past and Soar to the Stars: Diverse Genre Fiction for Teens
Representing a sampling of favorite YA genres, these stand-out, hot-off-the-press novels have been penned by authors of varied ethnic backgrounds and/or feature protagonists who are as wonderfully diverse as the books’ teen audiences.
Farm to Table: The Food We Eat, the World We Live In
Serve these titles up as part of units on life science, health and nutrition, community workers, ecology, and the conservation of natural resources.
Heists, Cons, and High-Octane Action: New Movies and Teen Reads
Devotees of Vin Diesel’s “The Fast and the Furious” film franchise are gearing up for the release of Furious 7 on April 3. Fans of these films and book series about teen criminals will be captivated by these action-packed tales of caper-filled cons and bodacious burglaries.
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