Teen Services Blog

Revisiting Young Adult Favorites - The Runner-Ups

Submitted by Teens on Sat, 10/22/2011 - 14:19

For the past several weeks, the Young Adult Librarian has looked back at her favorite books from 2010. Here are the runner-ups:

The Duff by Kody Keplinger
Revisiting Favorite Young Adult Books - White Cat

Submitted by Teens on Thu, 10/20/2011 - 09:32

White Cat by Holly Black

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Revisiting Favorite Young Adult Books - A Spy in the House

Submitted by Teens on Wed, 10/19/2011 - 13:10

A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee

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Revisiting Favorite Young Adult Books - Only the Good Spy Young

Submitted by Teens on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 18:10

Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter

What I Before:
Sequels on Order for November

Submitted by Teens on Tue, 10/18/2011 - 13:52

These sequels and series titles are now on order:
Teens' Top Ten - Glenside vs. the Nation

Submitted by Teens on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 17:32

The Teens' Top Tens results were announced earlier today. After school, 33 teens voted for their favorites at the library. There was a five way tie for sixth place at Glenside as the five books got the exact same number of votes. Here are how the results compare between Glenside and the national votes:
Revisiting Favorite Young Adult Books - Heist Society

Submitted by Teens on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 16:52

Heist Society by Ally Carter

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New Teen Paranormal Romances

Submitted by Teens on Mon, 10/17/2011 - 10:15

Cas spent three years dispatching murderous ghosts, but everything changes when he meets Anna.
Revisiting Favorite Young Adult Books - Mockingjay

Submitted by Teens on Thu, 10/13/2011 - 09:13

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Trend Alert: Photographic Novels

Submitted by Teens on Wed, 10/12/2011 - 10:26

You are probably familiar with graphic novels and illustrated novels like The Invention of Hugo Cabret. An emerging trend in young adult literature is the photographic novel. These are novels that include photographs to aid in the telling of the story.

Two examples of this trend are...