Teen Services Blog

Are you a good witch or a bad witch?

Submitted by Teens on Mon, 10/31/2011 - 18:21

In honor of Halloween and the new television show based on The Secret Circle books, the teen blog presents ten young adult novels featuring witches both good and bad.
Spotlight on Sirens

Submitted by Teens on Fri, 10/28/2011 - 14:36

Move over mermaids, sirens are taking over young adult literature. Here are a few recent titles:
Zombies: The Good, The Bad, and The Not So Ugly

Submitted by Teens on Thu, 10/27/2011 - 09:31

If you are a fan of The Walking Dead, you might view zombies as brain eating monsters. In some recent young adult fiction, zombies have been portrayed as very good looking undead. Whatever type of zombie you prefer, there is a recent young adult novel for you.
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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