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Category Archives: Book Reviews: Teen Reads
Librarian Recommended Teen Reads – Bone Gap by Laura Ruby
Finn and Sean are brothers with a dead father and an abandoning mother and a lot of issues. Sean has given up on his dream to take care of Finn, and Finn is the town weirdo; Moonface, Sidetrack, he makes … Continue reading
Recommended YA Reads – The haters by Jesse Andrews
Corey and Wes are a couple of dork guys stranded at Jazz Camp for summer where they soon realise 1. the deep mediocrity of their own talents and 2. Jazz Camp is full of douches – apart from Ash – … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended Teen Reads: The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis
Isaac was the one common denominator that Ryan, Harley, and Miles had in common, and now he’s dead, leaving them individually and collectively messed up. Isaac was the cool and popular one, the others labelled sporty, nerdy, and rebellious, but … Continue reading
Recommended Graphic Novels: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson
Nimona is an unpredictable teenage shapeshifter with a dark side. Lord Ballister Blackheart has a next level grudge and a burning desire to serve up a hot plate of revenge to his former BFF and now arch nemesis, Sir Ambrosius … Continue reading
Recommended Graphic Novels: The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis
Pretty much everyone who reads this seems to finish it wondering what they just read. That’s because Davis has managed something totally original and totally outside the limits of reality, but in a good way. In this universe, children make … Continue reading
Recommended Graphic Novels: This one summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki
Both Rose and Windy’s families spend their summers at Awago beach and the girls are summer friends. Rose is a bit older than Windy, and this summer things are changing for her. Her dad is super embarrassing as usual, but … Continue reading
Librarian Reccommended: Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman
This cross-over new adult book is on fire! Set in the 90’s grunge era, in small town USA, Hannah/Dex is a misfit loner who somehow manages to become friends with new girl Lacey in the aftermath of the town’s football … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews: Mystery Fiction, Book Reviews: Romance, Book Reviews: Teen Reads, Book Reviews: Thriller/Action, HB Williams Memorial Library, Librarian Recommended Reads
Tagged Grunge, Kurt Cobain, Murder, Relationships, Suicide, Teen Reads, Teenage frienships, The 90's, Transformation
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Save me Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer
Nico Caven has never really gotten over the disappearance of her mother when Nico was four. A police investigation turned up nothing, and despite all the mandatory counselling sessions, Nico still longs for resolution and to know more about who … Continue reading
Librarian Recommended YA Reads: All we had by Annie Weatherwax
There’s just Ruby and her mum Rita, bouncing from place to place, job to job and boyfriend to boyfriend to try to avoid going completely going under. Life is hard but Rita keeps picking herself up and reapplying her lipstick, … Continue reading
Recommended Teen Reads: We Were Liars by E Lockheart
Cadence is a member of the distinguished Sinclair family, whose wealth and privilege extend to owning a private island off Martha’s Vineyard where the family spend their summers. Cadence, her cousins Johnny and Mirren, and family friend Gat have a tight … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews: Teen Reads
Tagged Amnesia, Expectations, Family Drama, Friendship, Romance, Teen Reads, Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Twist Ending, YA Novel
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