Category Archives: Book Reviews: Teen Reads

Librarian Recommended Teen Reads – Bone Gap by Laura Ruby

Posted on October 18, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Recommended YA Reads – The haters by Jesse Andrews

Posted on September 21, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Librarian Recommended Teen Reads: The Sidekicks by Will Kostakis

Posted on September 5, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Recommended Graphic Novels: Nimona by Noelle Stevenson

Posted on August 8, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Recommended Graphic Novels: The Motherless Oven by Rob Davis

Posted on July 25, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Recommended Graphic Novels: This one summer by Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki

Posted on June 8, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Librarian Reccommended: Girls on Fire by Robin Wasserman

Posted on June 3, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Save me Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer

Posted on May 10, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Librarian Recommended YA Reads: All we had by Annie Weatherwax

Posted on January 26, 2016 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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Recommended Teen Reads: We Were Liars by E Lockheart

Posted on July 16, 2015 by HB Williams Memorial Library Staff

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 →

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