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Category Archives: Teen/Young Adult
Graphic Novels: This Place, Guts, Best Friends
Here’s my #CybilsReadDown Reckoning, plus reviews of three don’t-miss graphic novels (one YA, two middle grade) – This Place:150 Years Retold by Kateri Akiwenzie-Damm, Sonny Assu, and Brandon Mitchell et al., Guts by Raina Telgemeier, and Best Friends by Shannon Hale. Continue reading
12 Magical Teen Fantasy Books on Hoopla
Here are some great fantasy books for teens to download from libraries whether or not their library is open to the public yet. Most of them are books I’ve personally enjoyed, with a few top of the TBR pile books thrown in as well. Continue reading
3 Ground-breaking LGBTQ Graphic Novels for Kids and Teens
I realize that I missed that halfway point of the#CybilsReadDown on May 15, but I thought I’d do a quick check-in while it’s still May. I started off with 13 books on my already-read, need to review pile, 12 books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Realistic, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Asian-American, DHH, fiber, graphic novels, Jews, LGBTQ, stepfamilies
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YA Blockbusters: Aurora Rising and Call Down the Hawk
Here are two series-starters by authors of previous hot, hot YA series, both of which my teen and I have enjoyed. Aurora Rising was on my #CybilsReadDown lists, while Call Down the Hawk was the last book I took notes … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Challenges, Fantasy, Reviews, Sci-Fi, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged bestsellers, teen audiobooks, teen fantasy, teen science fiction
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Guest Post: Graphic Novels for Adults & Teens on Hoopla
A couple weeks ago, when I shared the list of graphic novels for kids on hoopla that I put together here on Facebook, my friend Adi started commenting with more and more titles of graphic novels that he’d read and … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Books, Graphic Novel, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged adult graphic novels, graphic novels, guest posts, hoopla, teen graphic novels
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24 Asian-Pacific-American Heritage Books for Kids and Teens on Hoopla
For this week’s hoopla list, I’m featuring books to celebrate Asian-Pacific-American Heritage month. While I did make a graphic with adult books for the library to use, I confess I made it just based on hoopla’s own list, where for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Lists, Middle Grade, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged Asian-American, Asian-Pacific-American, bibliography
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The Rise of Kyoshi by F.C. Yee
Here’s one from my official Cybils Awards TBR Read Down pile, one of the 2019 Cybils Young Adult Speculative Fiction nominees. We’d just finished a family viewing of the Avatar series over many pizza Fridays when my daughter saw … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Challenges, Fantasy, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged #CybilsReadDown, Asian fantasy, Avatar: the Last Airbender, F.C. Yee, teen fantasy
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Young Blerds: SLAY and My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
Here are two more books from my Cybils TBR Read Down pile. As the partner of someone who was usually one of just a few people of color at the local sci-fi conventions, I was so happy to see two books for young nerds of color like his younger self! Continue reading
Muslim Heritage Books on Hoopla
I just remembered it’s Muslim Heritage Month (I’ve been a little distracted!) So, in my ongoing series of books you can download from your library if it subscribes to hoopla, I present the following. Unfortunately, I have read only a … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Lists, picture books, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged bibliography, hoopla, Muslim
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12 Teen Books I Love on Hoopla
Here are 12 great books for teens that I have enjoyed that you can check out digitally from your library. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Lists, Print, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged bibliography, hoopla, teen audiobooks, teen books, teen fantasy
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