Category Archives: Young Adult/Teen
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As Easy as Falling Off the Face of the Earth
Posted on July 22, 2011 by Jennifer in Adventure, Young Adult/Teen> by Lynne Rae Perkins Imagine suddenly finding yourself in the middle of nowhere with no way to contact anyone who knows you. What would you do? When Ry steps off his train on the way to camp and then misses getting back on before it pulls away, he is a bit stunned. Things get [...]
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Ship Breaker
Posted on June 28, 2011 by Melendra in Science Fiction, Young Adult/Teen> By Paolo Bacigalupi Nailer’s life is hard, but everyone’s lives are hard these days. Since the oil fields have been drained and the rising seas have flooded coastal cities, the only people with any money are the Swanks, and they have more than they need. Nailer works collecting scrap metal as a ship breaker [...]
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Before I Fall
Posted on November 22, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in social issues, Young Adult/Teenby Lauren Oliver Samantha is a stereo-typical popular girl: pretty, mean, and determined to stay on top. She’s not always happy with her hunky boyfriend or her best friend, but she remembers what it was like to be at the bottom of the social circle, and she’s not going back. However, when tragedy strikes, [...]
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Viola in Reel Life
Posted on October 19, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in social issues, Young Adult/TeenFourteen year old Viola is perfectly content surrounded by the scenes of Brooklyn, NY, learning the in’s and out’s of professional film making from her documentary filmaker parents, and sharing her dreams and asperations with her best friend Andrew. Then, her parents have to ruin it all by leaving her in “nowhere” (South Bend) Indiana [...]
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The Hunger Games
Posted on January 19, 2010 by Children's Department Staff in Fantasy, Science Fiction, Young Adult/TeenBy Suzanne Collins The Hunger Games is set in Panem, the place once known as North America. Panem is divided into districts. Every year, each district must draw one boy and one girl to compete in The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games function as a cruel reminder by the Capital that anarchy and disobedience will [...]
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A Curse Dark As Gold
Posted on July 9, 2009 by Victoria in fairy tales and folklore, Kansas, My Favorite, other award winners, Young Adult/Teenby Elizabeth C. Bunce A Curse Dark As Gold is shelved in the YA fiction collection, but it’s also appropriate for older elementary students and adults. This debut novel by a Lenexa author made the 2009 Kansas Notable Books list. Kansas Notable Books are outstanding works by Kansans or about Kansas in fiction, nonfiction, adult [...]
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