Category Archives: Adventure Stories
“Ashes”
Ashes by Ilsa Bick (first in a trilogy) Alex, seventeen and traveling alone in the Michigan wilderness, is on a mission to bid her goodbyes to the world. She has a brain tumor that appears unstoppable, even with experimental … Continue reading →
Zoms: “Dust & Decay”
Dust & Decay by Jonathan Maberry So, I know this isn’t a real review because it’s a labor of love and I’m a bit overwhelmed (or not feeling the love—or something) BUT— Still the best zombie apocalypse ever! Before … Continue reading →
Movie Tie-In: Jack Reacher
Knowing that the Jack Reacher movie was coming out, I decided to try one of the novels—Worth Dying For—just to see if it was something our students would like. I’d never read a Jack Reacher book before and was a … Continue reading →
“Wave Warrior”
Wave Warrior by Lesley Choyce Another Orca Soundings adventure for teens working on their reading skills. Ben Currie lives in Lawrencetown Beach, Nova Scotia. (For those of us Southern Californians with little knowledge of geography—think far to the east, … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Sports, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged death and dying, friendship, hi-low reading, Read 180, surfers, surfing
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“The Ask and the Answer”
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness Another can’t-put-it-down, page-turner from Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer is the second book in the Chaos Walking trilogy. We find Viola and Todd once they’ve reached Haven—the town they had … Continue reading →
Ontario Teens Read 2012-2013: Ms. Waddle talking up “The Fault in Our Stars”
Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged cancer, JLG, john green, Junior Library Guild, romance, The Fault in Our Stars, YA fiction, YA literature
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“First Kill”: The Slayer series (companion to Vladimir Todd series)
First Kill by Heather Brewer (First book in The Slayer series, a companion series to the Vladimir Todd series) How would it affect your life if one night you awoke hearing noises from your little sister’s bedroom? You waited outside … Continue reading →
The Fault in Our Stars: Poster and Bookmark Contest Winners
Congratulations to all the winners in the poster and bookmark contests for The Fault in Our Stars, our ‘Ontario Teens Read 2-12-2013’ book. Some of the winners were selected by the Board of Library Teens, a club co-sponsored by Colony … Continue reading →
“Heroes Arise”
Heroes Arise by Laurel Anne Hill I was taking some friendly teasing the other day about how I always complain in reviews that fantasy books are too long and boring because they are repetitive. “Have you ever read a fantasy … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Fiction, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged Fantasy fiction, Laurel Anne Hill, YA literature
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“The Knife of Never Letting Go”
The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness Most people at some time or another have wished that they could hear the thoughts of a friend, an enemy, or better yet, a frienemy. But what if they could hear … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Over 375 pages, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged Chaos Walking series, future dystopia
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