Category Archives: Adventure Stories
“The Fault in Our Stars”
Lucky me! I have another guest review by future teacher librarian extraordinaire Ms. Thomas. And if you follow reviews here, you know how I love John Green–so this is bonus day! The Fault in Our Stars by John Green Wise, … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged cancer, coming of age, death and dying, road trip
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“Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children”
Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs The weird photographs placed throughout this book drew me in. They are all actual, unretouched photos from private collections. The original premise is also promising. Jacob deeply loves his grandfather, Abe, … Continue reading →
What to read after The Hunger Games
You finished The Hunger Games trilogy and you want more. What to do? Luckily for you, lots of really good YA science fiction books have been published in the last several years. Some have a bit more of a fantasy … Continue reading →
Adult books for teens: “The Night Circus”
The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern When the child Celia Bowen is delivered to her father, the famous magician Prospero (Hector Bowen), a challenge is taken up. Prospero believes that magical talent is inborn. Celia is an example with … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Fiction, Over 375 pages, Supernatural
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Tagged Adult books for teens, circuses, magic, magicians
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“Ready Player One”
Ready Player One by Ernest Cline It’s 2044 and the world is such a rotten place for most people that they spend as much time as possible on the OASIS, a virtual universe where you can not only play video … Continue reading →
Let’s Shop! Book Fair February 27-March 2
The library will be having its Scholastic Book Fair again this year during the week of February 27 to March 2 from 8 AM to 3 PM. We’ll be open Wednesday evening February 29 until 7 PM so that parents … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Movie Tie-In, Multicultural, Non-fiction, Read 180, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Sports, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature
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“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith What do we make of the long-secret journal of Abraham Lincoln in which he details his life as a vampire hunter? What drove him to his vigilance against the undead? And why is … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Movie Tie-In, Supernatural
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Tagged vampires
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“Legend”
Legend by Marie Lu The moment that Day, street rebel against the Republic, saves June, a young and brilliant soldier of the Republic, from an illegal Skiz fight, we know the two are destined to walk the same path. As … Continue reading →
“Divergent”
Divergent by Veronica Roth “Every faction conditions its members to think and act a certain way. And most people do it. For most people, it’s not hard to learn, to find a pattern of thought that works and stay that … Continue reading →
“Crossed”
Crossed by Ally Condie (second book in the Matched series) “I think of all the things he can do—write, carve, paint—and suddenly, watching him stand in the dark at the edge of the empty settlement, something powerful washes over me. … Continue reading →
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