Category Archives: Adventure Stories
Tough Teen Topics: An Occasional Series Post 1–Violence
What about mature teens who are asking for books that delve deeply into the difficult subjects they are grappling with? Do we sanitize reading too much for your age group? You are, after all, sprinting on the heels of adulthood. … Continue reading →
“Take Off”
Take Off by Todd Strasser Kai, having lived in Hawaii most of his life and now on the East coast in the city of Sun Haven, would like to surf Screamers. He’s arrived in Sun Haven with his conman father … Continue reading →
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Tagged surfing
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New books you asked for
Students have asked for the next books in these two trilogies, so I wanted to announce that I have them now and they’ll be available at Colony in a few days. The third book in The Maze Runner series–The Death … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged Matched Trilogy, Maze Runner Trilogy
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“Blink and Caution”
Blink and Caution by Tim Wynne-Jones While on the prowl for ‘guy books’ this week, I found a star. “Guy books” is a sort of weird idea for me because it means that guys should like them. But girls … Continue reading →
Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Young Adult Literature
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Tagged homeless teens, kidnapping, runaways
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“Trapped”
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet below the Chilean Desert by Marc Aronson You’ve heard about the Chilean (and one Bolivian) miners trapped 2,300 feet underground from August 5 until October 13, 2010–more than two months–after … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chilean desert, marc aronson, miners, mining
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“Unwind”
Unwind by Neal Shusterman “The Second Civil War, also known as “The Heartland War,” was a long and bloody conflict fought over a single issue. “To end the war, a set of constitutional amendments, known as “The Bill of Life” … Continue reading →
“Into the Beautiful North”
Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urrea Tres Camarones, Sinaloa, Mexico just isn’t what it used to be. Looking for work, nearly all of the men have disappeared “into the beautiful north”—the United States. Nayeli, the young woman who … Continue reading →
Hunger Games Action Movie Poster
Check out the Hunger Games movie poster. Click here to see and hear it in action. Give it a chance to upload–it may take a minute. What a cool riff on the theme of Katniss, the girl on fire. I … Continue reading →
What will Hook You?
After the Moment by Garret Freymann-Weyr. Uglies by Scott Westerfield I was looking for a love story with some reality to it. I wanted to read a YA love story that didn’t end with the perfect couple, after a few … Continue reading →
Great article on new YA novels
Hooray For YA: Teen Novels For Readers Of All Ages–by Julianna Baggott for NPR If you go to this link, you can read the article, listen to it, or both!
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