Category Archives: Fiction
“Scat”
NOTE: COHS Titans–The following review is excerpted from the Junior Library Guild. (Meaning that I didn’t write it and don’t want to take credit from something I didn’t do!) We belong to the Junior Library Guild and purchase four books … Continue reading
“The Forest of Hands and Teeth”
The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan Mary dreams of a world beyond her village. But she also knows how impossible that dream is; according to the Sisters, no other village still exists. The Unconsecrated, the undead who … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Young Adult Literature
Tagged JLG, Junior Library Guild, supernatural, undead
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“Wintergirls”
You loved Speak–and Wintergirls is by the same author! Ms. W Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson On Saturday night Lia ignores thirty-three phone calls from her ex-best friend Cassie. On Monday morning Lia learns that Cassie has been found dead … Continue reading
Posted in Fiction, Literary Read Alike, Young Adult Literature
Tagged JLG, Junior Library Guild, Read 180, Teen Issues
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“This Full House”
This Full House by Virginia Euwer Wolff LaVaughn, a high school senior, is finally seeing her hard work pay off . She’s just been accepted to WIMS (Women in Medical Science), a prestigious after-school program for girls from impoverished areas … Continue reading
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower”
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” by Stephen Chbosky “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is the next book for the Teen Book Club here at the library, sponsored by the Ontario City Library, Colony High Branch. Since the discussion … Continue reading
“And You Invited Me In”
“” by Cheryl Moss Tyler I’m writing a blurb on this novel not because it’s got terrific writing, but because the story is one I’ve wanted to read—or at least see available—for a long time. I’ve often thought about the … Continue reading
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