Category Archives: Romance

“Delirium”

Posted on May 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Delirium by Lauren Oliver amor deliria nervosa It’s what Romeo and Juliet had—that infectious disease that often hits first during the teens and causes people to do crazy things to be with someone. Not sleep, not eat, run away—the list … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature | Tagged future dystopia, love, parent-teen relationships, romance | Leave a comment

Starcrossed and Teen Book Fest! Tomorrow!

Posted on May 4, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Come to the Teen Book Fest tomorrow– Saturday, May 5 1-4 PM Ontario Senior Center (Just go to the Ovitt Library downtown and folks will point at the building for you!) Bring your camera and take a photo with one … Continue reading →

Posted in Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Fiction, Romance, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature | Tagged demi-gods, Greek mythology, Greek mythology readalike, Nantucket, Troy | Leave a comment

The Winner! California Young Reader Medal!

Posted on May 2, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Just announced! This year’s California Young Reader Medal Winner! The California Young Reader Medal is a special award because unlike most other book awards, students nominate the books through their teachers and/or librarians. Students choose the winner by reading and … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Mature Readers, Over 375 pages, Romance, Supernatural, Uncategorized, Young Adult Literature | 3 Comments

“Cloaked”

Posted on April 20, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

What makes Flinn’s fractured fairy tales so enjoyable is that they really incorporate magic. Elves, witches, magical articles like cloaks and rings—they are all at work in Cloaked. Johnny Marco works at his family’s shoe repair shop in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged fairy tale readalike, fairy tales, magic | Leave a comment

“The Fault in Our Stars”

Posted on April 18, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

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 | Tagged cancer, coming of age, death and dying, road trip | 3 Comments

“Cinder”

Posted on April 9, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Cinder by Marissa Meyer Poor Cinder. Not only is she Cinderella on warp speed—she slaves away as a mechanic for her step-family in a future world that has been through four World Wars—she’s also a cyborg who started out as … Continue reading →

Posted in Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Literary Read Alike, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Cinderella, Cinderella_readalike | Leave a comment

“Incarceron”

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Incarceron by Catherine Fisher Incarceron is a vast prison—a varied landscape, created as an experiment in forever removing dangerous criminals from society, but generously placing them in an alternate world that meets all of their needs. Outside of Incarceron, no … Continue reading →

Posted in Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Over 375 pages, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged prison | Leave a comment

“Delta Girls” and Wednesday’s student writers’ conference

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

Delta Girls by Gayle Brandeis Novelist Gayle Brandeis and poet Bob Covington will be at COHS on Wednesday after school for our student writers’ conference. The conference is open to anyone between the ages of 13 and 18. We’ll start … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Mature Readers, Romance | Tagged Adult books for teens, ice skating, migrant farm workers, pears, Sacramento, whales | Leave a comment

More in the Orca Soundings series 5

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Victoria Waddle

High interest books for a quick read; good for Read 180 students and English Learners Breathless by Pam Withers Beverly is in Hawaii, helping her uncle at his dive shop, learning how to dive and trying to lose weight and … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Read 180, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged bullying, cowboys, English Learners, Hawaii, Orca Soundings Series, rape, Read 180, scuba diving | Leave a comment

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