Category Archives: Young Adult Literature

Horror: “The Curse of the Wendigo”

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

The Curse of the Wendigo by Rick Yancey Book 2 in the Monstrumologist series Because I am always looking for new series that I can recommend to teens, I don’t always get to read past the first book. But it’s … Continue reading →

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Guy books: “Grasshopper Jungle”

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith Austin Szerba loves history and so has decided to record the events at the end of the world, events that he has participated in along with his best friend Robby and his girlfriend Shann. While … Continue reading →

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Have a Listen: “Feed”

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Feed by M. T. Anderson “Everyone is supersmart now. You can look things up automatic, like science and history, like if you want to know which battles of the Civil War George Washington fought in and shit.” I know … Continue reading →

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Historical Fiction: “Rose under Fire”

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Rose under Fire by Elizabeth Wein This is another great one by the author of Code Name Verity. It’s a companion piece to that book and begins in Great Britain, 1944, just about where Code Name Verity let off. While … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Historical Fiction/Historical Element, Human Rights Issues, Young Adult Literature | Tagged book reviews, Code Name Verity, Elizabeth Wein, fighter pilots, France, Germany, Great Britain, historical fiction, pilots, Rose Justice, Rose under Fire, women air pilots, women's issues, World War II, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

“Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe”

Posted on May 6, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz When they meet and Dante teaches Aristotle to swim, they laugh over their classical names—their pocho names, they think, because are real Mexicans named after philosophers … Continue reading →

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Ontario Teen Book Fest–May 17, 2014

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Posted in Fable/Fairy Tale/Fantasy, Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature | Tagged book reviews, John Corey Whaley, Katie Alender, Lauren Kate, Ontario, Ontario Teen Book Fest, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Teen Book Fest Author: “Noggin”

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Noggin by John Corey Whaley When Travis comes back to high school after a five-year absence, one of his classmates calls out “Noggin!” And the principal frowns and the geometry teacher makes the boy apologize. Because it’s rude … Continue reading →

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Realistic Romance/Guy Books: “The Spectacular Now”

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp “’Beauty’s all around me right here. It’s not in a textbook. It’s not in an equation.’” This is Sutter Keely’s mantra. He lives in the spectacular now. As he says, “’I was never … Continue reading →

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More sequels!

Posted on April 18, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

I know we’ve been working on these for a while–thankfully, they are now here! Unsouled (book 3 of the Unwind series) by Neal Shusterman Champion (book 3 of the Legend series) by Marie Lu Fever (book 2 of the Chemical … Continue reading →

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Realistic Romance: “Fangirl”

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell Although Cath and Wren are identical twins who’ve always shared a love of Simon Snow Books (think Harry Potter) as well as a bedroom, when they go away to the University of Nebraska for college, Wren … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Over 375 pages, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged abandonment, bipolar disorder, book reviews, college life in literature, Eleanor and Park, Fangirl, identical twins, mental illness, Rainbow Rowell, realistic romance, romance, twins, University of Nebraska in literature, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment