Category Archives: Young Adult Literature

Summer Reading: Bullying Books

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Summer Reading One of my reading goals this summer is to read and select some books about bullying—both the cyber sort and the in-person attacks. I hope to recommend two bully-themed books per month in the 2013-14 school year. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Read 180, Young Adult Literature | Tagged bullying, cyberbullying, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Teen Book Fest 2013

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

All this–and lunch, too. (By the way, who said there’s no such thing as a free lunch?) What more could you ask for? Oh, yeah, a free tote bag! What a great day!

Posted in Fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Andrew Smith, Ann Stampler, Carrie Arcos, Gretchen McNeil, Jennifer Bosworth, Jessica Brody, Leigh Bardugo, Lex Thomas, Marie Lu, Morgan Matson, Ontario Teen Book Fest, Sara Wilson Etienne, Stephen Chbosky, Suzanne Lazear, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Road Trip! “Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour”

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Amy and Roger’s Epic Detour by Morgan Matson Three months ago Amy’s dad died in a car accident, and Amy hasn’t driven since. Because, after all, she was driving then. She knows she’s responsible for his death. So when Amy’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Family Problems, Fiction, Romance, Young Adult Literature | Tagged death and dying, grief, road trip, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

A good nonfiction follow-up to FiOS: “Regine’s Book”

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Regine’s Book: A Teen Girl’s Last Words by Regine Stokke Regine Stokke, a seventeen year old living in Norway, was diagnosed with a particularly virulent form of leukemia (a blood cancer)—acute myelogenous leukemia or AML—in 2008. She decided that … Continue reading →

Posted in Biography/Memoir, Non-fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged AML, cancer, leukemia, Norway, photography, Quart Festival, Regine Stokke, YA literature | Leave a comment

Ontario Teen Book Fest

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Ontario City Library and Best Buy Children’s Foundation are sponsoring another Teen Book Fest! May 11, 2013 9:00 AM-5:00 PM Merton E. Hill Auditorium (on the Chaffey campus–next to the district offices) 211 W. Fifth Street, Ontario You must reserve … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Movie Tie-In, Romance, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Ontario Teen Book Fest, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Teen Book Fest book: “Envy”

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Envy by Gregg Olsen Katelyn Berkley dies in a freak accident. She is electrocuted in the bathtub when her expresso machine either falls into the water or when she threw it in. Or when someone else threw it in. Katelyn … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Supernatural, Young Adult Literature | Tagged dead is series, Empty Coffin series, Ontario Teen Book Fest, paranormal, Port Gamble, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

“Ashes”

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Ashes by Ilsa Bick (first in a trilogy) Alex, seventeen and traveling alone in the Michigan wilderness, is on a mission to bid her goodbyes to the world. She has a brain tumor that appears unstoppable, even with experimental … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure Stories, Fiction, Mature Readers, Over 375 pages, Romance, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Ashes trilogy, future dystopia, Ilsa Bick, science fiction, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Raffle:Thanks for our year with “The Fault in Our Stars”

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Fans of The Fault in Our Stars: We are finishing up our Ontario Teens Read 2012-2013 as the school year comes to a close. We have a few more prizes to give away, so we’re having a raffle. The prizes … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Young Adult Literature | Tagged john green, Ontario Teens Read 2012-2013, The Fault in Our Stars, YA fiction, YA literature | 4 Comments

Solitary: Escape from Furnace, book two

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Solitary: Book Two of the Escape from Furnace series by Alexander Gordon Smith Just a quick heads up on this series. I reviewed the first book, Lockdown here. I thought it was great entertainment and a perfect choice for guys … Continue reading →

Posted in Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Human Rights Issues, Mature Readers, Read 180, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature | Tagged Escape from Furnace series, guy books, Read 180, reluctant readers, science fiction, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace, Book 1

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Victoria Waddle

Lockdown: Escape from Furnace, Book 1 by Alexander Gordon Smith Beneath heaven is hell. Beneath hell is Furnace. So begins the Escape from Furnace series, now complete at five books. Lockdown is a great ‘guy read,’ full of injustice, … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Problems, Fiction, Hi-Low/Quick Read, Human Rights Issues, Read 180, Sci-Fi/Futuristic, Young Adult Literature | Tagged criminals in literature, Escape from Furnace series, guy books, juveniles in prison, prison, science fiction, YA fiction, YA literature | Leave a comment