Tag Archives: Adult books for teens

Nonfiction: Common Core: “The Sociopath Next Door”

Posted on April 1, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

The Sociopath Next Door by Martha Stout   Something that has always interested me about people who are charismatic is how often they turn out to be evil. In school, we all learn this about dictators–watch film of them mesmerizing … Continue reading →

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Women’s History Month: Look what I won!

Posted on March 10, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

  I won these five books at the California School Library Association Centennial Conference! Just cataloged in time for Women’s History Month. Be a leader and a history make–come check one out!    

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Adult Nonfiction: Common Core: “Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking”

Posted on February 17, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

 Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain You know you’re going to enjoy this book when you read the ‘Manifesto for Introverts’ that follows the cover page. It includes ten points. My … Continue reading →

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Common Core: Adult Nonfiction: “Deep Down Dark”

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Victoria Waddle

Deep Down Dark by Hector Tobar    Although you are very young, you may remember the collapse of the San Jose Mine in Chile back in August 2010. This was such a huge news story. Thirty-three men were trapped in … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: Common Core: “Capital in the Twenty-First Century”

Posted on December 18, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Capital in the Twenty-First Century by Thomas Piketty   How can a very small percentage of the population stockpile capital ? Why does the distribution of wealth in the twenty-first century seem to be so much less equable than in … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “Yes Please!”

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Yes Please! by Amy Poehler If you think that arriving at stardom just consists of lucky breaks—or tossing your screenplay onto the lap of a sleeping star during air travel—then you need the reality check of Amy Poehler’s Yes Please! … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “The Powers of Two”

Posted on December 15, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

The Powers of Two: Finding the Essence of Innovation in Creative Pairs by Joshua Wolf Shenk The Powers of Two insists that the most creative grouping is pairs. Author Joshua Wolf Shenk uses lots of famous folks to make the … Continue reading →

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Adult books for teens: “The Burn Palace”

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

The Burn Palace by Stephen Dobyns     A nurse in the obstetrics ward of the Morgan Memorial Hospital comes back to her post after a quick tryst with Dr. Balfour. In sleepy Brewster, Rhode Island there hasn’t been much … Continue reading →

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Adult Books for Teens: “Out There”

Posted on November 30, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

Note: I wrote this for the Inlandia Institute blog (which is published on the Press-Enterprise website) and as an article for the Press-Enterprise book section this Sunday. I’m reposting here because I think teens will enjoy Out There. While this … Continue reading →

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Throwback Thursday: “Interview with the Vampire”

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Victoria Waddle

  In an interview, the vampire Louis discusses his life from its beginning in New Orleans during the late 1700’s. he became a vampire at age twenty-five in 1791. Louis has a brother who was very pious and came to … Continue reading →

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