Tag Archives: YA literature
Have a Listen: “Feed”
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
Teen Book Fest Author: “Noggin”
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
Realistic Romance/Guy Books: “The Spectacular Now”
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
Realistic Romance: “Fangirl”
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
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Hush, Hush fans!
It took a while, but we finally have the full set at COHS–and CHS students can also check them out through the city library system: Hush, Hush Crescendo Silence Finale Come on it and check them out!
Teen Book Fest Author: “Where Things Come Back”
Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley Cullen Witter must identify the body of Oslo, his teen cousin, who has just died of a drug overdose. The experience in the morgue leads Cullen to reflect on his life in … Continue reading
Posted in Faith-Based/Religious Element, Family Problems, Fiction, Horror/Mystery/Suspense, Young Adult Literature
Tagged Arkansas, book reviews, brothers, family problems, John Corey Whaley, kidnapping, religion, small towns, small towns in fiction, Where Things Come Back, YA fiction, YA literature, zealotry, zealots
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Teen Book Fest Author: Check out trailer for “Noggin”
“Listen—Travis Coates was alive once and then he wasn’t. Now he’s alive again. Simple as that. “The in between part is still a little fuzzy, but Travis can tell you that, at some point or another, his head got chopped … Continue reading
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