Tag Archives: teen

Holes by Louis Sachar (1998)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by Current Picks

Louis Sachar’s Holes is a young adult book with short, bite-sized chapters that make you want to read the whole thing in one sitting—and you do. It follows young Stanley Yelnats who is unjustly sent to a correctional facility in … Continue reading →

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Scat by Carl Hiaasen

Posted on December 3, 2009 by Current Picks

Scat by Carl Hiaasen (2009) Scat is a book in the teen section which parents and grandparents should read and recommend to their children. Carl Hiaasen writes in the same style as he does in his adult fiction, but without … Continue reading →

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Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Posted on August 24, 2009 by Current Picks

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005) When my teenage reluctant-reader niece raved about this book, I just had to see what the buzz was about this hot bestseller. Although I am not much of a romance reader, I found this book … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

Posted on June 1, 2009 by Current Picks

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak (2006) I read this for my young adult literature class. It was fast paced and has a very important (and different) narrator. The book talks about Nazi Germany but also about the growth of … Continue reading →

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Deadline by Chris Crutcher

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Current Picks

Deadline by Chris Crutcher (2007) Just before his senior year in high school, Ben Wolf is diagnosed with a rare blood disease, and told that he has only about a year to live. Since he’s 18, he decides not to … Continue reading →

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