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Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature books that are either anti-romance or have no romance at all!!

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are award winners!!!  A few weeks ago, the ALA Youth Media Awards were held which is basically the Oscars for books!  Held every year at the end of January, books win a variety of awards that range from the best book of the year to the best debut novel by a debut author; there i

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature books that have been inspired by different mythologies!!  I love learning about mythology with all of the different gods, goddesses, monsters, heroes, and myths and all of our titles this week would not be here without their inspiration.

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature books with artistic characters!!!  When I think about being artistic, it is more than just painting and drawing and we have titles that feature not just those but photography, movie making, and collages to just name a few!!  Maybe some of these books will inspire you to explore

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that feature book titles that share the same title as songs!!!  That’s right--these books have the same titles as songs you may or may not know but they will have you humming and possibly getting a song stuck in your head as you read these amazing titles!!  Some of these titles even have the

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have Blue Covers!!!  As we start entering into the snow and cold months of Winter, why not get in the spirit by reading some books that have covers featuring various shades of blue so check out one of these and then snuggle up with a mug of hot chocolate or tea and enjoy an amazing s

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that feature some shocking and epic plot twists!  I do not know about you, but I love a book that you think you know where it is going but then, out of nowhere, the author turns everything on its head and everything is different--and it makes total sense when you think back to what happen

Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Historical Fiction!!!  Our titles this week are all historical fiction stories; this is one of my favorite genres because it provides an opportunity to read about times and events in history that many times we do not know much, if anything, about because they are not taught in typical school cla

Our teen book spotlight this week is all about featuring some more amazing YA nonfiction titles!  It can be easy to think that nonfiction is boring but these titles are the complete opposite of that thought; we have everything from true crime to war history and memoirs and you will not even realize you are reading nonfiction because they are

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that feature Neurodiverse characters!

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that feature Jewish characters!  Many times, Jewish characters seem limited to just World War II fiction books but that is not the case and we are taking a look at some titles that are anything but that time period.  We have a mix of historical and realistic (and some are a little intense--just be warned!) fiction this week and I can promise you that they are amazing!!!  These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag

Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have recently been added to our collection meaning they are new!!!!  New books are the best; they have a new book smell and there is just something about being one of the first people to read it.  We are featuring some amazing fiction and nonfiction this time including titles fro

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that are all about classic retellings!  These are stories that have been inspired by books that are considered to be classics that have been written in the past and are now used as inspiration for newer books.  Some follow the storylines pretty consistently while others completely turn the st

Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that are all about adoption and foster families!!  Let’s face it, love ‘em or hate ‘em, where would we be without our families?  One of the things I love about YA is that there is such diversity throughout the collection and when it comes to books that feature families and family life, you mi

Our teen book spotlight this week is all about the 1920s!!!  Our titles this week are all based in or about that decade known as the Roaring ‘20s in which we were between two world wars and everyone thought life was good, but it was a time of crime, intrigue, and going against the grain.  We have a great mixture of fiction (complete with