Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Tales From the Beyond!!! We are taking a look at books that are science fiction and/or set in outer space so there is a wide variety of options this week. Science Fiction is defined as anything that could possibly happen in the future so there is anything from robots to government anarchy, and time traveling; we are exploring anything that you can possibly imagine happening in the future no matter how abstract or far fetched it may seem. We have some stand alone choices as well as a few first in a series and graphic novels! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yascifi as well as on Libby and Hoopla.
The 2021 Summer Reading Program takes place from June 5th-August 11th with a new theme and badge activities every week. Make sure to watch the Teen Book Spotlight book talk video for this week as it counts towards your badge activities for the week; if you read one of the titles featured or on the tagged list, that counts as another activity as well!!! Earn the weekly themed badges to get your virtual tickets which can be turned into opportunities to win prizes! For more information--such as to sign up or to sign in to your account in order to track your books and activities--visit our Summer Reading page and click “LOG IN NOW”.
Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
Rogue Princess by B.R. Myers--In order to secure safety for her planet, Princess Delia is supposed to enter into a political marriage. Desperate to live her own life and find true love, she escapes on a spaceship only to discover Aidan, a handsome stowaway and thief. Just as the two begin to grow closer, they learn about a rebel conspiracy that could destroy their home planet.
Swamp Thing: Twin Branches by Maggie Stiefvater--Alec and Walker Holland may be twins, but one is quiet, and the other likes being in the center of the party. It is their last summer before college, so the twins go to hang out with their rural cousins and relive the good days--unfortunately, the swamp nearby their cousins' home hides a dark side, and while Walker makes new friends, Alec in his summer-school laboratory conducts an experiment that threatens to consume him.
Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young--In the near future at a girls-only private high school isolated in the Colorado mountains, Mena and her classmates--under the watchful eyes of their Guardian, professors, and analyst--are trained to be beautiful and obedient for their sponsors and investors.
The Rule of One by Ashley Saunders--In the near future, a strict one-child policy is enacted to combat population control. The head of the Texas Family Planning Division has hidden a disastrous secret--that he has twin girls, Mira and Ava. For eighteen years, the girls have traded places day after day acting as though they are a single person, until they are exposed. Now they run for their lives, branded as traitors and fugitives.
Invictus by Ryan Graudin--Farway Gaius McCarthy was born outside of time—his father was a Roman gladiator, his mother a time traveler from the year 2354 AD. His very existence defies the laws of nature. Having failed to get into the government program his mother was a part of, he must settle for a black market position captaining a time-traveling crew to steal important valuables from history. On a routine heist—which only involves the Titanic as the famous ship is sinking—Far meets a mysterious girl named Eliot, who seems to be a step ahead of him at all times. Armed with the knowledge that history is not quite what it seems, Far and his team are led by Eliot on a race through time to save history.
Burning Midnight by Will McIntosh--Teens Sully, Hunter, Dom, and Mandy team up in a race against unscrupulous billionaire CEO Alex Holliday to locate a collectible sphere, which may have a very steep price.