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Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that are all about families!! Let’s face it, love ‘em or hate ‘em, where would we be without our families (both by blood and the ones we choose)? 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, it is no exception plus sometimes it is very interesting reading about someone else’s family and then comparing yours (and realizing…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about books that take place at boarding schools!!! Boarding schools are schools in which the students live there as well as go to school; so basically college only for high schoolers. What is amazing about these is the fact that they present their own unique circumstances and characters which can be so different from what many of us know and experience so we get to see how other teens attend school. We have a great mix of realistic,…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Basketball!! We are getting to that time of year, one of craziest sports events which is known as March Madness! Even though it may look a little different this year (kind of like everything else as well), it is still a basketball lover’s dream as it is nonstop action and games. We can start to get into the March Madness mood with some amazing fiction and nonfiction books about and inspired by this American pastime. If you…
Our Middle Grade 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 as well as some graphic novels this week and I can promise you that they are amazing!!! These books and…
Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that are linked together by being superhero inspired! We have a great selection of fiction and graphic novel titles which include superhero characters and themes; some are one that you may know from the Marvel or DC Universes while others are completely original to that author and story. Hopefully these will help inspire you to explore if you have superpowers and how would you use them if you could. These books and more can be…
Our middle grade book spotlight this week is all about books which feature twins as main characters! These titles are all about twins (brothers and brothers, sisters and sisters, and sisters and brothers) and their relationships which are the main focus of our amazing stories. Twins have a unique relationship which is different from other siblings and they can be found in not just realistic titles but also in fantasy, adventure, science fiction, and dystopian--all of which we…
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 your inner artist as well; we have an amazing offering of realistic, fantasy, and even historical so there is something for everyone. These…
Our teen book spotlight this week is all about Science Fiction as we celebrate the unofficial Star Wars holiday of May the Fourth!!! What I love about Science Fiction is that there are so many different types and aspects--Science Fiction is defined as anything that could possibly happen in the future and it does not mean that it has to be in outer space even though that is a common setting. Science Fiction can contain a number of topics from robots and artificial intelligence, to…
Our teen book spotlight this week is on books that take place at a summer camp!!! It is that time of year that individuals set off for summer camps which focus on a variety of missions and goals and we have books that do the same exact thing meaning we can go to summer camp without even needing to leave our bedrooms. We have stories that take place at more traditional summer camps while there are others that are more unique and then the stories that could be the scary stories told…