from graphic novel guest blogger, Francisca Goldsmith: Among the modern classics teens are set to read as school texts, George Orwell’s Animal Farm resonates with most without rankling. Classrooms across the nation tear the text apart and readers across the nation feel rightfully bright and smug that they get this clever fable, that they have [...]
Brooke Hauser has written for several major publications, including The New York Times and the Los Angeles Times. The New Kids is her first book. Hauser spent a year at the International High School in Brooklyn getting to know the students from day one, learning about their (for some) harrowing journeys to the United States, [...]
from guest blogger, John Sexton: As a reader, I am always looking for that “wow” factor, something in a book that knocks me from the perch of expectation and into a new reading experience that entertains and moves me or presents a new perspective on the familiar. I have encountered perhaps a couple of dozen [...]
Kyle Garlett is the first man to complete the Ironman World Championship with a donor heart. Teens will be amazed by his story, from his initial cancer diagnosis at age 18 through to the present, which he relates with humor and optimism. For more about Kyle, try a few of the media links on his [...]
Caroline Preston’s beautiful novel is in the format of a scrapbook full of 1920s ephemera. Not only is every page a colorful, dynamic collage of historical artifacts, but the paper is wonderful. While I’m sure this would be fun in an Ebook format too, turning each luxuriously heavy page is an experience not to be [...]
With the latest entry in our series of teen opinions, welcome guest blogger Jess deCourcy Hinds: This fall, my teen library patrons and I discovered a new literary phenomenon: the Quiet Book in Disguise. The Quiet Book in Disguise masquerades as a dramatic, high-concept title, but its actual execution is subtle, slow and cerebral. My [...]
Today’s review is for a self-published, high-appeal personal story. Kemba Smith went from college student to drug dealer’s girlfriend to federal prison. Now she is determined to use her experiences to teach others. As stated in her bio, Kemba’s story has been featured on CNN, Nightline, “Judge Hatchett,” Court TV, “The Early Morning Show,” and [...]
from graphic novel guest blogger, Francisca Goldsmith: The biography of Tintin’s creator under review below is not, although sharing a similar title, to be confused with the 2008 coffee table style presentation of the artist and his characters. Instead, this translation of a somewhat older French study serves as a contemplative vehicle as well as [...]
This exemplary collection includes stories by Garth Nix, Peter Beagle and Margo Lanagan, authors that teens will recognize. Check out this “Browse Inside” from HarperCollins for a full list of contents and a few full stories. Browse Inside this book Get this for your site DANN, Jack & Nick Gevers, eds. Ghosts by Gaslight: Stories of Steampunk [...]
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