The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks by E. Lockhart

"To: Headmaster:

I, Frankie Landau-Banks, hereby confess..."

Pranks galore at Alabaster Prep and Frankie's the mastermind.

It's laugh out loud funny

Check it out.







recommended by Roseanne

The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater

Ronan's dreams materialize--

Why does the  Grey Man attack Ronan's brother, Declan?

How could Cabeswater Forest  disappear?


Book Two in The Raven Cycle is here at last.

and it's  GREAT!



recommended by Anne

Looking for Alaska by John Green

  
Suffering and loss, softened with humor



 "The language and sexual situations are aptly and realistically drawn, but sophisticated in nature."  from School Library Journal

 











Recommended to us by a local teen.

If You Could Be Mine by Sara Farizan

Think living LBGT is hard here? Imagine in Iran where beatings, prison or death await you.





 recommended by Anne

The Fault in our Stars by John Green

Cancer, lots of humor, pathos. It's all here.






recommended by Anne

Blankets by Craig Thompson

Growing up traumatized by a fundamentalist family.

A graphic novel.



recommended by Lily

Period 8 by Chris Crutcher

"Period 8. An hour a day. You can hang out. You can eat your lunch. You can talk. Or listen. Or neither. Or both. Nothing is off-limits. The only rule is that you keep it real; that you tell the truth."

If only.... 

from Booklist review

Nothing Can Possibly Go Wrong by Prudence Shen & Faith Erin Hicks

Robots, romance and school elections--

and it's a graphic quick read! 

Read by Anne

Winger by Andrew Smith

In a sentence, if you don't mind a lot of attention paid to this guy's balls, you'll love this book.

If you want more: "I said a silent prayer.
Actually, silent is probably the only type of prayer a guy should attempt when his head's in a toilet."

 All righty then. Add a love of rugby and true love for a girl who treats him like a little brother, and Ryan Dean's school year is looking pretty bleak.

Great book. Fun to read. Try it out.

Posted by Anne Shirako

The Raven Boys, by Maggie Stiefvater

“There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark’s Eve, Blue. Either you’re his true love…or you killed him.”

Sounds romantic, but actually, not so much. More psychic.

 

The best part? If you like this one, it's just the first in a trilogy. Book 2, The Dream Thieves, was just released. and the book on CD is coming right behind it.

Reviewed by Anne