Just as finishing an excellent book can make you sad and a bit lonely, the same can be true when you finish a really great TV series! Maybe you had some extra time over the summer or holiday weekend and binge-watched an entire show, and now can’t imagine becoming as emotionally invested into a new story. Well, this list is here to help!
In this article from YALSA’s“The Hub” blog, author Tara Kehoe offers some suggestions for your next book, based on your favorite TV series. You can read a few options below:
Are you a fan of Gilmore Girls? Give these titles a try (and check out this librarian’s blog):
Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls by Julie Schumacher
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
Loved The Walking Dead (and struggling with the wait for the beginning of Season 7?!) Check out these books:
Forest of Teeth and Hands by Carrie Ryan
The Stand by Stephen King
Enjoyed Friday Night Lights? Maybe you’ll like these titles:
The Bridge from Me to You by Lisa Shroeder
The Truth About Alice by Jennifer Mathieu
If you have a favorite TV series and can think of a book or two that would appeal to fans, let us know in the comments!
Are students asking you for titles to read this summer? Recently, we did a post about the YALSA top ten nominees list. Here are some more titles to suggest to your students, from YALSA’s 2016 Best of the Best awards. Tip: Ask your students if they have a public library card in order to keep them reading all summer long!
YALSA 2016 Top Ten Best Fiction for Young Adults (see the other categories and winners here)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertall
Following the month of April, which was National Poetry Month, we are coming up on summer! A time when teens may have more time available to read and write their own content. Looking for a way to encourage a teen writer or poet? Check out this booklist!
They feature several different categories, including one titled “Nonfiction: Writers on Writing” featuring familiar names like Stephan King and Stan Lee. Reading about the obstacles and challenges that faced famous writers may be just the encouragement a young writer needs.
Finally, for anyone struggling to encourage young readers to become interested in poetry, this may be the answer you need. You’ve probably heard of the musical Hamilton by now. The book Hamilton: The Revolution includes a behind-the-scenes look at the hip-hop musical about the life of Alexander Hamilton. The book also includes the hip-hop poetry of rapper and composer Lin-Manuel Miranda. Maybe putting poetry in a different context will make it more accessible and appealing to teens, and maybe even inspire them to write their own?
Happy writing!
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This post is part of an original series created by librarians/media specialists across Central Minnesota featuring books.
Title:Dare to Disappoint by Ozge Samanci Review by: Maria Burnham, Media Specialist at Sauk Rapids-Rice High School
Graphic memoir has become such a wonderful genre, and Dare to Disappoint by Ozge Samanci is no exception. This book is the story of Ozge’s childhood in Turkey and touches on the restrictive government the people of Turkey lived under during her childhood. But the book is really a coming-of-age story where Ozge is forced to choose between what she loves (the theater and the arts) and what society thinks she should do (engineering, math or science).
This graphic memoir is a journey of typical growing pains for every child–sibling rivalry, fighting with parents, and social situations in school with friends–and yet the book is so much more. I learned about the Turkish government and their educational system. Ozge highlights how her liberal parents balanced their liberal views in a conservative society. There were some heavy topics in the book, yet I never felt weighed down in sorrow when reading the book. Perhaps it was because the illustrations are whimsical and easy to read and digest.
I love that this book is part of my print collection!
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Love young adult fiction? Get your reading lists ready!
YALSA has announced the 2016 Teens’ Top Ten Nominees, a list of 26 titles published in 2015. You can view a video and a list of the nominees, courtesy of the YALSA website. They are asking libraries to encourage teens to read the nominated books during the summer so they can be ready for the national Teens’ Top Ten vote, which will take place August 15 through Teen Read Week (October 9–15)
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