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YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, grade 11 “A nice combination of American history and a look into the experience of orphans and the foster care system. It’s the first time I’ve heard about orphan trains. I’m curious to learn more.” –Kara E., grade 11 “This is the first […]
by Hadley, Teen Advisory Board Titles selected by the Teen Advisory Board Readers Advisory Team. A selection of robot-themed books to read this winter. Find a book you like? Click on the title to see availability at Pasadena Public Library (PPL) and Glendale (GDL) branches. Clockwork Angel – Cassandra Clare When sixteen-year-old […]
YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, grade 11 Summary: My disease is as rare as it is famous. Basically, I’m allergic to the world. I don’t leave my house, have not left my house in seventeen years. The only people I ever see are my mom and my nurse, […]
YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, grade 11 Summary: Simon Snow is the worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen. That’s what his roommate, Baz, says. And Baz might be evil and a vampire and a complete git, but he’s probably right. Half the time, Simon can’t even make his wand […]
YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, grade 11 Summary: Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich […]
YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, grade 11 For October YA Book Club, we read All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven. We discussed different aspects of the book. We decided that the romance was fairly conventional with the whole “two broken teenage who meet each other. Who fixes […]
review by Hadley, teen reviewer A Tale of Two Besties by Sophia Rossi Lily and Harper have been best friends since the day Lily showed up on her first day of fourth grade with a pair of tattered fairy wings and no regard for what the world thought of her. […]
Review by Kara Eng, teen reviewer Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman This is a retelling of Alexander the Great as a youth. Before Alexander conquered the world, he was still living in the shadow of his father, a one-eyed “barbarian” conqueror. The book also follows other people: one hopeful […]
Review by Kara, teen reviewer A Thousand Nights by E.K. Johnston A retelling of A Thousand and One Nights, the classic story of how Shahrazad escaped death by weaving and sculpting stories for her homicidal husband. There is not much deviation from the original tale. The setting is very similar […]
Review by Braelin, teen reviewer Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon Summary: This innovative, heartfelt debut novel tells the story of a girl who’s literally allergic to the outside world. When a new family moves in next door, she begins a complicated romance that challenges everything she’s ever known. The narrative […]