Pasadena Public Library
Review by Satya Rajendra, Grade 7 Desert Dark by Sonja Stone Nadia Riley has been selected to go to an elite school known as Desert Mountain Academy. What she or her parents don’t know is that the school is actually a secret training facility for future CIA black-ops members. But […]
YA Book Club recap by Kara Eng, Grade 11 Summary: Caden Bosch is on a ship that’s headed for the deepest point on Earth: Challenger Deep, the southern part of the Marianas Trench. Caden Bosch is a brilliant high school student whose friends are starting to notice his odd behavior. […]
Review by Kira Toal, Teen Reviewer Un Lun Dun by China Miéville Un Lun Dun by China Miéville is the story of Zanna and Deeba, two twelve year old girls who discover the bizarre mirror version of London. Their presence in the nonsensical city of living umbrellas and predatory garbage bags […]
Review by Kira Toal, Teen Reviewer Dragonswood by Janet Lee Carey Dragonswood is difficult to capture in few words. The novel is centered on a 17 year old girl named Tess who is accused of witchcraft and forced to flee her home in Wilde Island. She and her two close […]
YA Book Club recap by Madison Comick, Grade 8 Summary: Ten years ago, God gave Braden a sign, a promise that his family wouldn’t fall apart the way he feared. But Braden got it wrong: his older brother, Trey, has been estranged from the family for almost as long, and […]
Review by Kira Toal, teen reviewer The Peculiars by Maureen Doyle McQuerry On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into the Northern wilderness of Scree when Lena was young. Scree is inhabited by Peculiars (people with inhuman characteristics that make them despised by the […]
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 […]