Teen Guest Blogger: Nikita Gilded Cage by Vic James is a fantasy book set in an alternate version of modern England. The community is divided into two main groups based on “Skill.” Those who have the "Skill" (ability to perform magic) are treated as royalty and are called “Equals.” The rest are “Commoners,” who serve…
New Tool to Find Spanish Books
English | Español English Teen Guest Blogger: Cassandra Are you a middle grade (3rd to 8th grade) student who needs Spanish books to read? I’ve got a solution for you! My name is Cassandra and I am 13 years old. I am currently an 8th grader, but I have been in a Spanish Immersion program…
Review: One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel
Teen Guest Blogger: Jay One of the Boys by Daniel Magariel is a short novel told from the perspective of a twelve-year-old boy, but in contrast the subject matter is dark, intense, and mature. The boy, who remains nameless along with the other major characters, describes how his family is ripped apart by divorce and…
Review: Three Dark Crowns by Kendare Blake
Teen Guest Blogger: Becky Three Dark Crowns, by Kendare Blake, is about an island where each generation, a set of royal triplets are born. When they turn sixteen, the fight begins. The last queen standing is crowned. In addition, each queen has a different type of magic; elemental, poisoner or naturalist. In this generation, Mirabella…
Review: The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani
Teen Guest Blogger: Nour Two best friends, Agatha and Sophie, are taken away this year to the fabled School for Good and Evil, where normal children go to train to become the heroes and villains of fairy tales. Sophie, the most beautiful girl in Gavaldon, had always dreamed of being taken away to attend the…
Music You Have to Hear!
Teen Guest Bloggers: Antje and Karla Hello from the Coastside! We go to high school and here are some of our favorite albums. You can borrow a CD from your local library or listen online through Hoopla Digital streaming music. Melodrama by Lorde (Music CD) Melodrama by Lorde (Streaming Music) After Laughter by Paramore (Music…
Review: If We Were Villains by M. L. Rio
Teen Guest Blogger: Jay If We Were Villains by M.L. Rio is an intriguing mystery that keeps readers invested. The novel takes place at a small arts conservatory and focuses on the seven fourth-year acting students. Having survived the cuts at the end of their previous three years, they are closer than family. However, a…
Review: Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Teen Guest Blogger: Diane The award-winning novel Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is a historic fictional book about a lesser-known maritime tragedy from World War II. The novel follows four teenagers through their intertwined journeys to survive the war in the winter of 1945, yet the teens are from different homelands and they…
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