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Week 12 - What are Teen's Favorite YA books

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According to my district high school and jr high librarians (along with those on FB) I've learned that Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, and Hunger Games (also anything dystopian) is always popular in the YA library.  Below are a few books specifically mentioned by students along with favorite authors of YA literature. Life of Pi by Yann Martel "Pi" Patel, a Tamil boy from Pondicherry, explores issues of spirituality and practicality from an early age. Raised by zookeepers, he survives 227 days after a shipwreck while stranded on a boat in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal tiger named Richard Parker. Maze Runner by James Dashner 1st in a series When the doors of the lift crank open, the only thing Thomas remembers is his first name. But he's not alone. He's surrounded by boys who welcome him to the Glade - a walled encampment at the center of a bizarre and terrible stone maze. Like Thomas, the Gladers don't know why or how they came to be there - ...
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Week 11 - Books with curriculum content

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Knowing nothing about highschool curriculum or much about YA books I put it out to the "hive mind" that is Facebook to come up with the huge list below.  I showcased a few of the ones I thought were personally interesting and put the others in a list for reference. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Melinda is shunned by her classmates for breaking up a school party.  She becomes isolated and eventually stops speaking altogether.  Through her art, she is able to face the rape that happened at that party by an upperclassman who is still a threat to her.  This novel illustrates the importance of speaking up for oneself. Unfortunately, this is an all too common occurrence in schools and life today.  Luckily the "MeToo" movement has allowed women to come out of the dark and not be afraid anymore. Dear Martin by Nic Stone Justyce is top of his class and Ivy-League bound.  But that doesn't mean he can escape racial profiling.  He looks to ...
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Week 9 - Don´t go into the basement. Scary YA

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Death Prefers Blondes by Caleb Roehrig Margo Manning is a socialite by day and a cat burglar by night with four flamboyant drag queens as her crew. When her public life takes a dark turn it is up to the resourceful thieves to use their skills to survive. This popped up when I googled top YA titles of 2019.   I'm not a huge fan of mystery or cat burglars but the cover of this one drew my attention.  When I read about her band of drag queens it sounded like an interesting and possibly fun read. Faceless  by Alyssa B. Sheinmel  Maisie was caught in an electrical fire that burned her nose, chin, and cheeks off.  She is a prime candidate for a face transplant but how will Maisie cope when she doesn't recognize herself in the mirror anymore? This was recommended for me by a friend on Goodreads.com.   Having been in an accident myself that deformed my face (not to the extent of Maisie) I know how hard it is to look a...
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