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Ages: 14 - 18
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My Life Undecided is a novel for young adults. It tells the story of a fifteen year-old girl, notorious for making bad decisions, who enlists the help of blog readers to vote on how she should live her life. She learns that people must learn to make... some decisions for themselves. ( 2:05)
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October 16, 2011 at 01:35 PM
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Ages: 18 - 18
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Watch this book trailer video for the young adult novel Halo by Australian teenage writer Alexandra Adornetto. In the YA book Halo, three angels are sent down to bring good to the world. One angel is drawn to a mortal boy, and the angels fear she wi...ll not be strong enough to save anyone, especially herself. ( :45)
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October 14, 2011 at 01:53 PM
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Ages: 15 - 18
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Watch this book trailer video for the young adult novel Enclave by Ann Aguirre--a suspense thriller, post-apocalyptic book. ( Video includes violence.) ( 1:33)
October 14, 2011 at 01:44 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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Watch this author video to hear author Julie Halpern talk about her young adult novel, Get Well Soon. In this video, the young adult author gives humorous suggestions of what to pack--and not pack--when going to a mental hospital.
In Halpern's YA ...book, Anna Bloom is depressed—so depressed that her parents have committed her to a mental hospital with a bunch of other messed-up teens. Here, she meets a roommate with a secret (and a plastic baby), a doctor who focuses way too much on her weight, and a cute, shy boy who just might like her. But wait! Being trapped in a loony bin isn't supposed to be about making friends, losing weight, and having a crush, is it?
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October 4, 2011 at 11:20 PM
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Ages: 14 - 18
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How did author Gabrielle Zevin find inspiration in New York City for ALL THESE THINGS I'VE DONE? Take a walk around NYC with Gabrielle and learn more about her new book!
In 2083, chocolate and coffee are illegal, paper is hard to find, water is care...fully rationed, and New York City is rife with crime and poverty. And yet, for Anya Balanchine, the sixteen-year-old daughter of the city's most notorious (and dead) crime boss, life is fairly routine. It consists of going to school, taking care of her siblings and her dying grandmother, trying to avoid falling in love with the new assistant D.A.'s son, and avoiding her loser ex-boyfriend. That is until her ex is accidently poisoned by the chocolate her family manufactures and the police think she's to blame. Suddenly, Anya finds herself thrust unwillingly into the spotlight--at school, in the news, and most importantly, within her mafia family. (2:05)
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October 5, 2011 at 11:35 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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Watch this video and get to know Alexandra Adornetto, author of the young adult novel Halo. In this author interview, the Australian teenage writer talks about where she got the ideas for her fantasy novel, when she started writing, and more. In the ...YA book Halo, three angels are sent down to bring good to the world: Gabriel, the warrior; Ivy, the healer; and Bethany, a teenage girl who is the least experienced of the trio. But she is the most human, and when she is romantically drawn to a mortal boy, the angels fear she will not be strong enough to save anyone—especially herself—from the Dark Forces. Is love a great enough power against evil? This is a great resource to entice and encourage upper grade readers. (1:30)
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October 9, 2011 at 09:34 AM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Watch this book trailer video for The House of Dead Maids by Clare B. Dunkle, a young adult novel and chilling prequel to Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights. In this YA book, Young Tabby Aykroyd has been brought to the dusty mansion of Seldom House to ...be nursemaid to a foundling boy. He is a savage little creature, but the Yorkshire moors harbor far worse, as Tabby soon discovers. There are ghosts lurking the halls, and sleeping in her bed. Clare B. Dunkle, author of the acclaimed Hollow Kingdom trilogy writes this bone-chilling horror book and historical novel as a prelude to Wuthering Heights--explaining the origins of Heathcliff. ""DEAD MAIDS is dark and beautiful, literary and lovely ... Worthy of sitting on a shelf next to Wuthering Heights."" —Melissa Marr, author of Wicked Lovely. This is a great resource to entice and encourage upper grade readers. This does have adult content. (1:09)
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October 9, 2011 at 06:18 PM
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Ages: 11 - 18
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Watch this video to hear librarian Linda Ward-Callighan recommend the young adult novel Eyes Like Stars by Lisa Mantchev. Welcome to the Théâtre Illuminata, where the characters of every play ever written can be found behind the curtain. They were bo...rn to play their parts, and are bound to the Théâtre by The Book--an ancient and magical tome of scripts. Beatrice Shakespeare Smith is not one of them, but they are her family--and she is about to lose them all and the only home she has ever known. This is a great resource to entice and encourage upper grade readers. This is a series of Theatre-Illuminata books. (1:11)
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October 8, 2011 at 08:46 AM
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Ages: 12 - 18
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Watch this author video to hear Katherine Applegate, author of the hit young adult series, Animorphs, talk about Home of the Brave, her first standalone novel for children. In this author essay, Applegate talks about what she most hopes readers will ...remember about her book, and introduces us to a friendly cow.
Applegate's novel, perfect for readers in the middle grades, tells the story of Kek. Kek comes from Africa where he lived with his mother, father, and brother. But only he and his mother have survived. Now she's missing, and Kek has been sent to a new home. In America, he sees snow for the first time, and feels its sting. He wonders if the people in this new place will be like the winter—cold and unkind. But slowly he makes friends: a girl in foster care, an old woman with a rundown farm, and a sweet, sad cow that reminds Kek of home. As he waits for word of his mother's fate, Kek weathers the tough Minnesota winter by finding warmth in his new friendships, strength in his memories, and belief in his new country. (1:21)
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October 4, 2011 at 11:26 PM
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Ages: 13 - 18
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Watch this book trailer video for the young adult novel Perchance to Dream, Book 2 in Lisa Mantchev's Theatre Illuminata fantasy series, which started with Eyes Like Stars. With this YA book, once again, Lisa Mantchev has spun a tale like no other—fu...ll of romance, magic, adventure, and fairies, too—that readers won't want to put down, even after the curtain has closed. Beatrice Shakespeare Smith has learned everything about every play ever written. She knew the Players and their parts, but she didn't know that she, too, had magic. Now, she is the Mistress of Revels, the Teller of Tales, and determined to follow her stars. She is ready for the outside world. But the outside world soon proves more topsy-turvy than any stage production. Bertie can make things happen by writing them, but outside the protective walls of the Thèâtre, nothing goes as planned. And her magic cannot help her make a decision between Nate--her suave and swashbuckling pirate--and Ariel, a brooding yet seductive air spirit. This is a great resource to entice and encourage upper grade readers! (1:57)
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October 9, 2011 at 09:10 AM
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