End of the year

Have a wonderful summer everybody! See you in September.

Summer reading

Summertime is always one of my favourite times for reading (not much beats laying on the beach with a good book). There are many reading lists for teens floating around the internet, and I've listed some of them below. Lots of books to choose from!

Good Comics for Kids summer 2009 reading list (scroll down to get to the teen section)

Graphic novel titles from Get Graphic

Pop Candy: twenty-five great high school books - and there are even more recommendations in the comments.

Rainbow List 2009 - list of recently published GLBTQ books, and don't forget to check out the 2008 list too.

School Library Journal's Best Books 2008 - a great list of very good books published in 2008.

Summer Reading List - this summer reading list from a school district in the U.S. has tons of great books suggested for grades 6-9. This is their list for grades 10-12.

Top 10 dystopian novels for teenagers - a list by a British author who writes (you guessed it) dystopian novels for teens. View my own top 10 list of dystopian novels. This list of dystopian novels from Booklist is most excellent as well. (Can you tell I have a weakness for this genre?)

YALSA book lists and book awards - you'll never be stuck for books to read if you have a look around this site that provides many book lists and awards. Definitely take a look at the Printz and Alex awards, and the Best Books and Teens' Top 10 lists.

And don't forget that the Cumberland Regional Library is having a summer reading program with prizes!

New bookmarks in June

It's that time of year again

...new books time! A couple of quick orders and a generous donation (of 5 books from the Bluford High series) have brought some new fiction into the library in the past couple of weeks.

The diary of Pelly D by L. J. Adlington

The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie

Darkside by Tom Becker

The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

The ruins of Gorlan (Ranger's Apprentice #1) by John Flanagan

Ten cents a dance by Christine Fletcher

Right behind you by Gail Giles

Newes from the dead by Mary Hooper

Payback (from the Bluford High series) by Paul Langan

The declaration by Gemma Malley

The fountainhead by Ayn Rand

Lost and found, Secrets in the shadows, Someone to love me, and Until we meet again (all from the Bluford High series) by Anne Schraff

Inside the cage by Matt Whyman

Hush by Jacqueline Woodson