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Tough Teen Topics: Bullying
Click to view slideshow. One in an occasional series of topics that are tough for adults to address with teens. Since we’re having anti-bullying assemblies this week at both of my schools, I’ve been...
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Tough Teen Topics: Bullying
Click to view slideshow. One in an occasional series of topics that are tough for adults to address with teens. Since we’ve recently had anti-bullying assemblies at both of my schools, I’ve been...
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Living Dead Girl
Living Dead Girl by Elizabeth Scott Deeply disturbing, Living Dead Girl was a novel I couldn’t put down. It’s a quick read—under two hours, but the impact lasts (and maybe the bad dreams do, too)....
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“Breath”
Breath by Tim Winton Which risks are worth it? How do you challenge yourself in a way that makes you grow as an individual? That can make you feel alive and so adrenaline-fueled that every day you’re...
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Adult Books for Teens; “It Calls You Back”
It Calls You Back by Luis J. Rodriguez Many students know about Luis J. Rodriguez’s memoir Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA. We have multiple copies in the library as it has remained...
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Banned Books: The Top Ten of the Last Year
Click to view slideshow. I want to say goodbye to Banned Books Week with the most recent list of books that are challenged in schools and communities. Here are the top ten of 2011. I’ve read many and...
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“The Ask and the Answer”
The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness Another can’t-put-it-down, page-turner from Patrick Ness, The Ask and the Answer is the second book in the Chaos Walking trilogy. We find Viola and Todd once...
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Movie Tie-In: Jack Reacher
Knowing that the Jack Reacher movie was coming out, I decided to try one of the novels—Worth Dying For—just to see if it was something our students would like. I’d never read a Jack Reacher book before...
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Advice in “Tiny Beautiful Things”
Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed I’m not a fan of advice columns and I loathe self-help books, so I was surprised when someone I trust recommended this...
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2014 California Young Reader Medal Nominees
Click to view slideshow. What’s cool about the California Young Reader Medal is that the books are selected by young readers. So, teens select the winner of the young adult category. In order to vote,...
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Walking Dead: Coming Soon
Briefly: You asked for it. We weren’t sure about the novels–reports/reviews are that they are far more graphic than the TV series. Decision: We’ll have the graphic novel series available to you...
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Solitary: Escape from Furnace, book two
Solitary: Book Two of the Escape from Furnace series by Alexander Gordon Smith Just a quick heads up on this series. I reviewed the first book, Lockdown here. I thought it was great entertainment and...
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“Ashes”
Ashes by Ilsa Bick (first in a trilogy) Alex, seventeen and traveling alone in the Michigan wilderness, is on a mission to bid her goodbyes to the world. She has a brain tumor that appears...
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Summer Reading: Bullying Books
Click to view slideshow. Summer Reading One of my reading goals this summer is to read and select some books about bullying—both the cyber sort and the in-person attacks. I hope to recommend two...
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Summer Reading: Books into Movies
Click to view slideshow. When we think of summer reading, we think of books we choose because we like them—books for fun. In the past I’ve read long lists of YA books over the summer and have...
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Bullying Books: “Some Girls Are”
Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers Regina has bullied other girls all through high school. She’s popular. She’s Anna’s best friend. And Anna is the queen bee of the Hallowell High, calling all the...
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Bullying Books: “Reason to Breathe”
Reason to Breathe, by Rebecca Donovan I was talking to another teacher at Chaffey High, Mrs. Vanderbeck (who used to work at Colony as well), about the bullying books I was reading this year. She...
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