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re: Fall YA reads

Shh_ImReading@evpl — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:58:29 GMT

I really loved Once Was Lost. I think it's my favorite of the books Sara Zarr has written so far.

re: One Book Leads to Another

TeenLibrarian@evpl — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:01:29 GMT

Excellent post!

I've read Off-color and Caucasia two great titles. I also recommend The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man.

Off-color by Janet McDonald

Fifteen-year-old Cameron living with her single mother in Brooklyn finds her search for identity further challenged when she discovers that she is the product of a biracial relationship. Off-color is a quick read with a interesting twist, one that forces Cameron to adapt to her new situation.

Caucasia by Danzy Senna

Two sisters, the daughters of a racially-mixed marriage, become separated when their parents' marriage fails and attempt to find each other despite the racial tensions of the 1970s. One sister goes with her African-American father. The other sister passes for a Jewish girl while on the run with her paranoid mother.

The Autobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man by James Weldon Johnson

A man whose light skin enables him to "pass" for white describes his journey through the strata of black society at the turn of the century.

Try out these titles also.

re: Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

Shh_ImReading@evpl — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:58:14 GMT

I liked Story of a Girl and loved Sweethearts. I read both of them quickly. In fact, I sat down with Sweethearts last night thinking I'd just read a few more pages before bed and ended up reading to the end because I just couldn't stop! I'm looking forward to starting Sara Zarr's newest, Once Was Lost, this afternoon.

re: Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

KickinLibrarian@evpl — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 14:37:44 GMT

I am just finishing up Sweethearts right now. I really like it!

re: Story of a Girl by Sara Zarr

kiya@evpl — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 22:20:36 GMT

I really liked this book. Her second book, Sweethearts, is also a keeper!

re: Record an audio book for LibriVox

lisac46222 — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:44:42 GMT

Excellent project!!

Thanks for all of the great ideas you have for teen programs!

re: The Hunger Games

batojjei — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:58:30 GMT

I'm looking this book up now... (I ended up here while trying to complete the "bonus challenge" for the adult summer reading program

re: The Hunger Games

lilseed — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:56:49 GMT

This has been on my reading list for some time, just hasn't been available during my visits to the library. I will have to make more of an effort to pick it up - sounds really good!

re: The Hunger Games

UndergroundLibrarian@evpl — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:02:30 GMT

I agree that it's a page turner. Have you read Stephanie Meyer's comment on Suzanne Collins' homepage? Stephanie Meyer said she was so into Hunger Games that she had to take it to dinner with her and hide it under the edge of the table, because she couldn't stop reading it. I didn't go that far, but it is really fascinating.

re: Stephanie Meyer Isn't the Only One

maryl — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:01:43 GMT

Looks good.

re: More Supernatural Love Stories

veralidaine1 — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:09:16 GMT

I tend to like the young adult supernatural love stories. Some great ones I have found are the Vampire Academy series by Richelle Mead and I also like the House of Night Series by P.C. Cast and her daughter.

re: "If you could do it all over again and change something, what would it be?"

Bufkinite@evpl — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 21:55:40 GMT

Walter Dean Myers writes so plainly beautiful about the gritty, down-and-out side of life that he's hard to put down. The last book I read by him was "Harlem Summer," and it was very good. Looks like I'll have to read this one.

re: Twilight Series not part of my Highlights

librarianinheels@evpl — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 22:05:36 GMT

I read 'Twilight' and I really didn't care for it. However, I can see the appeal it has for teens. I think adults might prefer the Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. Teens probably would, too - I just think 'Twilight' has more of a romance thing going for it...which doesn't appeal to me.

re: "If you could do it all over again and change something, what would it be?"

gawell@evpl — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:53:03 GMT

Sounds like soemthing two of favorite writers,

Charles Dickens and Phil;ip K. Dick.

re: Are You In the Zone?

kittycatmom@evpl — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 17:51:49 GMT

Does anyone remember the story of Burgess Meredith who just wanted to read all the time? He worked at a bank and would go into the vault for lunch to read. One day, while in the vault reading, an atomic bomb was dropped. He was the only survivor and had all the time in the world to read. That is when he stumbles and breaks his glasses.