Staff Picks: Favorite Young Adult Book
Do you need help picking your next book? We have some suggestions.
Cassandra Clare – The Infernal Devices series (“Clockwork Angel,” “Clockwork Prince” and “Clockwork Princess”)
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| “This series, written after the Mortal Instruments series, is set as a prequel to those characters, and I think this series is better than the original books.” – Kiki Dreyer Burke, Public Relations Manager |
| Place it on hold in our catalog |
Natalie Babbitt – “Tuck Everlasting”
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| “A classic book that explores immortality and its price. The book also contains one of my favorite quotes: ‘Don’t be afraid of death; be afraid of an unlived life. You don’t have to live forever, you just have to live.'” – Andrew Moorhead, Digital Marketing Coordinator |
| Place it on hold in our catalog |
Brittany Cavallaro – “A Study in Charlotte”
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| “This book is a great twist on the Sherlock Holmes stories we all know. It follows Sherlock and Watson’s great-great-great-grandchildren, Charlotte Holmes and Jamie Watson, as they join together to solve a murder on their college campus.” – Nina Frondorf, Collection Services Assistant |
| Place it on hold in our catalog |
Christopher Paolini – “Eragon”
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| “I’m sometimes a sucker for fantasy, and Paolini (only 15 years old when he wrote this book) really astounded me with his writing skill. The movie was a bitter disappointment. The fact that he hasn’t written anything since this series is also disappointing, but I hear that he might be working on some science fiction now.” – JC Morgan, Director |
| Place it on hold in our catalog |
Libba Bray – “A Great and Terrible Beauty”
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| “A blend of historical fiction and fantasy, ‘A Great and Terrible Beauty’ is a terrific opener for an intriguing and heart wrenching trilogy.” – Amy Carroll, Adult Teen Services Programmer |
| Place it on hold in our catalog |
Jeff Hirsch – “The Eleventh Plague”
Sean Beaudoin – “You Killed Wesley Payne”
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| “At a time when dystopian books were a dime a dozen, Hirsch’s ‘Eleventh Plague’ was a rare novel that offered hope for life after civilization was ravaged.” – Mike Fair, Digital Inclusion Coordinator |
“A hilariously hard-boiled high school mystery.” – Mike Fair, Digital Inclusion Coordinator |
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