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The Lake of Shining Waters
Former law librarian, YA librarian in training
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“The summer sun was not meant for boys like me. Boys like me belonged to the rain.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
Saenz, B (2012). Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe. NYC: Simon & Schuster. Print ISBN: 9781442408937. Paperback $11.99. Book Review: Dante and Ari are best friends. They meet one summer when Ari asks Dante to teach him to swim. The fact that Dante is gay isn't a... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“Not every moment has to happen.” ― Maggie Thrash, Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir
Thrash, M (2015). Honor Girl. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. Print ISBN: 9780763673826. Hardback: $19.99. Book Review: Maggie is 15, an expert shooter, at an all girls summer camp, a die hard Backstreet Boys fan, and in love with a counselor named Erin. Just a typical summer, except Erin isn't just... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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Time for the Etta got her groove back party. It would be easier if I'd been invited, or if this party actually existed, but whatever. - Hannah Moskowitz, Not otherwise specified
Moskowitz, H (2015). Not otherwise specified. NYC: Simon Pulse. ISBN: 9781481405959. Paperback: $11.99. Book Review There aren’t very many YA novels with a cool teen protagonist that also identifies as bisexual. Luckily for us, Etta is one that fits the bill! Etta is bisexual, Black and also an amazing ballet... Continue reading
Posted Jun 7, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“Nothing's wrong. Everything's right. Things couldn't be righter. Things could be less tired. They could be less busy. They could be less caffeinated. But they couldn't be righter. ” ― John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Green, John and David Levithan (2010). Will Grayson, Will Grayson. New York City: Speak. Print ISBN: 9780142418475. Paperback $10.99. Book Review Will Grayson, Will Grayson is a story about two teens named Will Grayson colliding in a super funny way (for the reader...definitely not for the characters). They come from... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“Ava: 'Girls liking boys is normal.' Pat: 'No, it isn't. It's just common.” ― Lili Wilkinson, Pink
Wilkinson, L. Pink (2009). New York City: Harper Teen. Print ISBN: 9780061926549. Paperback $9.99. Book Review In Pink, Ava is a teen who is caught up in confusion. She is in a lesbian relationship, but she is unsure if she wants to remain so. She also decides she wants to... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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The first step, our self-acceptance, is by far the hardest step of the journey. The rest, this book can help with. - James Dawson, The Book is Gay
Dawson, J (2015). This book is gay. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, Inc. Print ISBN: 9781492617839. $9.99. Book Review This book is gay is the book I wish I had as a teenager. It's a no-nonsense book about being gay, lesbian, bi, trans, queer, etc., with the added bonus of being funny.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“As for wondering if it's okay to be who you are--that's not a symptom of mental illness. That's a symptom of being a person.” ― Jeff Garvin, Symptoms of Being Human
Garvin, J (2016). Symptoms of being human. NYC: Harper Collins. Print ISBN: 9780062382863. Hardback: $17.99. Book Review "People are complicated. And messy. Seems too convenient that we'd all fit inside some multiple choice question." In the Symptoms of being human, Riley identifies as gender fluid. That means Riley's gender fluctuates... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“There is no fairy godmother, Cinderella. Life doesn’t work that way. If you’re patient and go through the steps, you will be able to change. But there’s a lot of energy that goes into a transformation.” ― Sara Farizan, If You Could Be Mine
Farizan, S. If you could be mine. Chapel Hill: Algonquin Books. ISBN: 9781616204556. paperback: $9.95 Book Review Sahar and Nasrin have been best friends since they were 6 years old. They are also lovers. They live in Iran and have to keep their romance a secret for fear of being... Continue reading
Posted Jun 1, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“The universe owes you nothing, Kady. It has already given you everything, after all. It was here long before you, and it will go on long after you. The only way it will remember you is to do something worth remembrance.” ― Amie Kaufman, Illuminae
Kaufman, A (2015). Illuminae. New York: Alfred A. Knopf. ISBN: 978-0-553-49911-7. Hardback: $18.99. Book Talk Book Review What would you do if the morning you broke up with your boyfriend the planet you live on is annihilated by an evil corporation? That is what Kady is dealing with the day... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“I grabbed my book and opened it up. I wanted to smell it. Heck, I wanted to kiss it. Yes, kiss it. That's right, I am a book kisser. Maybe that's kind of perverted or maybe it's just romantic and highly intelligent.” ― Sherman Alexie, The Absolute
Alexie, S. (2007). The absolutely true diary of a part time Indian. New York: Little Brown and Company. Print ISBN: 978-0-316-01369-7. Paperback: $15.99. Book Talk Book Review Junior wasn't supposed to live past 6 months. He is poor. He only has one friend who can be a bully. Junior definitely... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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"That's what I wanted to show in Aya: an Africa without the . . . war and famine, an Africa that endures despite everything because, as we say back home, life goes on."--Marguerite Abouet
Abouet, M (2012). Aya: life in Yop City. Drawn & Quarterly. Print ISBN: 978-1-77046-082-9. Paperback: 24.95. Book Talk Book Review Aya is a graphic novel which takes place in West Africa in the late 1970s. It centers around Aya and her two best friends. Aya is a serious teenager who... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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Chris Brown's "Shortie Like Mine" was playing and for a moment I could swear Josiah's eyes were singing the lyrics to me. This made me want him even more. The crush I had on him was unshakable. - NiNi Simone, Shortie like mine
Simone, N (2008). Shortie like mine. New York: Kensington. ISBN: 978-0758228390 Book Talk Book Review In Shortie like mine, Seven is a typical teenaged girl dealing with typical teenaged girl problems. She has a major crush on her friend's ex boyfriend. She has a falling out with her best friend... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“Why is everyone so eager to assume I'm nuts? Just because I blurt out random bizarre statements and find dead bodies that disappear before anyone else sees them?” ― K.C. Held, Holding Court
Held, K (2016). Holding court. Fort Collins: Entangled Publishing. ISBN: 978-1-63375-227-6. Paperback: $9.99. Book Talk Book Review "I'm standing behind the counter of my mom's antique shop, thinking about Grayson Chandler's abs, when the bell over the door jingles and in walks Henry VIII." Jules has what Cami, her best... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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Everyone in the pleasant, suburban town of Shadyside knows about the Fear family, early settlers of the town, who practiced the black arts and were cursed with a history of untold evil. - RL Stine, Party Games
Stine, RL (2014). Party Games. New York: Thomas Dunne Books. Print ISBN: 978-1-250-07693-9. Paperback $10.99. Book Talk Review Does RL Stine still have thrilling story ideas? His latest stories still take place on Fear Street. In Party Games, Rachel is invited to Brendan Fear's birthday party. Her friends warn her... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“We embrace those things that make us unique or odd. For only in these things can we locate and then develop our most individual abilities.” ― Nnedi Okorafor, Akata Witch
Okorafor, N. (2011). Akata Witch. New York: Viking. Print ISBN: 978-0-670-01196-4. Hardback: $17.99. Book Talk Book Review Do you ever really know who you are? Sunny is dealing with lots of questions on her identity. She was born in NYC, but lives in Nigeria. She is African but albino. She... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“The thing about mountains is that you have to keep on climbing them, and that it's always hard, but there's a view from top every time when you finally get there.” ― Nancy Garden, Annie on My Mind
Garden, N. (1982). Annie on My Mind. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux. Print ISBN: 978-0-374-40011-8. Paperback: $8.00. Book Talk Review Annie on my mind is a story that takes place in New York City. Liza and Annie become friends after meeting at a museum. Their friendship quickly intensifies and they... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“If the world were really right, humans would live life backward and do the first part last. They'd be all knowing in the beginning and innocent in the end...” ― Angela Johnson, The First Part Last
Johnson, A. (2003) The first part last. Simon Pulse: New York. Print ISBN: 978-0-689-84923-7. Paperback: $7.99. Book Talk Review Bobby just wants to be a “normal” teenager living in NYC, with a close group of friends, school and a girlfriend. However, once he learns that his girlfriend, Nia, is expecting... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“When you live your life through records, the records are a record of your life.” ― Ahmir Questlove Thompson, Mo' Meta Blues: The World According to Questlove
Thompson, A. (2013). Mo' Meta Blues: the world according to Questlove. New York: Grand Central Publishing. Print ISBN: 978-1-4555-0137-3. Paperback: $16.00. Annotation A quirky, fun memoir that truly delves into the history of music -- with great stories included! Review Mo' Meta Blues is most definitely the world according to... Continue reading
Posted Apr 21, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“Like my mother said, you can't go back to holding hands” ― Judy Blume, Forever
Posted Apr 13, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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“Doing the thing you are scared of is much harder than not being afraid of anything. It is easy to be brave. It is not so easy to be scared and do a brave thing anyway.” ― Elizabeth Wein, Black Dove, White Raven
Posted Apr 13, 2016 at Librarian Unbunned
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