Modernized Greek tragedy. Murder mystery of a dead twin brother. Twisted fairy tale with strange kidnappings. Time travel at the speed of dial-up internet. This is just a sampling of what our youth services staff are currently reading. Have you already read one of these books? Submit your own book review or share your thoughts as a blog comment below!
What We’re Reading:
- Sweetly by Jackson Pearce
- The Vanishing Game by Kate Kae Myers
- The Future of Us by Jay Asher
- Lola and the Boy Next Door by Stephanie Perkins (audiobook, quirky romance)
- Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller (incredibly beautiful retelling of The Iliad)
- Embrace by Jessica Shirvington (dark vs. light, angels, love triangle)
- Steel Trapp: The Academy by Ridley Pearson (spy novel)
- Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor (rich, imaginative, intriguing)
- Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini (if Percy Jackson were a love story, it would be this book)
- Geek Girls Unite: How Fangirls, Bookworms, Indie Chicks, and Other Misfits Are Taking over the World by Leslie Simon
What We’re Listening To:
- Scars and Stories by The Fray (good, but not quite as
good as their last album) - The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond (captures the folksy feel of District 12)
- We Were Here by Joshua Radin (soothing, thought-provoking guitar)
