Wow, this book was excellent! I’ve been meandering through books lately, and haven’t been drawn to a teen novel in a while, but this one really grabbed me and didn’t let me go.

I admit, I felt creeped out from the very beginning of the book—the idea of willfully dividing up teenagers into…

Have a homework question?  Want to get a book recommendation?  You can now chat with me, the Teen Librarian, anytime you have a question!

You’ll see this chat link to the right:

Any time I’m online, you can chat me (although if I’m busy, you won’t be able to, sorry!). …

my ‘read’ shelf:

Join me on Goodreads!

In order to keep track of one, all the books I’m reading, and two, all the books I’m recommending within the library through booklists and displays, I invite anyone and everyone (especially you teens out there) to become my friend on…

The best of all kinds of books for teens have been announced by the American Library Association!
First, the Printz Awards—the top titles of excellent literary quality for teens.

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I’m on the Great Graphic Novels for Teens committee—and what we do, every year, is create a “best of” sort of list for all manga and graphic novels released during the past year (and a bit before).  We have all of our nominations at this point, but what we really want is teen…

Do you love manga and anime? Do you create portraits of your favorite characters or use the style to tell your own stories?  We want you for our Teen Manga and Anime Art Show!

During the month of January, the Brookline Public Library will be displaying teen-created artwork in the style of Japanese manga or anime in Hunneman…