Fri Sep 13: what we talked about

Fri Sep 13: what we talked about
  • Thank you Eliana for sharing homemade bookmarks from your family party! The marbled paper and ribbons are lovely.
  • Today is Friday the 13th, - and a full moon! - so read book from the supernatural genre!
  • YALSA Teens Top Ten list shared
    • Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
      • Summary:Theodosia was six when her country was invaded and her mother, the Fire Queen, was murdered before her eyes. On that day, the Kaiser took Theodosia's family, her land, and her name. Theo was crowned Ash Princess--a title of shame to bear in her new life as a prisoner.
      • Genre:fantasy
      • "It's tragic," says Yona
    • To Kill a Kingdom by Alexandra Christo
      • Summary:Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her collection, she is revered across the sea. Until a twist of fate forces her to kill one of her own. To punish her daughter, the Sea Queen transforms Lira into the one thing they loathe most—a human.
      • Genre:fantasy
    • We are super proud that Marie Lu has 2 books on this list! Wildcard (sequel to Warcross) and Batman: Nightwalker
  • Assassin's Curse by Cassandra Rose Clarke
    • Summary:Ananna of the Tanarau, having left her pirate clan to avoid an arranged marriage, accidentally binds herself to an assassin while using magic to fight him, and, together, they must complete three tasks to break the curse, while trying to resist the growing attraction between them.
    • Genre: fantasy
  • Frat Girl by Kiley Roache
    • Summary:With one shot at a scholarship to attend the university of her dreams, Cassie pitches a research project: to pledge fraternity Delta Tau Chi and provide proof of their misogynistic behavior. They’re frat boys. She knows exactly what to expect once she gets there. Exposing them should be a piece of cake.
    • Genre:realistic
    • also on the YALSA Teens Top Ten list
  • Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
    • Summary: Bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is known for the unflinching way she writes about, and advocates for, survivors of sexual assault. Now, inspired by her fans and enraged by how little in our culture has changed since her groundbreaking novel Speak was first published twenty years ago, she has written a poetry memoir that is as vulnerable as it is rallying, as timely as it is timeless
    • Genre: non-fiction, memoir, books in verse
    • Connected to Speak and Speak: The Graphic Novel
  • Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson
    • Summary: Fifteen-year-old Tiger Lily receives special protections from the spiritual forces of Neverland, but then she meets her tribe's most dangerous enemy--Peter Pan--and falls in love with him.
    • Genre: fantasy