Tag: middle school

• Why ‘The Giver’ Is a Great Teen Novel

  

  The Giver is the book that got me into reading. Oh sure, I had read lots of books before, but they were always just stories. Stuff happened until there was no more book left to read and you moved on without a lot of thought into what it all meant. The Giver was different. I […]

  Scott Mitchell

  December 6, 2018

  Literature

  Literature, Lois Lowry, middle school, Nostalgia, Teens, The Giver, Young Adult

• Relevant Reads: Books for Misfits

  

  As a teen librarian, it’s my duty to be as unbiased and inclusive as possible. A collection blossoming with diversity, difficulty, and depth is important for any patron, but it’s especially important for youth. The current Young Adult (YA) market provides me with a variety of deep and diverse pieces of literature. Books of any […]

  Kelly Chaplin

  November 1, 2018

  Literature

  All the Bright Places, book recommendations, books, Graphic Novels, Jennifer Niven, Kristen Gudsnuk, Literature, Making Friends, middle school, misfits, Shannon Hale, The Goose Girl