Staff Picks Young Adult

April 2020

Giant Days, Volume 1

by John Allison

Travel to England and join Esther, Daisy, and Susan in their very first year at University. It’s their first time away from home and the perfect opportunity to reinvent themselves…which turns into a weird journey through all the usual first-year-at-university experiences. Esther is a goth with a passion for romance, Daisy is sweet and prepared for anything, and Susan is pre-med and mad at the world. Their story of friendship is great, and they each have their own storylines outside of their friendship. I can’t decide who I love the most. This graphic novel is full of bright illustrations, humor, and visual jokes. Perfect for readers of Archie and Fangirl. Once you finish Volume One, there’s Volumes 2-12 waiting for you on Hoopla.

Recommended by: Kara DeCarlo, Youth Services School Liaison

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Suitors and Sabotage

by Cindy Anstey

Imogene Chively has just had a successful season in London, complete with a suitor of her father’s approval. When Ernest and his brother Ben come to visit her at the Chively Estate, things start to change for Imogene. She finds herself attracted to the wrong brother.

Recommend By: Holly Balasa Youth Services Shelver

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This is Our Story

by Ashley Elston

At River Point five boys went hunting but only four came back. Evidence shows it could have been any one of them that shot their friend but none of the boys are talking. Now it’s up to Kate to uncover the true killer. However if she doesn’t more than one life could be on the line….including her own.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

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Carry On

by Rainbow Rowell

Simon and Baz have been roommates for seven years and they still hate each other. When their last year in magic school starts and Baz doesn’t return, Simon becomes obsessed with finding him thinking Baz is planning something nefarious. This book contains action, magic, and romance. Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

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A Heart So Fierce and Broken

by Brigid Kemmerer

The sequel to A Curse So Dark and Lonely doesn’t disappoint. This is Grey & Lia Mara’s story. Grey is struggling with both his newfound identity and his powerful magic. Lia Mara is dealing with her disappointment in not only not being named queen but having her younger sister chosen over her. Will Grey turn against Prince Rhen and Princess Harper? Will Lia Mara bend to the will of her mother? Questions are asked and answered in this thrilling second installment of the Cursebreakers series. Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: Becky McCormack, Youth Services Assistant Manager

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

by Laura Ruby

Interweaving stories of Frankie, an orphan, and Pearl, a ghost, this book is told in flashbacks from the present to 1940s Chicago. Besides the stories of these two girls, there are stories told as they open doors in an effort to find their way. How many doors would you open knowing behind it could be a wolf? A fantastic read! Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: Joan Stoiber, Young Adult Reference Librarian I

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Stargirl (Stargirl Series: Book 1)

by Jerry Spinelli

Read the book, watch the movie! Stargirl is one of a kind. She’s new at school and after some time, people get used to her and start loving her uniqueness. All of that love changes one day and she becomes the outcast. Her boyfriend Leo suggests that she try to change and act normal. Will changing be the solution to all of her problems? Or will it just make things worse? Also available on Libby.

Recommended by: Erin Faxel, Youth Services Teen Librarian

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Frozen Charlotte

by Alex Bell

Sophie goes to stay with her uncle and her three cousins, while her parents are away. It’s been years since she last saw them. They now live on the remote isle of Skye, in a house that was once a school for girls. Until strange things happened and the school closed. Sophie finds her relatives have changed too. When Sophie starts to experience strange voices and happenings she must find out the truth before it’s too late.

Recommend by: Holly Balasa, Youth Services Shelver

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Ten

by Gretchen McNeil

Ten teens. Three days. One killer. Best friends Meg and Minnie are more than excited to spend President’s Day weekend at an exclusive house party on Henry Island. But the fun turns twisted after they discover a DVD with a sinister message: Vengeance is mine. Taking a page from Agatha Christie’s novel Then There Where None, the teens must find which one of them is the killer before no one is left on the island.

Recommended by: April Balasa, Patron Services Clerk

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

Tweet Cute

by Emma Lord

Pepper is a busy high school student, balancing her grades, college applications, swim team, and her mom’s fast-food Twitter account. When Big League Burger accidentally starts a feud with a small local business, all of Twitter sits back to enjoy the show. As Pepper tries to navigate her Twitter fight, she finds herself spending more time with Jack, a guy she’s known for years but never paid much attention to, meanwhile also talking to Wolf, a guy she’s never met on an app developed for her school. Will her Twitter feud accidentally lead to a meet-up with the perfect guy? Or has she already met him? Also available on OverDrive.

Recommended by: Alejandra Menendez, Youth Services Reference Librarian I

Posted in: Young Adult Fiction

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