YA Librarian in Training

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#IReadYA because the books are Real and Raw and Beautiful. #IReadYA #contest

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I just signed up to be an Ambassador for #IReadYA Week. Learn more and become one yourself here

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Some tech-y reads!

Level 2 (or The Memory of After) by Lenore Appelhans

iBoy by Kevin Brooks

Elusion by Claudia Gabel

The Future of Us by Jay Asher

A Thousand Pieces of You by Claudia Gray

The Leveller by Julia Durango

Brain Jack by Brian Falkner

Little Brother by Cory Doctorow

Moxyland by Lauren Beukes

Want to Go Private by Sarah Littman

Hex by Rhiannon Lassiter

The Unidentified by Rae Mariz

This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer E. Smith

Duplicity by N.K. Traver

Chobits by CLAMP

[yalibrarianintraining]

#scifi #techreads #RA

[findyournextbook]

It’s National Poetry Month, which means it’s the perfect time to spotlight novels in verse. Whether you like contemporary stories, historical fiction, or fairy tale inspired stories, there’s a story on this list for you! 

 Hideous Love by Stephanie Hemphill

A free-verse novel about the Gothic novelist Mary Shelley, a teenager whose love story led her to write the literary masterpiece, Frankenstein.

Chasing Brooklyn by Lisa Schroeder

As teenagers Brooklyn and Nico work to help each other recover from the deaths of Brooklyn’s boyfriend–Nico’s brother Lucca–and their friend Gabe, the two begin to rediscover their passion for life, and a newly blossoming passion for one another.

Lies, Knives, and Girls in Red Dresses by Ron Koertge

Free-verse reveals true stories behind well-known fairy tales, some reset in modern times, as a strung-out match girl sells CDs to drug users, Little Red Riding Hood admits that she wanted to know what it is like to be swallowed whole, and Cinderella’s stepsisters are duped.

Sold by Patricia McCormick

Thirteen-year-old Lakshmi leaves her poor mountain home in Nepal thinking that she is to work in the city as a maid only to find that she has been sold into the sex slave trade in India and that there is no hope of escape.

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

Throughout her high school years, as her mother battles cancer, Lupita takes on more responsibility for her house and seven younger siblings, while finding refuge in acting and writing poetry. Includes glossary of Spanish terms.

The Sound of Letting Go by Stasia Ward Kehoe

At seventeen, Daisy feels imprisoned by her brother Steven’s autism and its effects and her only escape is through her trumpet into the world of jazz, but when her parents decide to send Steven to an institution she is not ready to let him go.

Karma by Cathy Ostlere

In 1984, following her mother’s suicide, 15-year-old Maya and her Sikh father travel to New Delhi from Canada to place her mother’s ashes in their final resting place. On the night of their arrival, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi is assassinated, Maya and her father are separated when the city erupts in chaos, and Maya must rely on Sandeep, a boy she has just met, for survival.

Audacity by Melanie Crowder

A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women’s labor rights in the early 20th century in New York.

Love and Leftovers by Sarah Tregay

When her father starts dating a man, fifteen-year-old Marcie’s depressed mother takes her to New Hampshire but just as Marcie starts falling for a great guy her father brings her back to Iowa, where all of her relationships have become strained.

[yalibrarianintraining]

#novelsinverse #poetry #RA

[hpldreads]

Books dealing with…

Depression:

Cut by Patricia McCormick 

Impulse by Ellen Hopkins

Get Well Soon by Julie Halpern

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Path

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Bipolar:

72 Hour Hold by Bebe Moore Campbell

Find You in the Dark by A. Meredith Walters

A Note of Madness by Tabitha Suzuma

The Museum of Intangible Things by Wendy Wunder

Bleeding Violet by Dia Reeves

Rat Girl by Kristin Hersh

Anxiety:

Don’t Touch by Rachel M. Wilson

The Boyfriend List by E. Lockhart

The Nature of Jade by Deb Caletti

I Don’t Want To Be Crazy by Samantha Schutz

Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets Evan Roskos

It’s Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

OCD:

Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern

Total Constant Order by Crissa-Jean Chappell

OCD Love Story by Corey Ann Haydu

OCD, the Dude, and Me by Lauren Roedy Vaughn

Buried by Robin Merrow MacCready

Mr. Monk Goes To The Firehouse by Lee Goldberg

Schizophrenia:

Life is But a Dream by Brian James

Lowboy by John Way

Crazy by Han Nolan

Freaks Like Us by Susan Vaught

Cameron and the Girls by Edward Averett

Schizo by Nic Sheff

Eating Disorders:

Butter by Erin Jade Lange

Perfect by Natasha Friend

Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson

Purge by Sarah Darer Littman

Skin by Adrienne Maria Vrettos

Unwell by Leslie Lipton

Addiction:

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous

Clean by Amy Read

Crank by Ellen Hopkins

Beneath a Meth Moon by Jacqueline Woodson

Exit Here by Jason Myers

Stoner & Spaz by Ronald Koertge

[yalibrarianintraining]

#mentalillness #RA

[findyournextbook]

Love Edgar Allan Poe? Looking for some creepy paranormal, horror, or mystery books? This is the list for you! 

The Masque of the Red Death by Bethany Griffin

A steampunk retelling of The Masque of the Red Death.

The Fall by Bethany Griffin

A new novel is that reimagines The Fall of the House of Usher.

Ashes on the Waves by Mary Lindsay

A paranormal gothic novel based on the poem Annabel Lee.

Of Monsters and Madness by Jessica Verday

A romantic retelling of Annabel Lee with a touch of horror.

Nevermore by Kelly Creagh

A paranormal romance that reimagines the fates Poe’s characters in a modern day high school setting.

Far Far Away by Tom McNeal

This story of a boy who hears the voices of ghosts is a little bit spooky and a little bit funny.

Ketchup Clouds by Annabel Pitcher

A girl has a dark secret she can only confess to a man on death row, so she writes him letters.

Criminal by Terra Elan McVoy

A troubled girl who will do anything for love realizes her actions have consequences.

All the Truth That’s In Me by Julie Berry

After being missing for two years, a girl returns to her Puritanical village and struggles to reveal the sinister truth in this mystery about finding your voice.

How to Lead a Life of Crime by Kirsten Miller

Students at this school for criminal struggle for power as they discover their true selves.

Servants of the Storm by Delilah S. Dawson

A girl’s best friend dies in a hurricane that sweeps through their town…or does she? A psychological thriller sure to creep readers out.

Of Metal and Wishes by Sarah Fine

This retelling of The Phantom of the Opera with ghosts and slaughterhouses is a tense, atmospheric read.

Creed by Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie

When these teenagers are caught in a storm after their car breaks down, they seek shelter in a nearby town and get more than they bargained for in another creepy mystery.

Mary: The Summoning by Hilary Monahan

Horror fans will delight in this creepy read. Anyone who was scared by the Bloody Mary legend should read with the lights on!

Sweet Unrest by Lisa Maxwell

This murder mystery about dark dreams features a New Orleans setting and a hint of romance.

Amity by Micol Ostow

This horror novel is inspired by the legend of a famous haunted house.

Fiendish by Brenna Yovanoff

Creepy hexes compliment Yovanoff’s trademark atmospheric prose.

The Cure for Dreaming by Cat Winters

A hypnotist opens a headstrong girl’s eyes to the world in historical novel.

Beware the Wild by Natalie Parker

When the swamp at the edge of town swallows her brother, a girl fights to save him. The vivid setting will entice readers looking for a different kind of paranormal with a hint of romance and a lot of mystery.

Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea by April Genevieve Tucholke

This novel blends contemporary romance and traditional gothic horror in a seaside setting.

What books would you recommend to fans of Edgar Allan Poe? 

[yalibrarianintraining]

#horror #mystery #paranormal #RA

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Today is International Dance Day!  Which means (you guessed it) - an appropriately themed book list!  

Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok   (Book  /  PinDigital  /  eRead IL)

Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina by Misty Copeland   (PinDigital  /  eRead IL)

Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick   (Book)

Bunheads by Sophie Flack   (Book)

Astonish Me by Maggie Shipstead   (Book  /  PinDigital  /  eRead IL)

The Return by Victoria Hislop   (Book)

The Girls at the Kingfisher Club by Genevieve Valentine   (Book  /  eRead IL)

A Time To Dance by Padma Venkatraman   (Book)

Taking Flight by Michaela DePrince   (Book  /  eRead IL)

The Painted Girls by Cathy Marie Buchanan   (Book)

(Is now about time for a bookish dance party?)

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#bookdisplayidea

[lufttsu]

Quotes from the Harry Potter Books [28/50]

[marciellesmusings]

Can you imagine what it must have been like growing up for George and Fred. Notice how I said George and Fred because we always call them ‘Fred and George’ as if they were one person - just like their mum. Their own family couldn’t tell them apart. They didn’t have perfect grades like Percy. They weren’t as cool as Bill or Charlie. They weren’t the youngest male like Ron and they obviously weren’t female like Ginny. So they created a niche for themselves - The Pranksters. Because if people weren’t even going to bother to tell them apart then they were going to make people pay attention by pranking people and acting out. Then some scruffy looking boy in their younger brother’s year (ickle Harrikins) can tell them apart.

There’s a reason George Weasley and Fred Weasley never pranked Harry Potter - because he’s the only one that bothered to try.

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#WeNeedDiverseBooks YA Flow Chart!

Like thrillers? Contemporary? Romance? Graphic Novels? Humor? We’ve got recommendations for you!

Huge thanks to WNDB member Tracy López for designing it!

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Owl Bookmarks by Sash-kash

Please do not remove source or credit.

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This is me, sometimes… #books #booklover #fiction #emotionallycrippled #read #readbooks #sgreads #sgevents #bookswop #bookevent #bookevent #bookexchange #booksandbeer #booksandbeersg #booksarebetter

[yalibrarianintraining]

I love this image! I'm feeling sick right now, and still trudge my butt into work, but I wish this was a valid reason for playing hookie. A day off of work would simply mean a day of reading more books to recover from my book hangover!

[ancientsasswarrior]

I love you, Seattle Public Library. #spl #seattlepubliclibrary

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SPL love

[yalibrarianintraining]

Fun new display my co-worker added to our department. Theme is Road Trip Reads! This book has been in our collection, but it hadn't caught my eye until she put up this display. It has now been added to my never ending TBR list!

Has anyone else read it? Liked it? It sounds sassy and funny and a great summer read!

[laceylusworld]

Happy Esther day

[miamiweisz]

"I think I’d most like to spend a day with Harry. I’d take him out for a meal and apologize for everything I’ve put him through." J.K Rowling. 

Happy Birthday, Jo! Thank you for existing and creating the amazing world all of us love and will cherish forever! (July 31st, 1965)

[yalibrarianintraining]

I <3 this post!

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All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

Tahereh Mafi, Shatter Me (via quotes-shape-us)

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As requested by an anon message, here are all eight Spring 2014 Fierce Reads books and their accompanying author’s signatures. 

Love Letters to the Dead // Of Neptune // Ruin and Rising // Sekret // Broken Hearts Fences and Other Things to Mend // The Winner’s Curse // Monument 14: Savage Drift // The Truth About Alice