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Monday, January 27, 2020

Young Adult Page to Screen in 2020

Read the book - then see the movie! 
Click on the book jacket cover below to place a hold. 
What's your not-to-be-missed book to movie?

Thursday, January 16, 2020

20 YA Books in 2020

Twenty books to hurry up and wait to read in 2020:

January
Come Tumbling Down, by Seanan McGuire
One of Us is Next, by Karen McManus
The Plain Janes, by Cecil Castellucci
February
All the Stars and Teeth, by Adalyn Grace
Gravity of Us, by Phil Stamper
Red Hood, by Elana Arnold
This Train is Being Held, by Ismee Williams
What I Want You to See, by Catherine Linka
Yes No Maybe So, by Becky Albertalli
March
Be Not Far From Me, by Mindy McGinnis
Bloom, by Kenneth Oppel
Dragon Hoops, by Gene Luen Yang
The Kingdom of Back, Marie Lu
The Light in Hidden Places, by Sharon Cameron
Wicked As You Wish, by Rin Chupeco
April
Goodby From Nowhere, by Sara Zarr
The Silence of Bones, by June Hur
May
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, by Suzanne Collins (It's a prequel!)
Clap When You Land, by Elizabeth Acevedo
August
Return of the Thief, by Megan Whalen Turner (A sequel!)

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Top Checkouts in 2019

Below are the top 12 fiction books checked out from our Young Adult collection during 2019. The Fantasy genre is in lead (4) followed by historical fiction (3), realistic fiction (2), and mystery (1). Click on the book jacket numbers to link to that title in our catalog.
And, if you are wondering, the top 12 titles checked out from our manga and graphic collections were: Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto, Sisters, Drama, and Smile (in that order) by Raina Telegemeier, Fullmetal Alchemist by Kiromu Arakawa, Fruits Basket by Natsuki Takaya, Bleach by Tite Kubo, Bone by Jeff Smith, Black Butler by Yana Toboso, and Samurai Deeper Kyo by Akimine Kamijo.

Top 12 Checkouts 2019 by kclaire