Category Archives: Fiction
Girl in Translation by Jean Kwok
“The air was thick and tasted of metal. I was deafened by the roar of a hundred Singer sewing machines. Dark heads were bent over each one. No one looked up; they only fed reams of cloth through the machines, … Continue reading
Filed under Alex Award, Fiction, Grown-ups, Realistic Fiction, YA Lit
The Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman
“‘What do you have, then?’ I asked. ‘Oh, spindles and straw and beans and tears. A glass coffin. A golden egg. A number of things. The Grimms were serious and thorough collectors, and of course we’ve added to the collection … Continue reading
Filed under Fairy Tales, Fiction, Magical Realism, Uncategorized, YA Lit
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
“‘I want to tell the rebels that I am alive. That I’m right here in District Eight, where the Capitol has just bombed a hospital full of unarmed men, women and children. There will be no survivors.’ The shock I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Dystopian, Uncategorized, YA Lit
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
“In that one slight motion, I see the end of hope, the beginning of the destruction of everything I hold dear in the world. I can’t guess what form my punishment will take, how wide the net will be cast, … Continue reading
Filed under ALA/YALSA Best Book, Dystopian, YA Lit
Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
“Rules and Things Number 29: When You Wake Up and Don’t Know for Sure Where You’re At and There’s a Bunch of People Standing Around You, It’s Best to Pretend You’re Still Asleep Until You Can Figure Out What’s Going … Continue reading
The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
“Destroying things is much easier than making them.” It’s not the United States anymore; it’s Panem, a collection of districts under strict governmental control. As punishment for a long-past rebellion, two young people from each district must fight for survival … Continue reading
Filed under ALA/YALSA Best Book, Dystopian, Fiction, Futuristic, YA Lit
Sprout by Dale Peck
“I have a secret. And everyone knows it. But no one talks about it, at least not out in the open. that makes it a very modern secret, like knowing your favorite celebrity has some weird eccentricity or other, or … Continue reading
Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen
“‘Because every day in my journal I write down the best thing that’s happened to me. Today, it’s you.’ When Johanna said that, I felt light, warm in that spot just above my stomach where it usually feels clenched and … Continue reading
Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
“Sometimes you get caught. Caught up in moments, in the whirlwind of events. Caught unawares. It’s just not you but wrong place, wrong time, wrong company can really easily add up to giving people the wrong idea about yourself. And … Continue reading
