Your Favorites!

Ready to see what other teens are reading and watching this summer? Here's another round of responses we've gotten on the backs of our summer reading logs. If you're looking for a good book or a good show to watch, check out one of these!

What are some of your favorite books?
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Harry Potter
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Vladimir Todd series
Beastly by Alex Flinn
Zombies vs. Unicorns (which the person notes they are TEAM ZOMBIE [me too!])
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Lord of the Rings

List Some Books You Read This Summer
Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George
Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George
Torment by Lauren Kate
Monster High by Lisi Harrison
Liar by Justine Larbalestier
Ask Elizabeth by Elizabeth Berkley
Gone by Michael Grant
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Hate List by Jennifer Brown
Divide
Cafe Wisconsin
Missing Witness
Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Kiki Strike by Kirstin Miller
Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
Haunted Wisconsin
Alienology
Tales of Beedle the Bard by JK Rowling
Saving Jessica
Saying Goodbye to Christina

What book should be made into a movie?
Prom and Prejudice by Elizabeth Eulberg
Super Mario Advance: Choose Your Own Adventure
Unwind by Neal Shusterman
Vlaidimir Todd by Heather Brewer
The Girl Who Could Fly by Victoria Forester

When and where do you usually read?
In my room at night or when it's quiet
In my room when I have the time
In my room when I'm bored
In my room whenever I have time
Whenever and where ever
In my bedroom

What's your favorite TV show?
Monk
Big Time
Rush
World's Dumbest ...
Dr. Who
Victories
Degrassi :)

Librarian Favorites: A Booklist

Need a good book or two to get through these last few weeks of summer reading? Try one of your librarian's recent favorite titles. Links take you to our catalog, where you can reserve the book from home.

Recovery Road by Blake Nelson: While she is in a rehabilitation facility for drug and alcohol abuse, seventeen-year-old Maddie meets Stewart, who is also in treatment, and they begin a relationship, which they try to maintain after they both get out.

Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly: When Drea and her mother move in with her grandmother in Bellingham, Washington, the sixteen-year-old finds that she can have real friends, in spite of her Asperger's, and that even when you love someone it doesn't make life perfect.

Scrawl by Mark Shulman: When eighth-grade school bully Tod and his friends get caught committing a crime on school property, his penalty--staying after school and writing in a journal under the eye of the school guidance counsellor--reveals aspects of himself that he prefers to keep hidden.

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa: Meghan Chase has a secret destiny--one she could never have imagined...Something has always felt slightly off in Meghan's life, ever since her father disappeared before her eyes when she was six. She has never quite fit in at school...or at home. When a dark stranger begins watching her from afar, and her prankster best friend becomes strangely protective of her, Meghan senses that everything she's known is about to change. But she could never have guessed the truth--that she is the daughter of a mythical faery king and is a pawn in a deadly war. Now Meghan will learn just how far she'll go to save someone she cares about, to stop a mysterious evil no faery creature dare face...and to find love with a young prince who might rather see her dead than let her touch his icy hear.

Need a book to read?

Here's a handful of book trailers of some of the new books that have come into the library lately. Haven't seen a book trailer before? It's like a movie trailer, but for a book.

Imaginary Girls by Nova Ren Suma

Are you intrigued? We'll be discussing this one at our July 28 Teen Book Club discussion. Pick up a copy at the desk. Not only will we discuss it -- we'll be chatting with the author, too.

Blood Red Road by Moira Young

This post-apocalyptic/dystopian novel will be one you want to pick up if you loved The Hunger Games. Saba, the main character, might be more of a tough girl than Katniss.

Divergent by Veronica Roth

This fast-paced dystopian is another one fans of The Hunger Games will want to read, and this one's even set in Chicago. It's kind of cool to read about places you might be familiar with.

Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach

This is one of my favorite books in a long time -- it's set in Wisconsin (near Platteville) and is a great book for guys and girls. Felton's a hilarious and relatable main character.

Take a Road Trip!

There's nothing more exciting than a good road trip -- you pack up the car and hit the open road with friends for an adventure. Sometimes, these adventures include a plan and sometimes, they're completely open ended.

Check out these books about road trips this summer. All books can be found in the

teen section by the author's last name. Can't find it on shelf? Ask at the desk and we'll get you a copy through our system.

Don't Stop Now by Julie Halpern: Recent high school graduates Lil and Josh leave Illinois for Oregon seeking Lil's sort-of friend Penny, who faked her own kidnapping to escape problems at home and an abusive boyfriend, but Lil also wants to find out if she and Josh are meant to be more than friends.

Back When You Were Easier to Love by Emily Wing Smith: When her boyfriend Zan leaves high school in Utah a year early to attend Pitzer College, a broken-hearted Joy and Zan's best friend Noah take off on a road trip to California seeking "closure."

Amy and Roger's Epic Detour by Morgan Matson: After the death of her father, Amy, a high school student, and Roger, a college freshman, set out on a carefully planned road trip from California to Connecticut, but wind up taking many detours, forcing Amy to face her worst fears and come to terms with her grief and guilt.

An Abundance of Katherines by John Green: Having been recently dumped for the nineteenth time by a girl named Katherine, recent high school graduate and former child prodigy Colin sets off on a road trip with his best friend to try to find some new direction in life while also trying to create a mathematical formula to explain his relationships.

Going Bovine by Libba Bray: In an attempt to find a cure after being diagnosed with Creutzfeldt-Jakob's (aka mad cow) disease, Cameron Smith, a disaffected sixteen-year-old boy, sets off on a road trip with a death-obsessed video gaming dwarf he meets in the hospital.

Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis: Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II

as a member of the Women's Army Corps.

The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson: Seventeen-year-old Destiny keeps a painful childhood secret all to herself until she and three classmates from her exclusive boarding school take off on an unauthorized road trip in search of "one fair day."

Rainbow Road by Alex Sanchez: While driving across the United States during the summer after high school graduation, three young gay men encounter various bisexual and homosexual people and make some decisions about their own relationships and lives.

Shift by Jennifer Bradbury: When best friends Chris and Win go on a cross country bicycle trek the summer after graduating and only one returns, the FBI wants to know what happened.

Kick off your summer reading with a summer-y book!

Start your summer break with a list of books about summer breaks! All of these books are available at the Aram Public Library to check out -- and the links will take you to the catalog, where you can request the item from home to pick up at the library. Enjoy!





Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker: Quinn plans to enjoy her summer in Austin, Texas, working for a record company, even though she has to live with her cousin Penny.







Invincible Summer by Hannah Moskowitz: Over the course of several summers on the Atlantic coast, Chase struggles with his feelings for his best friend's sisters in the beach house next door while trying to get his own family through seemingly insurmountable problems.





Chasing Alliecat by Rebecca Fjelland Davis: When she is left with relatives in rural Minnesota for the summer, Sadie meets Allie, a spiky-haired off-road biker, and Joe, who team up to train for a race, but when they find a priest badly beaten and near death in the woods, Allie mysteriously disappears leaving Sadie and Joe to discover the dangerous secrets she is hiding.




All You Get is Me by Yvonne Prinz: Almost sixteen-year-old city-transplant Aurora must adapt to life on an organic farm as she navigates an eventful summer when she falls in love, discovers that her mother has left for good, and watches her father take a bold stand in defense of the rights of undocumented Mexican farm workers.



A & L Do Summer by Jan Blazanin: In Iowa farm country, sixteen-year-old Aspen and her friend Laurel plan to get noticed the summer before their senior year and are unwittingly aided by pig triplets, a skunk, a chicken, bullies, a rookie policeman, and potential boyfriends.




Little Blog on the Prairie by Cathleen Bell: Thirteen-year-old Genevieve's summer at a frontier family history camp in Laramie, Wyoming, with her parents and brother is filled with surprises, which she reports to friends back home on the cell phone she sneaked in, and which they turn into a blog.





Sleepaway Girls by Jen Calonita: When the exceptionally people-pleasing Sam spends a summer as a counselor-in-training, she learns how to say no, to stand up for herself, and what it feels like to have a crush on a great guy.



Peace, Love, and Baby Ducks by Lauren Myracle: Fifteen-year-old Carly's summer volunteer experience makes her feel more real than her life of privilege in Atlanta ever did, but her younger sister starts high school pretending to be what she is not, and both find their relationships suffering.


Boys, Bears, and a Serious Pair of Hiking Boots by Abby McDonald: Seventeen-year-old Jenna, an ardent vegetarian and environmentalist, is thrilled to be spending the summer communing with nature in rural Canada, until she discovers that not all of the rugged residents there share her beliefs.

Royal Reads

Are you excited about the royal wedding? Like to see fairy tales happen in real life? If you're looking to do a little reading about life as a princess (and future queen!), here are a few books you might want to check out. All the links go to our catalog, where you can request the book.

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot: Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.

The Goose Girl by Shannon Hale: On her way to marry a prince she's never met, Princess Anidori is betrayed by her guards and her lady-in-waiting and must become a goose girl to survive until she can reveal her true identity and reclaim the crown that is rightfully hers.

Violet Eyes by Debbie Viguie: In a dynamic retelling of "The Princess and the Pea," 17-year-old Violet falls in love at first sight with the dashing Prince Richard, who has arrived at her impoverished family farm in the middle of a storm and whose parents insist that he marry a princess of high nobility.

Princess of Glass by Jessica Day George: In the midst of maneuverings to create political alliances through marriage, sixteen-year-old Poppy, one of the infamous twelve dancing princesses, becomes the target of a vengeful witch while Prince Christian tries to save her.

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George: A retelling of the tale of twelve princesses who wear out their shoes dancing every night, and of Galen, a former soldier now working in the king's gardens, who follows them in hopes of breaking the curse.

The Princess Trap by Kirsten Boie: Palace rules, boarding school, and paparazzi have Jenna, princess of the newly unified kingdom of Scandia, longing for her former anonymity, but when she runs away she finds herself in grave danger--and in a position to prevent the outbreak of civil war. This is a sequel to The Princess Plot.

Sphinx's Princess by Esther Friesner: Although she is a dutiful daughter, Nefertiti's dancing abilities, remarkable beauty, and intelligence garner attention near and far, so much so that her family is summoned to the Egyptian royal court, where Nefertiti becomes a pawn in the power play of her scheming aunt, Queen Tiye.

Uncover a good mystery

To kick off the new year in style (or suspense!), the new teen display features mysteries. These tales of sleuthing are sure to keep you guessing until the end.


If you're looking for a good mystery, here's some other titles worth checking out. It's a small sampling of a mystery titles we carry. Remember: if it's not on shelf, just ask at the reference desk and we'll hold it for you. Links go to our catalog so you can also reserve the title yourself.

A Circle of Blood by Alane Ferguson (she writes an entire forensic science mystery series)

Trash by Andy Mulligan

The Less Dead by April Lurie

The Lying Game by Sara Shepard

Dream Life by Laura Mechling

The Agency: A Spy in the House and The Agency: A Body in the Tower by Y. S. Lee

Blood on My Hands by Todd Strasser

Invisible I by Melissa Kantor

Down the Rabbit Hole by Peter Abrahams (This is the first in the Echo Falls series)

Murder at Midnight by Avi

Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn

The Uninvited by Tim Wynne-Jones

Cold Skin by Steve Herrick

Fake ID by Walter Sorrells

The Reformed Vampire Support Group by Catherine Jinks

Black Rabbit Summer by Kevin Brooks

@LT 4Mats: Books told through letters, diaries, texts, emails, and more!

Looking for something different to read? If you like stories that are told through letters, diaries, text messages, instant messages, or even poetry, try one of these books out.

If you don't see it on shelf, ask at the reference desk. Links go to our catalog record so you can place a hold on it with your library card number from home.

These books are most appropriate for high school students.


Stolen by Lucy Christopher (Letter)

Scrawl by Mark Shulman (Journal)

Tweet Heart by Elizabeth Rudnick (Tweets and journal entries)

Top 8 by Katie Finn (Facebook, instant messaging, texts, and emails)

TTYL and TTFN by Lauren Myracle (instant messaging)

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie (Diary and drawings)

Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot (Diaries)

Angus, Thongs, and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison (Diaries)

Impulse, Tricks, or any other title by Ellen Hopkins (told in poetry)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky (Diary)

Go Ask Alice by Anonymous (Diary)

The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin (Diary/letter)

24 Girls in 7 Days by Alex Bradley (instant messages)

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli (letters)

Terrier and Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce (Diary)

Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer (Diary)

Book of a Thousand Days by Shannon Hale (Diary)