Get Real! @ your library!
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 October
16-22, 2005, is Teen Read Week. Sponsored by the
American Library Association, Teen Read Week is a way to
let teens know "the possibilities that exist within [the
library’s] doors, and within the covers of books." This
year’s theme centers on realistic fiction and everyday
issues that teens face at home, at school, with friends,
and within their families. Libraries around Jefferson
County will be offering special programs and incentives
during Teen Read Week, so be sure to check it out! If you
want a head start, try reading some of these Realistic
Fiction books – or ask your librarian for some
suggestions! |
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Inside Out by Terry Trueman.
When two teenage brothers attempt to hold up a Spokane
coffee shop where Zach, 16, is waiting for his mother to
bring his antipsychotic medicine, he is among those held
hostage. A phone call from the police to the robbers
results in freedom for the others, but Zach, now overdue
for his medication, agrees to remain hostage. |
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Looking For Alaska by John Green. Miles "Pudge"
Halter is abandoning his safe-okay, boring life. Pudge
becomes encircled by friends whose lives are everything
but safe and boring. When tragedy strikes the close-knit
group, it is only in coming face to face with death that
Pudge discovers the value of living and loving
unconditionally. |
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Monster by Walter Dean Myers.
Sixteen-year-old Steve finds himself on trial for
murder. Reality blurs as he views his own trial as if he
were the filmmaker he dreams of becoming, transcribing it
scene by scene into a script. |
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