Category: Teen Book Discussion

The book of the month is Stateless, by Elizabeth Wein. A murder mystery set in 1937 Europe, with intrigue, glamour, secrets, and betrayal. Stella North is one of twelve young pilots competing in an air race meant to promote peace in Europe, but when one of her competitors is sabotaged, Stella races to determine who is capable of murder…and who might be the next victim.… Read more

The book of the month is Blood Debts, by Terry J. Benton-Walker. Thirty years ago, a young woman was murdered, a family was lynched, and New Orleans saw the greatest magical massacre in its history.  In the days that followed, a throne was stolen from a queen. On the anniversary of these brutal events, Clement and Cristina Trudeau — twin heirs to a powerful, magical, dethroned family — are mourning… Read more

The book of the month is The Confession of Hemingway Jones, by Kathleen Hannon. A Frankenstein-style plot narrated by a teenage genius with an attitude. Snarky 17-year-old Hemingway Jones is a rebel doing an internship at Lifebank, a sketchy but well-funded cryogenic lab in North Carolina.  After his father dies in a car accident, Hem hijacks the lab in a desperate attempt to bring his father back to life, which… Read more

The book of the month is One of Us is Lying, by Karen M. McManus. Pay close attention and you might solve this:On Monday afternoon, five students at Bayview High walked into detention — Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, Cooper, and Simon.  One of them never made it out of that classroom alive.  The death wasn’t an accident.  Now, the remaining four high-profile classmates are suspects in the murder. They all have… Read more

The book of the month is Sunshine : A Graphic Novel, by Jarrett Krosoczka. When Jarrett J. Krosoczka was in high school, he was part of a program that sent students to be counselors at a camp for seriously ill kids and their families. Going into, Jarrett was worried: Wouldn’t it be depressing, to be around kids facing such a serious struggle? Wouldn’t it be grim? In this powerful follow-up… Read more

The book of the month is You’d Be Home Now, by Kathleen Glasgow. The quiet one, the obedient one, the reliable one. Emmy has spent her life being told exactly who she is. Not strong-willed like her beautiful sister Maddie, and not in rehab like her wild brother Joey. But when a tragic accident changes life in her small town forever, can Emmy keep up the act? A journey of… Read more

The book of the month is The Lost, by Natasha Preston. In the town of Aurora, teenagers keep disappearing, and everyone assumes they’re just a bunch of runaways. But Piper and her best friend Hazel suspect something more sinister is going on.  Their search for answers will find them suddenly locked away in a secluded building in the middle of a privately owned forest. But the building isn’t only meant… Read more

The book of the month is Attack of the Black Rectangles, by A. S. King. At first, Mac thought the blacked out words in his classroom copy of The Devil’s Arithmetic were just a mistake, but then he and his friends discover what the missing words are.  Someone is trying to hide the full story, but who? So many adults want Mac to keep his words to himself. Mac’s about… Read more