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Fun Nonfiction
Check out our new display of nonfiction in the library’s teen corner, featuring fun nonfiction like these new books:
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Top Books of 2010
You know what the end of the year means, don’t you? Tons of ‘best of the year’ lists! So here’s mine: the teen books that were checked out the most in 2010.
Top 15 Fiction Books
1. “Catching Fire” by Suzanne Collins (Read my review.)
2. “Twilight” by Stephenie Meyer
3. “Breaking Dawn” by Stephenie Meyer
4. “Mockingjay” by Suzanne Collins (Read my review.)
5. “Scat” by Carl Hiaasen
6. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins (Read my review.)
7. “New Moon” by Stephenie Meyer
8. “The Alchemyst” by Michael Scott
9. “The Boy Who Dared” by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
10. “Charmed and Dangerous” by Lisi Harrison
11. “The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner” by Stephenie Meyer
12. “Tangled” by Carolyn Mackler
13. “The Host” by Stephenie Meyer
14. “Fang: A Maximum Ride Novel” by James Patterson
15. “Witch and Wizard” by James Patterson
Top 5 Nonfiction Books
1. “Mega Traumarama!: Real Girls and Guys Confess More of their Most Mortifying Moments!” by Seventeen Magazine
2. “Teens Cook: How to Cook What You Want to Eat” by Megan Carle
3. “Teens Cook Dessert” by Megan Carle
4. “Alternacrafts: 20+ Hi-Style, Lo-Budget Projects to Make” by Jessica Vitkus (We made bottle cap magnets using this book’s instructions. Check out the pictures here.)
5. “Sew with Sara: PJs, Pillows, Bags and More: Fun Stuff to Keep, Give, Sell!” by Sara Trail
Top 5 Audio Books
1. “The Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins
2. “The Graveyard Book” by Neil Gaiman
3. “Hoot” by Carl Hiassen
4. “Brisingr” by Christopher Paolini
5. “Eclipse” by Stephenie Meyer
Top 5 Graphic Novels
1. “Pinocchio, Vampire Slayer” by Van Jenson (Read my review.)
2. “Twilight: The Graphic Novel Vol. 1″ by Stephenie Meyer and Young Kim
3. “Girl Genius: Omnibus” by Kaja Foglio
4. “Batman: Jekyll & Hyde” by Paul Jenkins, Jae Lee, and Sean Phillips
5. “Justice League of America: The Injustice League” by Dwayne McDuffee, Alan Burnett and Ed Benes
Top 5 Manga
1. “Clover” by CLAMP
2. “Maximum Ride Vol. 1″ by James Patterson and NaRae Lee
3. “Maximum Ride Vol. 2″ by James Patterson and NaRae Lee
4. “Nabari No Ou Vol. 1″ by Yuhki Kamatani
5. “The Dreaming Vol. 1″ by Queenie Chan
Marni
Our winter reading program, 6 Weeks – 6 Books, is already in week four! If you want to participate, make sure to grab a book log next time you’re at the library.
“I was stuck in a world of hurt, and the only thing that cleared my head was more pulling. And so the hurting continued.”
Marni’s addiction to pulling out her hair – eyebrows, eyelashes, bangs - began so innocently she didn’t know she was addicted to the rush until it was far too late. Her pulling made her feel alive, gave her a way to escape the hurts of daily life and go into a trance, coming back to reality only to find a pile of hair in front of her and a nearly bald patch somewhere on her head. Now in college, Marni tries to figure out exactly why pulling was her coping mechanism of choice.
My Review: You might be surprised to find out that this book is an unflinching memoir by a real-life sufferer of trichotillomania, an impulse control disorder that causes people to pull out their hair.
The book is a surprisingly funny and honest look at all the rejections, disappointments, and cruelties that caused Marni to pull in the first place. Although you can tell Marni is looking back from a better place in her life (she was 19 when she wrote the book), it still made me sad and angry for her when her dad basically ignored her existence, her own teachers berated and mocked her, and her friends turned against her.
Marni shows how someone can seem okay on the outside, but secretly holds so much hurt and pain on the inside that they don’t want others to see. If you like emotional reads and true stories, give the compelling, emotionally real Marni by Marni Bates a try. We have three other books in this series of teen autobiographies, so check them out in the teen nonfiction section. To get a glimpse of Marni’s life now, check out her blog.
Katie
Check Out Nonfiction
Didn’t know we had teen nonfiction? Up to now, they’ve been our stealth books, living among the YA fiction with only a red sticker to tell them apart. But now they’re breaking free! All our YA nonfiction will now be shelved together. Look for the audiobooks, and the nonfic will be on the shelves right under them. Here are just a few of the titles we already have:
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I’ve got more on order, including teen autobiographies, BMX Riding Skills, What Color is Your Parachute for Teens, Fashion 101, and more! Keep checking back for new stuff, and feel free to comment me with any ideas for new nonfiction.
Get your Twilight fix…
Relive your favorite moments in Twilight! The library has the special edition DVD, so watch the movie, listen to Kristin, Robert, and Catherine Hardwicke do the commentary, and see all the behind the scenes action.
Watch for things you may have missed the first time around, like Stephenie Meyer’s cameo, James and Victoria wearing Waylon’s clothes after they kill him, or the songs sung by Robert Pattinson during the scene in the restaurant in Port Angeles and the scene where Edward sucks James’ venom out of Bella’s arm. 
If you want more insider info, we’ve also got the Twilight Director’s Notebook by Catherine Hardwicke. It’s got everything you could want, from location scouting to wardrobe drawings to music choices to how they pulled off the vampire baseball game and Alice’s grisly beheading of James.
Check them out now at the library!
New & True
Lately I’ve been trying to find a way to buy nonfiction stuff for the Y.A. section, and I have finally been (somewhat) successful. If you have ever set foot in the Y.A. Corner, you know that we are short on space, but I have cunningly decided to just stick biographies and memoirs in with the regular fiction.
So, if you see a huge, bright red ”nonfiction” sticker, guess what? It’s nonfiction! It’s supposed to be in with the fiction. Here’s what’s come in so far:
The Game of My Life: A True Story of Challenge, Triumph, and Growing Up Autistic
Jason McElwain
Call # YA MCELWAIN
ADHD & Me: What I Learned from Lighting Fires at the Dinner Table
Blake S. Taylor
Call # YA TAYLOR
Enjoy,
Katie
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