Miss Amanda’s Best YA of 2010

Miss Amanda breaks down her favorite YA reads of 2010.

The Scorch Trials

I loved The Maze Runner.  Actually, I loved, loved, loved it – so I had really high expectations for this book.  I’m not sure this sequel quite lived up to my expectations, but it was definitely a solid, action-packed, book that moved the story forward.  I’m now anxiously awaiting the third installment in the Gladers story. [...]

Birthmarked by Caragh O’Brien

Gaia Stone is following in her mother’s footsteps. She has been training to be a midwife for years and is ready to accept her role in the community. For as long as she can remember, life on the outside of the wall has been this way. The first three babies of the month are advanced [...]

Life as We Knew it? Nope…REAL!!

We’ve blogged numerous times about Susan Beth Pfeffer’s trilogy (starting with Life as We Knew It), and how we at the library love, love, love it.  Have you read it yet?     If you have, I absolutely dare you to watch this video of the meteor last night and NOT go out and stock your pantry.  Cool – and scary – stuff.

TTW – Fight the Future

Not only is technology in our lives, it’s in our books.  We’ve set up a display of our favorite books about technology and the future like Cory Doctorow’s Little Brother  about the dangers of invasive tech or Susan Beth Pfeffer’s Life As We Knew It  about what life could be like without tech.  Take a [...]