Read it! Read it NOW!

You are crazy if you have not read the following books.  Yes.  That's right. CRAZY. So, get a pass to the library, and check these out! FYI: This is my SHORT List.  I can give book recommendations all day long!  So, come see me.

In no particular order...
Author: Teherah Mafi (AKA Ransom Riggs new wife!) @teherahmafi
READ
Shatter Me
Unravel Me
then freak out and realize that you have to wait until February 4, 2014 to read Ignite Me!

Author: Ransom Riggs @ransomriggs

READ
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children.
then...wait until January 14, 2014 for the sequel, Hollow City.

Author: Myra McEntire
READ them ALL
Hourglass
Timepiece
Infinityglass

pic from goodreads.com

Author:  Michelle Hodkin
OMG READ her books!  And then wait for the 3rd book like the rest of us.  Seriously, you are in violation of a major Book Nerd Code if you do not read...
The Unbecoming of Mara Dyer
The Evolution of Mara Dyer
Release date June 3, 2014:  The Retribution of Mara Dyer.  YES!







Author:  John Green @realjohngreen
READ All. Of. His. Books.  Then surf on over to youtube.com to be enlightened by John and his brother Hank- the vlogbrothers.
Did you know that The Fault in Our Stars is currently being filmed as a major motion picture? Yep. It is true. Want to learn more? Check out John Green on Facebook, https://www.facebook.com/JohnGreenfans

Author:  Veronica Roth @VeronicaRoth
Hello!  You have been living under a rock if you have not read...
Divergent
Insurgent
And finally the wait will be over for book 3.  Allegiant hits the shelves October 22, 2013!

Author:  Marie Lu @Marie_Lu
READ
Legend
Prodigy  There is a waiting list for this one. See me to be added to the reserve list.
I know my students cannot wait for November 5, 2013 so they can read Champion.

Author:  Rachel Hawkins @LadyHawkins
Hex Hall
Demonglass
Spell Bound

Where are you John Green?

Looking for Alaska, An Abundance of Katherines, The Fault in Our Stars, Paper Towns...  Where are you John Green? CHECKED OUT. THAT'S WHERE.  

Your special shelf at the circulation desk is quite bare, and that is AWESOME because... 

Somewhere, right now, a freshman is reading and falling in love with your written words. 

Somewhere, right now, a freshman is becoming a Nerdfighter.  

Somewhere, right now, a freshman just finished one of your books and cannot get to the library fast enough to read another.  Your books create readers, John Green.  And this high school librarian is proud to have your books "not on the shelf."

Welcome (back), Jack!

It's a new day and a new year for school librarians! Lockers are slamming, bells are ringing, and the sound of a barcode scanner is beep-beep-beeping.  Students are checking out books in the library!  School has only been in session for 6 weeks, and I have already discovered that the class of 2017 is full of teens who love to read.
These kids are crazy for YA lit!   I cannot keep up with their demands.  They want their books and they want them now!  Whew. I have really got to plan a lesson about the book publishing process.   These students need a better understanding of why they have to wait for the next book.  They are all so devastated when I tell them that they are going to have to wait several months to a year for the next book in their favorite series to hit the shelves.  Thankfully, they can wait with another great book in tow, especially since my library gets to start fresh every year with each new batch of 9th graders.  That is one of the perks of the 9th grade school! Our freshmen get to experience a real high school library for the first time--a library that is full of new and "new to you" YA lit.  So, bring it on class of 2017!  Let's read together.  It will be so much fun!