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Book List: Hey, that’s Nashville!
Wildflower by Alecia Whitaker Bird sings back-up and plays the fiddle in her family’s bluegrass band. They travel throughout Mid-America at venues that range from bars to music festivals. When they...
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Book List: It Used to Be Our Town
The Aftermath by Jen Alexander Sometimes those tiny people in the video games are so life-like they could almost be real. In the game, The Aftermath, the survivors scrambling over the ruins of...
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Book List: October is Ban Bullying Month
Random by Tom Leveen Tori did not kill Kevin Cooper. He did that to himself. And not because she and a few others posted things about him on Facebook, she tells herself. It was all so unfair to blame...
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Book List: Free Verse Novels for Teens
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander Twins Josh (aka Filthy McNasty) and Jordan Bell play basketball. As Josh says: See, when I play ball, I’m on fire. When I shoot, I inspire. The hoops for sale, and...
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Book List: Best Dressed Covers – Teen Fiction, 2014
Eye-catching, creative covers that broadcast the theme and mood of the book – that’s what it takes to make it on this list of Best Dressed Covers. Being Audrey Hepburn by Mitchell Kriegman Jacket...
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Book List: Books for Middle Grades
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier Molly is a storyteller, but she’s never woven one as false as the story she tells her little brother, Kip. As they travel alone down a mysterious rural lane,...
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Book List: Who am I? A Book Cover Guessing Game
Click on the book cover to find the answers! Mom has so many suitors It’s hard to keep track. Better to leave these shores ‘Til my dad gets back You may know our dad Or at least know his plan....
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Book List: 2015 Morris Award Shortlist
Below are the finalists for the Morris Award, given to the a debut novelist in Young Adult literature. The Carnival at Bray by Jessica Ann Foley Small press Elephant Rock Books delivers this gorgeously...
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One Book – Two Very Different Awards
This One Summer Text by Mariko Tamaki, Illustrations by Jillian Tamaki On February 2, the American Library Association announced the winners of the Youth Media Awards. These winners and honor book...
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Book List: YA Horror
The Vanishing Season by Jodi Lynn Anderson “Girls started vanishing in the fall, and now winter’s come to lay a white sheet over the horror. Door County, it seems, is swallowing the young, right...
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Book List: Those Lying Liars
We Were Liars by e. lockhart The Liars were cousins: Cadence, Johnny, Mirrem, and Gat. They spent summers together basking in the luxury of their grandfather’s private island. Last year, Cadence...
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Book List: Dreaming of Dystopia
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi In America’s Gulf Coast region, where grounded oil tankers are being broken down for parts, Nailer, a teenage boy, works the light crew, scavenging for copper wiring...
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Book List: Teen Lock Up
Wise Young Fool by Sean Beaudoin Eighteen-year-old Ritchie Sudden finds himself locked in juvenile detention as a direct result of issues related to anger and loss. While inside, he journals about...
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Upcoming Movies from YA Books
Insurgent is based on the book by Veronica Roth Now out in theaters, Insurgent is attracting droves of fans, eager for the next installment in Triss’s quest for the truth. Reviews have been...
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Book List: Thought-Provoking Historical Fiction for Teens
Going Over by Beth Kephart Post-World War II: The Soviet Union has veered away from the political ideals of its war allies (United States, Great Britain, France) and established a state-run version of...
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Welcome, Adrienne!
Adrienne Strock is the new Teen Center Coordinator at Nashville Public Libraries. Her job includes overseeing both Teen Services and the new Studio Space at the Main Library. Adrienne comes to us by...
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Book review: Four
Four By Veronica Roth 2014 is the summer of Divergent. Last fall we finished up the book trilogy. Here’s what I said then. In March, the first movie came out, starring Shailene Woodley and Theo James....
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Book List: A Rainbow of YA Romance
The Book of David by Anonymous In the style of Go Ask Alice, this book is the purported diary of David, a young football player finishing his senior year in an Arkansas high school. He’s gotten...
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Book list: Sexting and Other Twenty-first Century Midadventures
He Said She Said by Kwame Alexander Meet Brooklyn transplant Omar “T-Diddy” Smalls: West Charleston High’s football god and full-blown playa. He’s got a ton of Twitter followers, is U Miami bound,...
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Manga Book List: Back to School
Devils and Realist by Mandoka Takadono Devils and Realist is an all-new supernatural manga series that pits a young, suave nobleman against Hell’s princely demons. FACE YOUR DEMONS! nbsp; After the...
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Book List: Baseball Stories
Summerland by Michael Chabon Mythology and baseball merge in this fantastical tale by Pulitzer Prize winner Chabon. In order to save his father, Ethan Feld, plays baseball with his friends,...
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2015 Teen’s Top Ten Nominations
Let’s Get Lost by Adi Alsaid As Leila struggles to come to terms with her new life, she grasps for the only thing she knows is real, the northern lights. On her cross-country trip to see them, she...
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YA Books You Won’t Be Assigned to Read This Summer
Famous Last Words by Katie Alender Willa has moved to Hollywood and is underwhelmed. There is an interesting serial killer on the loose, setting his murder scenes to mimic famous movies. And then...
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Summer Challenge Book List: Real Heroes
Grace, Gold & Glory by Gabrielle Douglas with Michelle Burford Gabby Douglas, the U. S. gymnast and all-around gold medal winner at the 2012 London Olympics, tells her story of faith,...
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Summer Challenge Book Lists: Anti Heroes
All the Truth That’s in Me by Julie Berry Judith cannot speak and has subsequently been brutally rejected within her isolated community. But she sees what others miss. Thus it is up to Judith to...
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Book Review: Scowler
Scowler By Daniel Kraus I came across Scowler while at the library. I did not check it out at that point, because while it piqued my interest, I am always somewhat hesitant to pick up teen novels. Many...
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Book List: The Try Something Different List
Burger Wuss by M. T. Anderson M.T. Anderson, author of the award-winning THIRSTY, cooks up a story of love and betrayal, with a side order of revenge–and serves it all with comedic relish. Anthony...
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YA Road Trips
“It’s a road trip! It’s about adventure! . . . It’s not like we have somewhere to go.” John Green, An Abundance of Katherines Summer is winding down, the days are getting shorter, and the first day of...
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Graphic Novel Adaptations of Classic Books
Graphic novels might be the most stigmatized literary medium in the history of written word. Have you ever found yourself wondering what’s so great about graphic novels? Or what separates a graphic...
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Minecraft: Full STEAM Ahead
Minecraft, a computer game where everything is made of blocks, is sweeping the nation. Everywhere you look you can find children playing the game, reading the books, or begging adults to buy them...
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Book Review: Shadowshaper
Shadowshaper by Daniel José Older Set in Brooklyn, Shadowshaper introduces a fierce teen heroine to the Urban Fantasy literary scene. The book centers around Sierra Santiago, a budding Latino artist...
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Book review: Carry On
Carry On By Rainbow Rowell My brain hurts. This book made my brain hurt. In 2013, author Rainbow Rowell released Fangirl, which is my favorite of her books (so far). This book followed main character,...
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The Twelve Days of YA Reading
p.center-pics { text-align: center; } Whether you be a Grinch or a Who, tis’ the season to cozy up with a warm blanket, long book and a cup of hot tea. In keeping with the holiday spirit, we’ve...
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Book review: Something Real
Something Real by Heather Demetrios Baker’s Dozen is a reality show featuring a married couple and their their thirteen children. Only the oldest child, Bonnie Baker, is their biological child; her...
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Book Review: Half Brother
If you know a teen or young adult reader who might feel left out of the literary side of the Nashville READS, I suggest a book called Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel. Not only is this an excellent and...
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Book review: Five Flavors of Dumb
Five Flavors of Dumb By Antony John I used to work in the music industry. It’s a pretty tough business, and I must admit that I was not enough of a balla or shot calla to really hustle up fame and...
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Book List: Teens and Homelessness
Inspired by a recent issue of The Contributor (Volume 8, Issue 12, May 12-19, 2014) that featured a list of “Nine Must-Read Books on Homelessness,” here is a list of Young Adult novels about teens who...
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Book List: New Teen Novels for Summer
The library is a lovely place in the summer. All those books you passed over during the school year are now begging to be read. Books are like mini-vacations; they can take you to faraway places and...
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Book List: What to Read after TFIOS
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Every school has a Greg. He’s an odd duck. Greg’s passion is to create videos with his best friend, Earl, and that pretty much sums up his life. Until...
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