Next Teen Book Discussion Book, The Night Circus!

The next title for the Teen Book Discussion Group is The Night Circus, which is this year's Fox Valley Reads title.  What is Fox Valley Reads, you may be asking?  It's a partnership among libraries in the Fox Valley area who get together every year to promote one fantastic book all over the Fox Valley.  This year they picked a fun fantasy tale of a circus that only comes at night.  The libraries are putting together many great programs, including a visit from the author of The Night Circus, Erin Morgenstern, who will be stopping by to talk to book fans at Oswego High School on October 11th.  If you're interested in attending that free program, you can register at our Calendar of Events.

First, of course, you'll want to read the book!  So grab a copy of it and join the Teen Book Discussion Group for a half hour to chat before heading to the author visit.  To request your copy of the discussion book, stop by our Adult Services Information desk at either the Montgomery or Oswego Campus.  The group will be meeting the first Wednesday of every month, so the first meeting is:

Wednesday, October 3, 2012
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Montgomery Campus Meeting Room

Graphic Novels Coming Soon

House of Leaves, Volume 6
By Natsume Ono

Skip Beat, Volume 28
By Yoshiki Nakamura

Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, Volume 13
By Nagaru Tanigawa

Yu-gi-oh! GX, Volume 9
By Naoyuki Kageyama

Ultimate Comics X-Men, Volume 2
By Nick Spencer

Gate 7, Volume 3
By CLAMP

Kamisama Kiss, Volume 10
By Julietta Suzuki

Batman: Venom 
By Dennis O'Neil

New Ellen Hopkins Title

Check out the just released book trailer to Ellen Hopkin's upcoming title Tilt, a companion book to her bestselling Triangles!  Tilt will be released this coming Tuesday, September 11th.

Book Report Season

The school year is upon us and for many of you that means book reports!  Choosing the right book can be a troubling task.  You want something you'll enjoy, but also something that will have enough meat to make a good paper so you can ace your report.  Below are some lists to get you started.  Most books on the list were nominated for awards in the past year or so and are sure crowd-pleasers, for students and teachers alike. 

Abe Lincoln Award, Illinois High School Readers Choice List
Teen Top Ten 2012
Printz Award, Young Adult Book of the Year

YA Fiction Coming Soon!

Outpost by Ann Aguirre

The Diviners by Libba Bray

Don't Turn Around by Michelle Gagnon

Sapphire Blue by Kerstin Gier

Tilt by Ellen Hopkins

Carnival of Souls by Melissa Meyer

Such Wicked Intent by Kenneth Oppel

Confessions of a Murder Suspect by James Patterson

Unwholly by Neal Shusterman

The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater

Introducing our Teen Book Discussion Group!

We're really excited to be starting a Teen Book Discussion Group here at Oswego Public Library District.  Our first title is Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor.  This will be a monthly half hour meeting where teens can get together to discuss the book and other favorite titles.  Also, each book discussion member receives a FREE copy of the discussion book.  To request your copy of the discussion book, stop by our Adult Services Information desk at either the Montgomery or Oswego Campus.  The group will be meeting the first Wednesday of every month, so the first meeting is:

Wednesday, September 5, 2012
7:00-7:30 p.m.
Montgomery Campus Meeting Room

What Are the Top 100 Teen Novels of All Time?

Making 'Best of' lists is tricky, it seems like someone's favorite will always fall through the cracks.  However, NPR recently gave it a try by coming out with a list of the top 100 teen books of all time.  The Harry Potter series tops the list, which also includes many recent teen favorites like The Hunger Games and Veronica Roth's Divergent.  

How many of these books have you checked off of your list and where did your favorites fall?