Category Archives: Young Adult

Young Adult books – “safe” for kids in terms on language, themes and content

Fun for All Ages – Honest! Peter Pan reimagined

Posted on October 3, 2009 by Karen

Peter and the Shadow Thieves by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson One of the things about getting books at the BEA is sometimes you enter a series in the middle. This is obviously not the first book in this series, … Continue reading →

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Think Your Teens Years Were Bad?

Posted on July 29, 2009 by Karen

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie Okay, so I read a lot of books about teenagers and kids, but hey, I read what I pull out of the box! This is a fun, funny book, … Continue reading →

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So Who IS Normal?

Posted on June 17, 2009 by Karen

The Very Ordered Existence of Merilee Marvelous by Suzanne Crowley Really interesting, sweet book from the perspective of an abnormal child. Merilee – who hates her name, by the way, and has heard every “Merrily we roll along” joke ever, … Continue reading →

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