Posts from the Young Adult department.
Breaking the Dark Marvel Crime series #1 by Lisa Jewell Adventure Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) If you like a great detective novel with many twists and turns, I would recommend Breaking the Dark by Lisa Jewell. The book revolves around a detective and her struggles with her personal and professional life. The antagonist in this story is a woman who is power-hungry and craves to remain in power … Read more
Schooled by Gordon Korman Realistic Fiction Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) “Schooled” by Gordon Korman follows Capricorn Anderson, a 13-year-old boy raised on a secluded hippie farm by his grandmother, Rain. When Rain is injured and hospitalized after a tree-climbing accident, Cap is forced to leave their isolated community and attend a public middle school for the first time. He is placed in a foster home with the Donnelly family, where he struggles … Read more
Keys to the Demon Prison Fablehaven, bk#5 by Brandon Mull Adventure Fantasy Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * Stars (Pretty good) This book is about how Fablehaven and the things that live there are in danger because a demon named Graulas is going to open a demon prison. Kendra and her friends and family are trapped but her brother Seth has to save their world and get them out to stop the demons. Will … Read more
Need by Joelle Sharbonneau Mystery Suspense Thriller Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) In “Need” by Joelle Charbonneau, the students of Nottawa High School are invited to join a new social networking site that promises to fulfill their every wish. As each student requests something they desire, they are given simple tasks to complete in return. However, these tasks quickly escalate in severity and danger, leading to dire consequences. The story follows Kaylee … Read more
We used our diamond painting skills to bedazzle book covers (and some other stuff, too) at this fun event! If you haven’t tried it, diamond painting is relaxing and fun.
Using a variety of materials, including moss, bark, stones, acrylic paint, and tiny plastic trees, teens created their very own enchanted forests within the confines of a shoebox. In these magical places rabbits and foxes and hedgehogs became friends and foraged together. So impressed with everyone’s creativity!
HAPL teens created their own dot art in the style of Australian Aboriginal artists.
Check out the fantastic alebrijes teens created this summer using air-dry modeling clay! Alebrijes are a form of Mexican folk art that depict dreamlike, fantastical creatures.
The Summer of Songbirds by Kristy Woodson Harvey Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * * * Stars (Great!) Daphne and her two best friends have spent all of their summers together at camp since they were six. Now that they are adults, this has not stopped them from having fun and getting close. Except for some hiccups in the past… “Summer of Songbirds” is about coming closer together while learning to deal with individuality … Read more
Love Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed Historical Fiction Realistic Fiction Romance Review #1 * * Stars (Just ok) “Love, Hate & Other Filters” by Samira Ahmed follows Maya Aziz, a high school senior torn between her parents’ traditional expectations and her dreams of pursuing filmmaking. Maya navigates the challenges of cultural identity, young love, and Islamophobia after 9/11. When a terrorist attack occurs and the suspect shares her last name, Maya faces hostility … Read more