Category Archives: Young Adult

Book Club Kit: Before I Fall

Posted on April 29, 2013 by

Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver First Published 2010 10 Copies & Reading Guide Friday, February 12 is a big day for Samantha Kingston: It’s Cupid Day, when all the kids at school will count the roses they receive to … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Fablehaven

Posted on September 18, 2012 by

Fablehaven by Brandon Mull First Published: 2006 9 Copies & Reading Guide When Kendra and Seth go to stay at their grandparents’ estate, they discover that it is a sanctuary for magical creatures and that a battle between good and … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Lost Hero

Posted on June 20, 2012 by

The Lost Hero (The Heroes of Olympus #1) by Rick Riordan First Published: 2010 10 Copies & Reading Guide Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for “bad kids,” find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Book Thief

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak First Published: 2006 10 Copies & Reading Guide Liesel Meminger is only nine years old when she is taken to live with the Hubermanns, a foster family, on Himmel Street in Molching, Germany, in … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Ask & The Answer

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

The Ask & The Answer (Chaos Walking #2) by Patrick Ness First Published: 2009 8 Copies & Reading Guide Don’t miss the first book in the series: The Knife of Never Letting Go Fleeing before a relentless army, Todd has … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Hatchet

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen First Published: 1987 10 Copies & Reading Guide After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the Canadian wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Twilight

Posted on June 3, 2011 by

Twilight by Stephenie Meyer First Published: 2005 6 Copies & Reading Guide Isabella Swan’s move to Forks, a small, perpetually rainy town in Washington, could have been the most boring move she ever made. But once she meets the mysterious … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Things a Brother Knows

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

The Things a Brother Knows by Dana Reinhardt First Published: 2010 9 Copies & Reading Guide Finally, Levi Katznelson’s older brother, Boaz, has returned. Boaz was a high school star who had it all and gave it up to serve … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: The Knife of Never Letting Go

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

The Knife of Never Letting Go (Chaos Walking #1) by Patrick Ness First Published: 2008 10 Copies & Reading Guide Prentisstown isn’t like other towns. Everyone can hear everyone else’s thoughts in an overwhelming, never-ending stream of Noise. Just a … Continue reading →

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Book Club Kit: Unwind

Posted on February 11, 2011 by

Unwind by Neal Shusterman First Published: 2007 8 Copies & Reading Guide Connor’s parents want to be rid of him because he’s a troublemaker. Risa has no parents and is being unwound to cut orphanage costs. Lev’s unwinding has been … Continue reading →

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