Hello everyone! I’m Amy and I am a Youth Services Librarian at the Public Library of Youngstown and Mahoning County. When I’m not trying to reach my reading goal for the year, I like to talk about what I’m reading to my family, friends, and coworkers. You could say I am a little obsessed with reading Young Adult books. I enjoy most genres, but my favorites include: Westerns, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Fantasy, and Mystery. I am always looking for the next great book that makes me connect to its characters and hits me in the feels.
YA Book Reviews by Amy: The Books We Banter I read a lot of Young Adult novels, and it is truly one of my greatest passions! One thing that I love most about reading is sharing the experience with friends. I am so incredibly lucky that most of my friends enjoy reading, as well as… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Dystopian Worlds The concept of a dystopian society was introduced to me in high school while reading books like Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, George Orwell’s 1984, and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World; worlds that strive toward a utopian, or perfect and idealistic society that end up being overly controlling governments with many suffering injustices… read more >>
Do you still find yourself having a bunch of free time and you want to learn a new skill? Maybe you want to learn about art and draw some realistic portraits? Or create your own original cartoon, comic or manga? Your skills may vary: novice to knowledgeable to professional. If you want to learn a new genre of art or… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: YSU English Festival List for 7-9th Grade Youngstown State University has created a program to promote reading in our community. The YSU English Festival is an event in which students in grades 7-12th can participate in fun and educational activities, writing and art contests, hearing authors speak, being creative, making new friends and… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: YSU English Festival List for 10-12th Grades Youngstown State University has created a program to promote reading in our community. The YSU English Festival is an event in which students in grades 7-12th can participate in fun and educational activities, writing and art contests, hearing authors speak, being creative, making new friends and more. This annual program… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Women Disguised as Men While last week I talked about a trope that I do not enjoy much (love triangles), this week I wanted to discuss one of my favorite tropes, or reoccurring plot element; in this case, it is when our main female character disguises herself as male (this is not to be confused with transgender characters)…. read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Love Triangles that Actually Work? When two people fall for the same person and are vying to be the person’s significant other, it is usually considered a love triangle. This popular trope seemed to be all the rage for YA several years ago. Teams started to emerge: Edward or Jacob? Peeta or Gale?… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Books that Should Get More Hype Have you ever read a book, and after finishing it, you were like “How have I never heard of this book before? It was fantastic and should be talked about just as much (and sometimes more) than other popular books.” And after checking online or… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy- My Thoughts on the Most Popular Book & Series in Young Adult Have you ever heard so much hype about a book or series and felt compelled to read it? A book that you see on your Instagram feed, or a series that keeps appearing on Book TikTok, or a YA series… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: My Top 8 Reads of 2020 This reading year has been productive- while writing this, I have completed 111 books and still hope to fit in 3 more by the end of the year. I have read some new favorites, some not-so-great books, books I will remember forever, and ones… read more >>