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.
It is that time of year in which you may see a lot of brackets, pitting two things against each other in a knock-out style competition. Sometimes it is teams playing against each other to see who is the best, I am looking at you basketball, and other times it can be a way… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: More Fantastic Graphic Novels Throughout the last few months, I have been reading more graphic novels than usual; they have been a nice change of pace to break up some of the thick tomes that I have been reading. I really enjoy graphic novels because of the pacing: quick reads,… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Favorite Romances Romance is a genre that I do not necessarily pick up, but it usually appears in one form or another in most the books that I read. Most of my favorite genres like mystery, fantasy, retellings, and historical fiction usually have romance as a subgenre and usually the… 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… 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… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: One Sentence Challenge Part III TikTok videos on average are around 16 seconds long (60 seconds at most), tweets are limited to 280 characters, and blurbs on the back of a title are only a sentence or two. These short descriptions or recommendations must be eye catching and clever while… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Companion Series Part II: A Little Bit of Fantasy Last week I discussed one of my favorite concepts when reading: companion books. Companion books are books that are usually written by the same author, and take place in the same world. My favorite part is when some of the characters… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: Companion Series Part I: Contemporary Tales Companion series are pretty popular these days. A collection of works that are connected by the same world. The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the first one that comes to mind, but also the Pixar theory, different Star Wars episodes, and spin-off series of television… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: More YA Mysteries Mysteries have always been a genre that I have loved reading. I tend to read closer, trying to figure out the mystery before it is revealed; I am not sure what I like more: guessing correctly by following the tiny bread crumbs the author trailed through the… read more >>
YA Book Reviews by Amy: High Stakes Competitions One of my favorite plot devices is high stakes competitions. I can tell you that it all started from reading the 4th Harry Potter book: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire when I was in fourth grade; in this installment, Harry is a competitor in the… read more >>
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