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YA Book Reviews by Amy: Spooky Short Stories ‘Tis the season for some spooky stories, and while it seems like there may be a lot of stories I could talk about, I really wanted to focus on some of my favorite unnerving short stories that I read throughout school. Since these are short stories, I… read more >>

If you’re like I am, you haven’t been able to stop listening to Olivia Rodrigo’s album, Sour, since it came out this summer. For those of you who don’t know, Olivia Rodrigo emerged from the Disney world after starring in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, which is definitely a mouthful, and dove headfirst onto the angsty pop-rock… read more >>

YA Book Reviews by Amy: The Books We Banter III Teentober has been in full force for the last couple of weeks, I wanted to discuss a teen focused program we do weekly all year long: Book Banter! This brain child of several librarians in our system was a way to connect not only to… read more >>

YA Book Reviews by Amy: Spooky Reads Whether it’s the middle of September or just the want of fall to begin, the ‘spooky’ season is my favorite, and I eagerly await it. I like the cooler weather, the various colors of amber, scarlet, and oranges leaves that light up the sky, the mix of iced… read more >>

YA Book Reviews by Amy: One Sentence Challenge Part II 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: Judging a Book by Its Cover Part II Last week, I discussed my feelings about the idiom, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” and while I think it expresses importance when discussing people and not making assumptions based on appearances, my feelings about the literal translation is a little… read more >>

YA Book Reviews by Amy: Judging a Book by Its Cover Part I The old saying, “Don’t judge a book by its cover,” is a really important rule to live by: you cannot look at a person and should be allowed to judge them just by appearances; it is what is on the inside that… read more >>

YA Book Reviews by Amy: Throughout Time and Space… Historical Fiction Edition Historical fiction is one of my favorite genres, and I continue to come back to this genre throughout the year. I love reading about a past time and a location different from my own. Historical fiction is two-fold reading for me: entertainment, since… read more >>

YA Book Reviews by Amy: Buckeye Children’s & Teen Book Award Nominees The Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Award program is a yearly event in which students can participate by reading the nominee books and then voting on their favorite. What makes this award really stand out is that it is the only states reader’s… read more >>