Celebrate Teen Read Week October 9-15, 2016
“Read for the fun of it” with these great middle school recommendations from Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh Teen Specialists!
Graphic Memoir
If a picture is worth a thousand words, these autobiographical works have incredible word counts.
Gris Grimly’s Frankenstein, or, The modern Prometheus
Grimly selects pivotal snippets of text from Shelley’s 1818 masterpiece and, while not making them his own, tailors their meaning through detailed, intricate, and ultimately hauntingly descript drawings.
Princess Jellyfish
Princess Jellyfish is a manga. Still with me? Good! The main character is a fujoshi NEET living inTokyo with five other otaku women. Wait! Don’t leave! Princess Jellyfish is a heartwarming tale about a … Continued
Reading Outside My Comfort Zone
These five books don’t fall into my favorite genres and that’s exactly why they helped me get out of my reading funk!
Monster
Monster is the urban-tale of murder, robbery, and redemption for Steve Harmon.
“The Book Was Better…”
Check out the next crop of YA books being adapted into movies in 2016.
Skate into Summer With Roller Girl
Roller Girl is a middle grade graphic novel that explores self-identity, perseverance and the hard-hitting sport of roller derby.
Ordinary Victories
With Ordinary Victories and its concluding volume, Ordinary Victories: What is Precious, Manu Larcenet describes the common state of humanity in our contemporary moment. Ordinary Victories is a primeval and … Continued
Thought-provoking Picks for ESL Readers
Find your next favorite book in these simple but life-changing accounts. Each of these books were featured in the Let’s Read English book club schedule.