Genre / Subject Cloud
action packed adventure Audrey Best of 2014 Best of 2015 Best of 2016 character driven coming of age contemporary family Fantasy female protagonist female writers ficiton heroine historical fiction kelsey Murphy Middle School mystery nonfiction Ofilia Readers Advisory realistic fiction Roben romance science fiction series Smith Public Library supernatural young adultSubmit a Review
Tell us about your YA adventures whether it be a book, app, video game, or event. This is the information we need from you:
Title & Author/ About/ What you liked about it / Who would you recommend this to / First name and age
Send reviews to: Kelsey.Sidwell@wylietexas.gov
*All music and book reviews must be in the Smith Public Library catalog in order to be published.
Rita & Truett Smith Public Library
(972) 516-6250
Category Archives: ficiton
Best of 2018: Ofilia
Happy Tuesday, fellow readers! We’ve got a brand new best of for you today, and this time it’s Ofilia’s! Ofilia is our fearless leader here in the youth services department of SPL, and loves all things Frida Kahlo. She’s also … Continue reading
Posted in Best of 2018, ficiton, heroine, multicultural, nonfiction, Ofilia, Readers Advisory, Smith Public Library, young adult
Tagged books, fantasy, library, magic, non-fiction, Readers Advisory, teen, YA, young adult
Leave a comment
In Her Skin by Kim Savage
What It’s About: Sixteen-year-old con artist Jo Chastain is about to take on the biggest scam of her life: impersonating a missing girl. Life on the streets of Boston these past few years hasn’t been easy, and Jo is hoping … Continue reading
This Is What Happy Looks like by Jennifer Smith
This Is What Happy Looks Like by Jennifer Smith About: If fate sent you an email, would you answer? When teenage movie star Graham Larkin accidentally sends small town girl Ellie O’Neill an email about his pet pig, the two … Continue reading
Undertow by Michael Buckley
Undertow by Michael Buckley About: Sixteen-year-old Lyric Walker’s life is forever changed when she witnesses the arrival of 30,000 Alpha, a five-nation race of ocean-dwelling warriors, on her beach in Coney Island. The world’s initial wonder and awe over the Alpha … Continue reading
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard About: This is a world divided by blood – red or silver. The Reds are commoners, ruled by a Silver elite in possession of god-like superpowers. And to Mare Barrow, a seventeen-year-old Red girl from the … Continue reading
Ash by Malinda Lo
Ash by Malinda Lo In the wake of her father’s death, Ash is left at the mercy of her cruel stepmother. Consumed with grief, her only joy comes by the light of the dying hearth fire, rereading the fairy tales … Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, female protagonist, ficiton, kelsey, young adult
Leave a comment
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart About: Spending the summers on her family’s private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer. … Continue reading
Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement Moore
Texas Gothic by Rosemary Clement Moore About: Amy and Phin Goodnight grew up surrounded by household spells, magic, and benevolent ghosts. While ranch-sitting for their aunt in Texas Amy and her sister quickly realize that they are not alone. There’s … Continue reading
Posted in Audrey, female protagonist, ficiton, ghost story, paranormal, supernatural
Tagged Smith Public Library, TX author, Wylie Texas
Leave a comment
The Girl from the Well
The Girl from the Well by Rin Chupeco The Ring meets The Exorcist in this haunting story about an American boy whose last hope for protection lies with a vengeful ghost Okiku wants vengeance…and she gets it. Whenever there’s a monster hurting a … Continue reading
Posted in ficiton, Horror, Ofilia, paranormal, young adult
Leave a comment
