Love, Creekwood: A Simonverse Novella by Becky Albertalli

Ever wonder what happened to Simon and Bram or Leah and Abby?  In this book, we see their emails from their first year of college.  Simon and Bram are dealing with a long distance relationship as they attend college apart.  Meanwhile, Leah and Abby are at the same college and navigating being in a relationship.  

I really enjoyed catching up with these characters from Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and its sequels.  It was fun to revisit their world and relationships.  The book ends on a bit of a cliffhanger so it will be interesting to see if the author gives us another book in the future.

Missing the Movies? Read One of These Teen Books Made Into a Movie

If you're anything like me, you've missed going to the movies these past months.  To help fill the void, read one of these teen books made into a movie (and check out the movie while you're at it).  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

Stardust by Neil Gaiman

In the quiet English hamlet of Wall, Tristran Thorn embarks on a remarkable journey through the world of Faerie to recover a fallen star for his lover, the hauntingly beautiful Victoria Forester.

The Princess Diaries by Meg Cabot

Fourteen-year-old Mia, who is trying to lead a normal life as a teenage girl in New York City, is shocked to learn that her father is the Prince of Genovia, a small European principality, and that she is a princess and the heir to the throne.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli

Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity--and that of his pen pal--will be revealed.

Movie Title -- Love, Simon

Spontaneous by Aaron Starmer

When a number of Mara Carlyle's fellow high school students spontaneously combust, the FBI and a swarm of journalists descend upon her suburban New Jersey town in the search for answers.

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

While in a coma following an automobile accident that killed her parents and younger brother, seventeen-year-old Mia, a gifted cellist, weights whether to live with her grief or join her family in death.

More Books Turned Into Movies --

Beautiful Creatures by Kami Garcia
Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak

The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken

Divergent by Veronica Roth

Eragon by Christopher Paolini

Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff

I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore

The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs

A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness

The Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Paper Towns by John Green

The Spectacular Now by Tim Tharp

The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer

Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through December 4, 2020.

Me + You = Love

This week for Valentine's Day, I am sharing some teen romance books.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

Keturah and Lord Death by Martine Leavitt
When Lord Death comes to claim sixteen-year-old Keturah while she is lost in the King's Forest, she charms him with her story and is granted a twenty-four hour reprieve in which to seek her one true love.

Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
Sixteen-year-old, not-so-openly-gay Simon Spier is blackmailed into playing wingman for his classmate or else his sexual identity -- and that of his pen pal -- will be revealed.

Things I Know About Love by Kate Le Vann
Seventeen-year-old Livia Stowe travels from England to Princeton, New Jersey, to visit her brother who is studying there and to celebrate her recovery from a year-long struggle with leukemia, and while she is there she writes a blog about her experiences, which include falling in love.



More Teen Romances ---
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
Geekerella by Ashley Poston
The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love by Sarvenaz Tash
Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between by Jennifer E. Smith
Keep Me in Mind by Jaime Reed
Love by the Morning Star by Laura L. Sullivan
The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle
The Lovely Reckless by Kami Garcia
Meant to Be by Julie Halpern
Prince in Disguise by Stephanie Kate Strohm
Red Girl, Blue Boy by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
The Romantics by Leah Konen
Save the Date by Morgan Matson
Suffer Love by Ashley Herring Blake
There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff
Vanilla by Billy Merrill
The Way You Make Me Feel by Maurene Goo
When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon
Wild Roses by Deb Caletti


Check these books out on display at the Arnold Branch through March 1, 2019.

Best Books of 2018 - Teen Books

This week, I am sharing some of the best teen books from 2018.  Here are a few of my favorites . . . .

What If It's Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
Arthur is only in New York for the summer, but if Broadway has taught him anything, it's that the universe can deliver romance when you least expect it--like meeting Ben at the post office.

Layover by Amy Andelson & Emily Meyer
During a layover at LAX, Flynn, her older stepbrother Amos, and their sister Poppy decide to ditch their family Christmas vacation in Bora Bora, where their parents plan to announce their divorce, and the three siblings instead spend three days in Los Angeles.

Fruits Basket Another, v. 1 by Natsuki Takaya
Sawa Mitoma, a nervous, skittish girl who prefers minimal human interaction, has just started high school, and it's already not going well... until she meets the "it" boys--the "prince-like" Mutsuki and the sharp-tongued Hajime. But little does she know, they're Sohmas?! It's Fruits Basket... again!

Save the Date by Morgan Matson
When seventeen-year-old Charlie Grant's four older siblings reunite for a wedding, she is determined they will have a perfect weekend before the family home is sold, but last-minute disasters abound.

Royals by Rachel Hawkins
When Daisy's older sister gets engaged to the Crown Prince of Scotland, Daisy makes the royal rule-book all her own.


More Best Teen Books --
#MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil
The Belles by Dhonielle J. Clayton
The Button War by Avi
The Cheerleaders by Karta Thomas
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
Down and Across by Arvin Ahmadi
Everless by Sara Holland
A Girl Like That by Tanaz Bhathena
Gunslinger Girl by Lyndsay Ely
Light Years by Kass Morgan
Meet Cute by Jennifer L. Armentrout
Neverworld Wake by Marisha Pessl
Ship It by Britta Lundin
That's Not What Happened by Kody Keplinger

Check these and more books out on display at the Arnold Branch through January 18, 2019.