See You In Hollywood

This month in the Teen Scene. we’re displaying some books that either were recently made into movies or will soon be made into movies. You should read them, because it’s fun to smugly say to people “Oh, I liked the movie, but the book was better.” Everyone loves to hang out with people who say that!

(Film links go to IMBD, the Internet Movie Database.)

Everybody Wants to Make it in Hollywood

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Rave: Better Nate Than Ever

Better Nate Than Ever by Tim Federle

Better Nate than Ever by Tim Federle is a hilarious tale of a small-town, small-statured boy with big dreams. Nate Foster, who is in 8th grade and vigorously declares himself to be “almost 14″, concocts a plan with help from his best friend Libby to run away from his hometown in western Pennsylvania to New York City for a night so he can audition for the role of Elliott in E.T.: The Broadway Musical Version.

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March New Books

March new books! Enjoy them!

Infautate by Aimee AgrestiClockwork Princess by Cassandra ClareHawkeye Vol 1 by Matt FractionThe Prom Book by Lauren MetzPersonal Effects by E.M. KokiePoison by Bridget Zinn

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Teen Choice Book Awards

I’m happy to announce the New Albany-Floyd County’s TEEN CHOICE AWARD winners!! No, we didn’t have a fancy award ceremony with celebrity guests or anything, but that’s fine, because we have plenty of BOOKS. These are the books the members of TSI, our teen advisory board picked when I asked them to name their ALL TIME FAVORITE books! Give them a try, won’t you?

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February New Teen Books

Aren’t you just sooo tired of all those old books? Me too. Let’s see what’s new.

Etiquette & Espionage by Gail CarrigerThe Madness Underneath by Maureen JohnsonThe Kill Order by James DashnerBatgirl Vol 1 by Gail SimoneMind Games by Kiersten WhiteIn Darkness by Nick Lake

 

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March to the Beat of a Different Drummer

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March to the beat of a different drummer! (Get it? Because it’s March?) Check out these books for music lovers.

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. GoingLemonade Mouth by Mark Peter HughesAudrey, Wait! by Robin BenwayScott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life by Bryan Lee O'MalleyTen Miles Past Normal by Frances O'Roark DowellGood Enough by Paula Yoo

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Rave: My Crazy Beautiful Life

My Crazy Beautiful Life by Ke$ha

I just love Ke$ha, you guys. When I heard she was writing a book, I couldn’t wait to read it, and My Crazy Beautiful Life was definitely worth the wait. I will say that if you don’t like Ke$ha, you probably will not like her book. (Duh.) But if you do, this book is perfect. I’m just going to provide you all with some amazing quotes from this book.

Also, be advised that Ke$ha uses adult language and does ridiculous things. That probably isn’t news to anyone, but just in case. For this blog post I didn’t quote anything with any of the Big 7 swear words, but they’re definitely in this book.

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