Books & More - Teen
Award-Winning Books
- Best Books for Young Adults (ALA) - a wide range of titles picked by appeal and quality
- Best of the Best (ALA) - a list comprised of "best" titles published 1966-2000
- Edgar Award Winners - the young adult winners of this mystery award
- Newbery Award (ALA) - lists of winners and honor books can be found here
- Popular Paperbacks (ALA) - features popular books for four different subject each year
Other Booklists
- Plymouth District Library - some of these lists include Canton call numbers
- Amazon.com's Teen Section - this department of the online bookstore is up-to-date
Recent Book-Related Entries
Girldrive
Girldrive: Criss-Crossing America, Redefining Feminism by Nona Willis Aronowitz and Emma Bee BernsteinThis unassuming book is a fascinating peek into a roadtrip of two young women who travel across the United States with no other goal than to connect with other women. They met and spent time with women of varying ages and experiences and this book contains their thoughts, commentary and photographs. Local note: Aronowitz and Bernstein spent time in several Michigan cities: Detroit, Flint, and Ypsilanti.
- Anne Heidemann
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Layered, Tattered & Stitched
Layered, tattered & stitched : a fabric art workshop by Ruth Rae
Do you ever see those store greeting cards embellished with fabric, beads, or buttons, and think - I could make that myself, but I don't know where to start? This book shows exactly how to create your own. It also contains instructions for a wealth of other fabric-based projects, many of which don't require any specialized sewing skills.
- Anne Heidemann
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Re-bound
Re-bound : creating handmade books from recycled and repurposed materials by Jeannine Stein
Ever needed a notebook or journal for a specific purpose but couldn't find one the right size? Or one that looked cool? This book shows how to bind your own from a variety of everyday materials, like a hot water bottle, bathroom rug, or potato chip bag. You could also use a record album cover, an old sweater, or even a couple of used-up gift cards.
- Anne Heidemann
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Getting Guys to Read
Boys have trouble reading. It's true. Girls totally blow us away at this, I'm ashamed to say. The Michigan Reading Association cites factors such as the need for boys to be more active and the fact that if they don't see other guys reading then they don't think of it as a 'guys' activity. Check out the pamphlet attached to get some tips for getting guys to pick up a book. I'll give you a hint: 'Forcing' them to read isn't on the list. Fathers reading to their sons is.[photo by Cayusa]
Great Michigan Read: Stealing Buddha's Dinner
The Great Michigan Read program selection is Stealing Buddha’s Dinner by Bich Minh Nguyen and this month the University of Michigan Library is hosting the Michigan Humanities Council’s traveling exhibit, Their Journey: Vietnamese in Michigan, which is on display February 1-24, 2010 (University of Michigan Hatcher Graduate Library, Ann Arbor) as well as a live webcast conversation on February 10 with Professor Peter Ho Davies and - madame librarian
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