unRequired Reading Blog

Spiderwick is a great children's series and here are some more suggestions you might like in
our children's area:

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

When a young evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by
capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back
with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

Suggested for ages 10 - 14

Dealing With Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede.

I have a few to suggest to you that I hope you will enjoy, too.

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Eighteen-year-old Ash wants nothing to do with senior prom, but when
disaster strikes and her desperate friend, Nat, needs her help to get it
back on track, Ash's involvement transforms her life.

My Almost Epic Summer by Adele Griffin.

I have a few to suggest to you that I hope you will enjoy, too.

Prom by Laurie Halse Anderson.

Eighteen-year-old Ash wants nothing to do with senior prom, but when
disaster strikes and her desperate friend, Nat, needs her help to get it
back on track, Ash's involvement transforms her life.

My Almost Epic Summer by Adele Griffin.

Here are some other books with a fair share of love,
romance, and family problems. Enjoy!

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares.

Brian Jacques is hard to beat for a rousing war-like fantasy, but here
are a few titles that you might want to try. All of these books have
sequels or are part of a series.

Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer.

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune
by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight
back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

Sea of Trolls by Nancy Farmer.

Here are some other urban fiction books that I think you might like:

Indigo Summer by Monica McKayhan.

Here are some other books that I think you may like:

Angels and Demons by Dan Brown.

World-renowned Harvard symbologist Robert Langdon is summoned to a Swiss
research facility to analyze a cryptic symbol seared into the chest of a
murdered physicist. (This story was written before/takes place before
The Da Vinci Code).

Tamar : A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal by Mal Peet.

What My Mother Doesn't Know by Sonya Sones.

Meet Sophie. She sees herself as the too-tall "Mount Everest of teenage
girls," who, along with her friends, often suffers from "lackonookie
disease." She's dating smoky, sexy Dylan, covertly chatting online with
"cybersoul"-mate Chaz, and secretly nursing a crush on sweet, geeky
Murphy. If you like this one, it has a sequel called What My Girlfriend
Doesn't Know.

Icing on the Lake by Catherine Clark.

Here are some other titles you might enjoy reading. The first titles are fiction, followed by a link
to our African American History Booklist.

Kindred by Octavia Butler.

A young black women living in the contemporary world is transported back
and forth to the time of slavery in the US. It is historical and
contemporary fiction wrapped up into one. It is most appropriate for
older or more mature girls because the theme is strong and some of the
descriptions are graphic.

If you enjoyed Prime Choice, here are some other titles you may like:

Torch Red: Color Me Torn by Melody Carlson.

Feeling like she is the only virgin on the planet, a high school junior
wrestles with questions about love and sex before ultimately choosing to
give herself to God instead of her boyfriend. This is part of the True
Colors series.

The First Part Last by Angela Johnson.