On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to prepare a flag for our new republic. According to a well-known story, George Washington asked a Philadelphia seamstress named Betsy Ross to make a flag for our new country. Although there is no proof that this is the way our first flag came to be, Betsy Ross was a real person, and she was the official flag maker for the U.S. Navy.
Here are some humorous romance titles from our Young Adult Fiction collection that I hope you will enjoy reading.
Thwonk by Joan Bauer.
A cupid doll comes to life and offers romantic assistance to A.J., a
teenage photographer suffering from unrequited love.
Princess in Love by Meg Cabot (Princess Diaries, v. 3).
In a series of humorous diary entries, a New York City ninth grader
agonizes over her love life, final exams, and future role as the
princess of Genovia.
There's a variety of books for you to choose from, and they can all be found in our Young Adult Fiction collection. I hope you find some of them to your liking!
Anything But Ordinary, by Valerie Hobbs.
Bernie and Winifred have been in love since they were
fourteen, but when Winifred goes away to college in California and
Bernie stays in New Jersey things change for the two of them, and each must try to forge an identity separate from the other.
Did you know that New Moon is a sequel to Twilight?
Here is some information for you on New Moon and other YA
Fiction books that have to do with vampires and/or werewolves with some romance:
By These Ten Bones by Clare B. Dunkle.
After a mysterious young wood carver with a horrifying secret arrives in her small Scottish town, Maddie gains his trust--and his heart--and seeks a way to save both him and her townspeople from an ancient evil.
Here are a few titles of YA Fiction books that have to do
with music, and some have suspense, too.
Midnight Hour Encores by Bruce Brooks.
A sixteen-year-old cellist and musical prodigy travels cross-country
with her father, a product of the 1960s, to meet her mother, who
abandoned her as a baby.
Here are a few titles from the YA Fiction collection that
also deal with child abuse and its impact on the victims.
The Beggars' Ride by Theresa Nelson.
Twelve-year-old Clare flees an unhappy home life and tries to survive on he streets of Atlantic City with a small gang of homeless kids, each of whom as his own secret reason for distrusting society.
Since you enjoyed Goose Girl by Shannon Hale, you might like to know that there is a sequel:
Enna Burning by Shannon Hale.
Enna hopes that her new knowledge of how to wield fire will help protect
her good friend Isi--the Princess Anidori--and all of Bayern against
their enemies, but the need to burn is uncontrollable and puts Enna and
her loved ones in grave danger.
Here are some other titles about princesses that you might
enjoy:
I’m glad you liked Blue by Joyce Moyer Hostetter. The library has many more good historical fiction books. Here are a few you might also enjoy.
For Freedom: The Story of a French Spy by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.
Despite the horrors of World War II, a French teenager pursues her dream of becoming an opera singer, which takes her to places where she gains information about what the Nazis are doing--information that the French Resistance needs.
Thanks for your Book Match request. Here are some other funny titles you might enjoy:
Superfudge, by Judy Blume
Peter describes the highs and lows of life with his unusual younger brother Fudge.
Jenny Archer, Author, by Ellen Conford
Stymied by an assignment to write her autobiography, Jenny decides to enhance her life story by using her considerable imagination.
Here are some books to read that have bits of history, mystery, or adventure. Hopefully, you will find them to be exciting, interesting reads!
The ghost of Lizard Light / by Elvira Woodruff
Moving from Iowa to a lighthouse cottage in Maine, ten-year-old Jack
struggles to live up to his father's high standards and encounters a
young ghost who presents Jack with a 150-year-old unsolved sea mystery.
Journey to the river sea / Eva Ibbotson
Sent with her governess to live with the dreadful Carter family in
We must not think of learning as only what happens in schools. It is an extended part of life. The most readily available resource for all of life is our public library system.
