Adult books recommended for Grades 9-12 including mystery, biography, sci-fi, romance, sports, poetry and literature from School Library Journal
Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 07/01/2009
Fiction BAKKER, Gerbrand . The Twin . tr. from Dutch by David Colmer. 250p. Archipelago . 2009. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-9800330-2-1 . LC 2008045725. Adult/High School—Henk was more popular and athletic than Helmer, his identical twin, while growing up on a small rural Netherlands farm. Henk was their father's favorite son.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 06/01/2009
Fiction APPANAH, Nathacha . Blue Bay Palace . tr. from French by Alexandra Stanton. 164p. Aflame , dist. by IPG. June 2009. pap. $15.95. ISBN 978-1-906300-07-4 . LC 2004392784. Adult/High School—Maya lives in a rough-and-tumble neighborhood of Blue Bay on the shores of Mauritius. It is populated by a blend of traditional Indians who follow the caste system, Caucasian tourists, and wealth...
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 05/01/2009
Fiction BLUNT, Giles . No Such Creature: A Novel . 304p. Holt . 2009. Tr $25. ISBN 978-0-8050-8062-9 . LC 2008033526. Adult/High School—Max and Owen have just pulled off another "show" at an upscale dinner party, one of many they stage each summer, fencing the jewels and banking the cash they receive as "payment" to live on the rest of the year.
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Adult Books for High School Students 04/01/2009
Fiction BAVARO, Mark . Rough and Tumble . 320p. St. Martin's . 2008. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-312-37574-4 . LC 2008020440. Adult/High School—This debut novel by a former NFL tight end is, unsurprisingly, about an NFL tight end. Dominic Fucillo is totally focused on football. He continues to play, even though he has a knee that could disintegrate at any moment.
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Adult Books for High School Students 03/01/2009
Fiction BACKHAUS, Bhira . Under the Lemon Trees . 336p. Thomas Dunne Bks. Mar. 2009. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-312-37953-7 . LC 2008035779. Adult/High School—This lovely debut novel takes place in California's Central Valley in the late 1970s. Jeeta Rai is the younger daughter of a Punjabi family living among the orchards of Oak Grove, where her uncle Avtar acquired land some 30 years earlier.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 02/01/2009
Fiction BEDFORD, K. A. Time Machines Repaired While-U-Wait . 324p. Edge . 2008. pap. $17.95. ISBN 978-1-894063-42-5 . LC number unavailable. Adult/High School—Al "Spider" Webb is a time machine repairman who happens to detest time machines. On a routine call, he encounters a machine that seems about ready to blow.
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Adult Books for High School Students Chaired by Francisca Goldsmith, Halifax Public Libraries, Nova Scotia - 01/01/2009
Fiction HOLMSTRÖM, Britt . Claudia . 360p. Coteau . 2008. pap. $21. ISBN 978-1-55050-395-1 . LC C2008-903319-1. Adult/High School—Thoughtful, well written, and reflective, this novel chronicles the comfortable and predictable life of Claudia Hewitt. Born in Sweden to a single mother, she moves to Canada as a teenager with her mother and stepfather.
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BookExpo America 2009: SLJ's Day of Dialog School Library Journal held a Day of Dialog in conjunction with the annual BookExpo America on May 28, 2009 at the Brooklyn Public Library. Full story: bit.ly/1a0G7o
2008 National Book Awards Nominees in the young people's literature category graced the red carpet on Awards night Nov. 20, 2008.
The Buzz Nov. 2008 So the economy’s gone south, you still need your gadgets.
Folktales from Around the World: The Bear Prince. DVD. 11:56 min. with tchr’s. guide. Prod. by Colman Communications. Dist. by 100% Educational Media (schoolvideos.com). 2008. $39.95.
K-Gr 4–While this animated Mexican fairy tale will be new to most viewers, the story contains familiar elements from such popular tales as “Beauty and the Beast,” “The Little Mermaid,” and “Puss in Boots.”
Let them eat cake! Library aide Shanta Ramkhelawan (left), librarian Camina Raphael, and Colleen McCrea, head of the children's library, served delectable dessert to more than 130 people celebrating the 85th anniversary of the historic Robert Bacon Memorial Children's Library in Westbury, NY. Upon opening its doors in 1924 it was only the third children's library in the world.
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