Jillian and Mariko Tamaki's stellar graphic novel first started making headlines when it won a Governor General's Literary Award, The Caldecott Medal, an Eisner Award, and took Printz honours, among other accolades. Not long after, though, it started getting attention for a very different reason – it was the most challenged book of 2016. We caught […]
New York Fashion Week is in full stride this week, and whether you are a note-taking fashionista, celebrity watcher, or casual observer, it's hard not to love the fantastical, high-concept looks being served both on the catwalks and in the audience. If you want to sink into the world of fashion and people who love […]
Our Top Books We read a lot around here, and the librarians who select books for the library love these ones: One of Us Is Lying, by Karen McManus – a deliciously tense thriller where everyone has secrets to hide, and reasons not to see them go up on the gossip app created by […]
If there is one thing Tiny Girl knows, it's her plan for revenge: first Dirt, then Money, then Blood. She's been living and breathing it for years as she builds skills as a master thief for the Goondas and prepares herself. And now that it's time, she finds that the one thing she didn't prepare […]
Boy Bands and their rabid avid fans hold a special place among fans, and the narrator of this novel, a devotee of 80s movie and The Ruperts, is our tour guide into a group of crazy passionate fans known as Strepurs. She and her friends have got themselves close to their beloved quartet, when something goes […]
Crush got you crazy? Characters in these books can definitely relate. Guitar Notes, by Mary Amato Lyla and Tripp alternate days in a coveted music practice room at school, and this sharing arrangements leads to a slightly cranky note, which leads to a conversation where the argumentative tone grows into banter, and then into […]
Not every love story is a boy-meets-girl love story. Looking for a different pair of protagonists in your Valentine's read? Try one of these picks: Ash, by Malinda Lo You think you know this story, but you’re wrong. Her name isn’t Cinderella, it’s Ash. And he isn’t just a prince, he’s a fairy prince. He […]
A few of the hottest YA titles of the past month are in Overdrive! The much-anticipated second book in Sabaa Tahir's Ember in the Ashes series has arrived, and A Torch Against The Night hit the bestseller list immediately, just like the first volume did. Tahir sets the story of Laia in a world reminiscent […]
Wendy says: Today we welcome a guest post by our resident Young Adult fiction expert Alice Moore, editor of the TPL Teens Summer Edition blog, presenting a roundup of the best YA books of the summer. (Who says you can't sneak a little summer reading in when you go back to school?) YA fans: what were […]
It’s summer! What better time to try new things, head to new libraries, and meet new people? We’ve got a ton of programs happening around the city this summer, for all kinds of interests. Don’t miss a thing! Check out the full listings of events. If you’re into art, you may want to try a graffiti […]