Farmingdale Library Teens

  by  Abigail Clarkin   Apr 1, 2022 Family is complicated. Cadence knows this better than anyone. The main character and narrator of E. Lockhart’s  We Were Liars  is from a wealthy family. Raised alongside her cousins every summer, she is caught in the give and pull of familial drama. While her mother, aunts, and uncles gripe about inheritances, Cady is running wild with her cousins and the boy she loves on their family’s private island. But after a challenging school year, Cady returns to the island. And something is not right. If you’re anything like me, then E. Lockhart’s 2014 thriller drew you in and led to a few agonizing nights wondering how you had not seen the ending sooner. Perhaps you blew through the book and are now craving more. Are you eager to read more YA with unreliable narrators? Craving an unpredictable twist right at the end of your next read? Or perhaps you cannot get enough of complicated family dynamics. Whatever you’re searching for, I ha...

  by  Aurora Lydia Dominguez   Apr 7, 2022 Okay, I admit it. Ever since the  Twilight  book madness began, and team Edward or Jacob became quite the battle, I have felt secure in the knowledge that I am not the only reader obsessed with vampire stories. While my true introduction to vampire tales was with Anne Rice’s edgy and immersive book  Interview With the Vampire , vampires and their stories have captivated readers and their interest for a long time. Now, it’s 2022, and we are still obsessed with these blood-sucking creatures. In the world of young adult novels, the  Twilight  series led to quite the collection of paranormal books that followed, with both authors and readers eager to share their depictions of vampires and dig into new stories filled with drama, romance and suspense. With that in mind, I’ve compiled a list of eight young adult books that have been released very recently that are sure to give you what you crave when it comes to...

 School Library Journal April 2022 2022 Notable Books: NCTE’s 21 Best Poetry and Verse Novels for Kids by   NCTE Excellence in Children’s Poetry Committee Apr 04, 2022 | Filed in  News & Features   Interior art from  Dear Treefrog  by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Diana Sudyka (Clarion).   In 1977, the NCTE Excellence in Children’s Poetry Award Committee was created to recognize the work of outstanding poets who write for children. Since then, in addition to naming an outstanding poet every two years, the committee now selects annual notable lists of poetry and novels in verse. This year, members of the committee are pleased to recognize 21 exceptional books of poetry and nine novels in verse as 2022 Notable Books. Each of the books was published in 2021. Read and evaluated by each member of the committee, these books are notable for their use of language, poetic devices, and their application to children ages three to 13. The form or structure of t...

by  Sarah Nicolas   Mar 24, 2022 As children, my sister and I fought like wild animals. We screamed and threw things at each other. When she made me really mad, I chased her out of the house and locked all the doors. We were (and are) very different people. She was messy and a bit wild, and I was too reserved and annoyingly fastidious. But I also remember her stroking my hair when I was sick and making me laugh so hard I peed. I loved her and hated her in equal measure, I think. Especially as a teen. As much as we fought in our own house, we presented a united front to the world. As military brats, we were each other’s only constant. We may have thrown forks at each other, but if anyone outside threatened us, we were each other’s shield. When I moved out of the house — and we finally got some space — we started getting along. Now we’re great friends. This is not uncommon, I know. There’s something special about sisters and their relationships. Older sisters set the standards, ...