{"id":67847,"date":"2014-04-09T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2014-04-09T13:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=67847"},"modified":"2014-04-09T11:24:26","modified_gmt":"2014-04-09T16:24:26","slug":"you-dont-have-to-be-a-teen-to-enjoy-a-teen-book","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inalj.com\/?p=67847","title":{"rendered":"You Don\u2019t Have to be a Teen to Enjoy a Teen Book"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Renee Holden, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Nebraska<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

You Don\u2019t Have to be a Teen to Enjoy a Teen Book<\/span><\/h3>\n

\"reneeh3\"<\/a>As an adult librarian, I am often tasked with finding awesome teen books for adults who don\u2019t want\u00a0the world to know that they are reading teen books. I will often get adults at the reference desk who\u00a0whisper\u2026\u201dSo I loved the Hunger Games\u2026I know it\u2019s a teen book, but can you give me recommendations\u00a0on more teen books. I love teen books better than adult books. What\u2019s wrong with me?\u201d I try to\u00a0reassure the patrons that there is nothing wrong with adults reading teen books. I let them know that if\u00a0they have found something that they love to read, then why not read it. So, I have compiled a list for all\u00a0of the adults out there who love teen books just like me.<\/p>\n

The Fault in Our Stars<\/strong> by John Green<\/p>\n

\u2022 This is a wonderful love story between two teenage cancer patients, one of whom is an\u00a0amputee. The story is predictably tragic and you will end up devouring this tearjerker like\u00a0candy.<\/p>\n

The Perks of Being a Wallflower<\/strong> by Stephen Chbosky<\/p>\n

\u2022 This is a coming of age story about 15-year-old Charlie. The only friend he ever had killed\u00a0himself, forcing him to face high school alone. But when seniors Patrick and his stepsister Sam\u00a0take Charlie under their wings, his eyes are opened up to a whole new world and lifestyle. It is\u00a0from these older kids that Charlie learns to live and love, until a repressed secret from his past\u00a0threatens to destroy his newfound happiness.<\/p>\n

Uglies<\/strong> by Scott Westerfeld<\/p>\n

\u2022 This book takes the most universal of all insecurities and transforms it into the basis for a chilling\u00a0vision of the future. The story revolves around a decision to deprive the world of individuality.\u00a0Society transforms all 16-year-olds into brainwashed, ultra-beautiful \u201cpretties\u201d who live out\u00a0their youth in hedonistic bliss. But when best friends Tally and Shay buck the system and run\u00a0away rather than undergo the surgery, societal upheaval ensues.<\/p>\n

Feed<\/strong> by M.T. Anderson<\/p>\n

\u2022 Dystopian books are all the rage right now and the book Feed might be the darkest of all. The\u00a0government has been almost entirely replaced by corporations, the environment has been\u00a0almost completely devastated, and human communication take place almost solely via \u201cfeed,\u201d a\u00a0sort of in-brain social medium that allows text messages and ads to get beamed straight into our\u00a0thoughts. Against this backdrop, teenagers Titus and Violet fall in love. Predictably, it doesn\u2019t\u00a0end well. This book is a sharp cautionary tale of what the future might hold.<\/p>\n

Eleanor & Park<\/strong> by Rainbow Rowell<\/p>\n

\u2022 This is the story of two misfits and one extraordinary love. Set over the course of one school\u00a0year, this is the story of two star-crossed sixteen-year-olds who are smart enough to know that\u00a0first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.<\/p>\n

Delirium<\/strong> by Lauren Oliver<\/p>\n

\u2022 Another huge dystopian hit in teen fiction, this story centers around future America where\u00a0the government has classified love as a disease. All citizens, once they turn 18, receive a\u00a0government operation to cure the unwanted emotion. Lena looks forward to her operation and\u00a0a safe, predictable and happy life \u2013 until, just a few months before\u00a0birthday, she meets the mysterious Alex and falls in love.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

by Renee Holden, Head Editor,\u00a0INALJ Nebraska You Don\u2019t Have to be a Teen to Enjoy a Teen Book As an adult librarian, I am often tasked with finding awesome teen books for adults who don\u2019t want\u00a0the world to know that they are reading teen books. I will often get adults at the reference desk who\u00a0whisper\u2026\u201dSo…<\/p>\n

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