Our teen book spotlight this week is focused on books that have Blue Covers!!! As we start entering into the snow and cold months of Winter, why not get in the spirit by reading some books that have covers featuring various shades of blue so check out one of these and then snuggle up with a mug of hot chocolate or tea and enjoy an amazing story completely chosen because of the front cover. Since we are choosing these books based on their front covers, then we have an amazing selection that are all completely different from realistic to fantasy, nonfiction, graphic novels, and even some award winners! These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #yacolorfulcovers as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new teen book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
Deep Blue by Jennifer Donnelly--Uncovering an ancient evil, Serafina, a mermaid of the Mediterranean Sea, searches for five other mermaid heroines who are scattered across the six seas, to save their hidden world.
Muted by Tami Charles--Three black seventeen-year-old friends Dali, Denver, and Shak have dreams of making it big in the music industry. When they catch the attention of prominent recording artist Sean Ellis, they quickly are drawn into his world. Willing to do anything to secure their careers, Dali and Denver move to Atlanta with Sean, in spite of Shak's warnings about him. Soon, the girls are drawn into a manipulative, abusive situation with a controlling man and must find the strength to find a way out.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer--In a retelling of “Beauty and the Beast,” Harper, a high school senior with cerebral palsy, is abducted and wakes up in Ironrose Castle in Emberfall, a magical land, occupied by the ageless Prince Rhen, who has been cursed to relive his eighteenth year over and over again until he finds love. Every autumn he becomes human, but after three months, becomes a murderous beast. She learns that every year, Rhen’s guard, who was also cursed, abducts a girl in hopes Rhen will woo her and break the curse. With no intention of becoming a bride, Harper attempts to negotiate with the enchantress who cursed Rhen, but learns she plans to invade Emberfall, causing Harper to reconsider what’s truly important.
The Kingdom of Back by Marie Lu--Jealous of the musical talents of her younger brother Woferl, and worried she'll have to give up her dream of composing to become a wife, Nannerl Mozart takes the offer of a fae named Hyacinth: that he'll grant her wishes if she helps him regain his crown in the Kingdom of Back. Nannerl traverses between real and fairy worlds for a decade, but as events in the real world seem to parallel those in Back, Nannerl reconsiders the pact she made, and must reconcile her own ambitions with the love she has for her brother.
Vincent and Theo by Deborah Heiligman--Drawing on the hundreds of letters exchanged between Vincent Van Gogh and his younger brother, Theo, author Heiligman presents an intimate portrait of the profound devotion and friendship shared between the two. Vowing as teens to “be companions in the search for meaning in life and meaning in art,” the two kept that pledge to the end. With extensive quotations pulled from their correspondence combined with black-and-white reproductions of Vincent's work, this celebration of brotherhood is a tender exploration into the tragically short lives of the Van Gogh brothers.
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka--A graphic novel memoir by author and illustrator Jarrett Krosoczka who describes growing up with an addict mother, a missing father, and two opinionated grandparents who raise him. Describes how Krosoczka relied on his art to express himself and to survive the ups and downs of life.