While there are many books on the shelves to purchase daily at the book sale, none of them look quite like the dazzling selection of hand-picked books, packaged and ready to be placed in the hands of someone that is in need of a gift. These books are proudly displayed showing their best side and standing out among the rest of the group. With the help of some Friends, Carol Siano, Susan Weinrebe and Gretchen Dust, they made fast and fun work out of task of breathing new life into some old favorites.
How do you decide which books out of all the great young adult titles that have been published this year are the "best"? Well, the way I see it, there's three different ways to look at it: from the critic's point of view, bestsellers/most popular, and your own personal faves. So that's exactly how I've divvied up my list below! Best books of 2011? Here you go!
These are videos of the same booktalks I did at Hickory Creek Middle School December 19th, 2011, and some of the ones I did at Summit Hill Middle School on December 13th, 2011. Looking for any of these books? Check on display in the Young Adult section of the library or alphabetical by the author's last name. Can't find it? Ask a librarian; that's what we're here for.
2011 was a great year in books and movies! The highly anticipated 5th volume in George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series was finally released this summer after a few years of waiting, and waiting, and waiting. Good things DO come to those who wait and A Dance of Dragons is worth it.
Find all the young adult copies of the Read for a Lifetime books for this year on one side of the black cart in the Land of YA, in the teen area of the library. Can't find the one you want? Ask a librarian! Here's a link to the full list, too, for what we have at FPLD.
Ms. Sarah read these books, loved these books, and talked about these books: both at Summit Hill and Hickory Creek Middle Schools. If you're looking for the ones she's talked about, look for this cart in the Land of YA, teen area of the library. Don't see what you wanted? Ask a librarian to put a hold on one for you or show you how to put a hold on one yourself. Look for the handout on the cart for a list of all the books she talked about, too.
