The links below the groupings direct you to various blog posts featuring the listed titles. Happy Reading! -Jenna Dauer, Smithton Public Library District Library Director
Tween (5th grade and up) interests:
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon, by Grace Lin โ 2009
Thumpy Feet, by Betsy Lewin โ 2013
This is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen โ 2012
The Tortoise & the Hare, by Jerry Pinkney โ 2013
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page โ 2003
Mysteries youโll WANT to see more than once:
Tenet
Parasite
Sleight
Modern zombie/infection movies:
Carriers
Overlord
World War Z
Books accompanied by Cindaโs highest recommendations:
The Rook, Daniel O’Malley โ 2012
Best enjoyed in paper/text form:
Mangaman (or Manga Man in some records), by Barry Lyga โ 2011
Nocturne Infernum โ or โ Nocturne, by Elizabeth Donald โ 2006
Mysteries youโll WANT to see more than once:
Knives Out
Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch โ 2016
Horns, by Joe Hill โ 2010
Almost Perfect, by Brian Katcher โ 2009
Does My Head Look Big in This?, by Randa Abdel-Fattah โ 2005
Tween (5th grade and up) interests:
Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin โ 2014
P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams-Garcia โ 2013 โ or โ One Crazy Summer
Banned, Burned, and Challenged stories I happen to love:
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (best as a digital book, 2012)by Sherman Alexie โ 2007
May in September โ Asian-American reads:
We Are Not Free, by Traci Chee โ 2020
Not your kidโs Graphic Novels:
Locke & Key, Vol 1: Welcome to Lovecraft โ by Joe Hill, 2009
Chew: the Omnivore Edition, Vol 1, by John Layman โ 2012
Marvel 1602, by Neil Gaiman โ 2005
Identity Crisis, by Brad Meltzer โ 2005
Watchmen, by Alan Moore โ 1987
Ms. Marvel: No Normal (Vol 1), by G. Willow Wilson โ 2014
Childrenโs Lighter Graphic Novels: (Ages 8-13, grades 4-9)
Binky the Space Cat, by Ashley Spires โ 2009
Maya Makes a Mess, by Rutu Modan โ 2012
The Bad Guys (#1), by Aaron Blabey โ 2015
Story-heavy graphic novels for kids: (Ages 8-13, grades 4-9, but more advanced in ability)
Urban Legendz, by Paul Downs โ 2019
Stargazing, by Jen Wang โ 2019
The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes, by Kate Hannigan and Alex Graudins โ 2020
Tempest (2010) starring Helen Mirren, Djimon Hounsou, Felicity Jones
Ophelia (2019) starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen
Banned, Burned, and Challenged stories I happen to love:
The Hate U Give (listing the movie only because I have yet to read the source material, 2018) by Angie Thomas โ 2017
Books accompanied by Cindaโs highest recommendations:
Wild Cards (1), by G R R Martin and the Wild Cards Trust (various authors) โ 1987
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors, Curtis Craddock โ 2017
Soulless, by Gail Carriger โ 2009
Dhampir, by Barb and J C Hendee โ 2003
Undead and Unwed, by MaryJanice Davidson (2004)
Fast Color โ 2019, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw
The Darkest Minds โ 2018, starring Amandla Stenberg
Birds of Prey โ 2020, starring Margot Robbie
Code 8 โ 2019, starring Robbie Amell
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, by Balli Kaur Jaswai โ 2017
Much Ado About You, by Samantha Young โ 2021
Ten Rules for Faking It, by Sophia Sullivan (2020)
May in September โ Asian-American reads:
A Phแป Love Story, by Loan Le โ 2021
A Taste for Love, by Jennifer Yen โ 2021
This Close to Okay, by Leesa Cross-Smith (2021)
Good Girl, Bad Girl, by Michael Robotham (2019)
The Last Thing He Told Me, by Laura Dave (2021)
To Be Taught, If Fortunate, by Becky Chambers โ 2019
A Hundred Thousand Worlds, by Bob Proehl โ 2016
Banned, Burned, and Challenged stories I happen to love:
Speak (I have only read the book, not the 2018 graphic novel nor watched the 2004 movie.)by Laurie Halse Anderson โ 1999
The Talk: Conversations about race, love & truth, by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson โ 2020
Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence, by Dr. Amy Blackstone โ 2019
The Book Collectors: A band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war, by Delphine Minoui โ 2020
Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson โ 2017
Popular: A Memoir โ Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek, by Maya Van Wagenen โ 2014
Dolly Parton โ Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, 2020
Michelle Obama โ Becoming, 2018
Julie Andrews โ Home Work, 2019
Alan Alda โ If I Understood You, Would I have This Look on my Face?
Eddie Izzard โ Believe Me: a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens
Books accompanied by Cindaโs highest recommendations:
Gone, by Michael Grant โ 2008
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell โ 2015
Iโll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson โ 2014