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 – 2009
Thumpy Feet, by Betsy Lewin – 2013
This is Not My Hat, by Jon Klassen – 2012
The Tortoise & the Hare, by Jerry Pinkney – 2013
What Do You Do with a Tail Like This?, by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page – 2003
Mysteries you’ll WANT to see more than once:
Tenet
Parasite
Sleight
Modern zombie/infection movies:
Carriers
Overlord
World War Z
Books accompanied by Cinda’s highest recommendations:
The Rook, Daniel O’Malley – 2012
Best enjoyed in paper/text form:
Mangaman (or Manga Man in some records), by Barry Lyga – 2011
Nocturne Infernum – or – Nocturne, by Elizabeth Donald – 2006
Mysteries you’ll WANT to see more than once:
Knives Out
Dark Matter, by Blake Crouch – 2016
Horns, by Joe Hill – 2010
Almost Perfect, by Brian Katcher – 2009
Does My Head Look Big in This?, by Randa Abdel-Fattah – 2005
Tween (5th grade and up) interests:
Rain Reign, by Ann M. Martin – 2014
P.S. Be Eleven, by Rita Williams-Garcia – 2013 – or – 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 – 2007
May in September – Asian-American reads:
We Are Not Free, by Traci Chee – 2020
Not your kid’s Graphic Novels:
Locke & Key, Vol 1: Welcome to Lovecraft – by Joe Hill, 2009
Chew: the Omnivore Edition, Vol 1, by John Layman – 2012
Marvel 1602, by Neil Gaiman – 2005
Identity Crisis, by Brad Meltzer – 2005
Watchmen, by Alan Moore – 1987
Ms. Marvel: No Normal (Vol 1), by G. Willow Wilson – 2014
Children’s Lighter Graphic Novels: (Ages 8-13, grades 4-9)
Binky the Space Cat, by Ashley Spires – 2009
Maya Makes a Mess, by Rutu Modan – 2012
The Bad Guys (#1), by Aaron Blabey – 2015
Story-heavy graphic novels for kids: (Ages 8-13, grades 4-9, but more advanced in ability)
Urban Legendz, by Paul Downs – 2019
Stargazing, by Jen Wang – 2019
The Great Chicago Fire: Rising from the Ashes, by Kate Hannigan and Alex Graudins – 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 – 2017
Books accompanied by Cinda’s highest recommendations:
Wild Cards (1), by G R R Martin and the Wild Cards Trust (various authors) – 1987
An Alchemy of Masques and Mirrors, Curtis Craddock – 2017
Soulless, by Gail Carriger – 2009
Dhampir, by Barb and J C Hendee – 2003
Undead and Unwed, by MaryJanice Davidson (2004)
Fast Color – 2019, starring Gugu Mbatha-Raw
The Darkest Minds – 2018, starring Amandla Stenberg
Birds of Prey – 2020, starring Margot Robbie
Code 8 – 2019, starring Robbie Amell
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows, by Balli Kaur Jaswai – 2017
Much Ado About You, by Samantha Young – 2021
Ten Rules for Faking It, by Sophia Sullivan (2020)
May in September – Asian-American reads:
A Phở Love Story, by Loan Le – 2021
A Taste for Love, by Jennifer Yen – 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 – 2019
A Hundred Thousand Worlds, by Bob Proehl – 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 – 1999
The Talk: Conversations about race, love & truth, by Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson – 2020
Childfree by Choice: The Movement Redefining Family and Creating a New Age of Independence, by Dr. Amy Blackstone – 2019
The Book Collectors: A band of Syrian rebels and the stories that carried them through a war, by Delphine Minoui – 2020
Leonardo da Vinci, by Walter Isaacson – 2017
Popular: A Memoir – Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek, by Maya Van Wagenen – 2014
Dolly Parton – Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics, 2020
Michelle Obama – Becoming, 2018
Julie Andrews – Home Work, 2019
Alan Alda – If I Understood You, Would I have This Look on my Face?
Eddie Izzard – Believe Me: a memoir of love, death, and jazz chickens
Books accompanied by Cinda’s highest recommendations:
Gone, by Michael Grant – 2008
Fangirl, by Rainbow Rowell – 2015
I’ll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson – 2014