Young Adult genre has something for everyone

In a recent interview with John Green, author of bestselling The Fault in Our Stars, Stephen Colbert declared that “As far as I can tell, a young adult novel is a regular novel that people actually read.” If you’re one of the many young (or not so young) fans who can’t get enough of the YA genre, your TCC library has plenty to offer! Some new and noteworthy books include:

 The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater – As the only non-psychic in a family of clairvoyants, Blue Sargent has always been the odd one out. Until, that is, she meets the Raven Boys. Gansey, Adam, Ronan, and Noah are students at the exclusive Aglionby school—the same one Blue’s been warned, her whole life, to stay away from. But the Boys are on a quest, one that transcends space and time, and now Blue’s along for the ride. 

 

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews—Greg Gaines and his only friend, Earl Jackson, spend their time making movies—their own bizarre versions of Coppola and Herzog classics. But then Greg’s mom forces him to rekindle his childhood friendship with Rachel, who’s been diagnosed with leukemia.  The result of this mandatory friendship is uproariously funny, and definitely not your average cancer book. 

 Unspoken by Sarah Rees Brennan—Kami Glass has only one true love—a boy she’s talked to in her head ever since she was born. But what happens when your imaginary friend turns out to be the very real son of the new sorcerer in town? This modern Gothic novel, which is by turns hilarious and heart-wrenching, features a heroine who can take care of herself, and a boy who needs to be saved.

 

 Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein—“Verity,” a secret agent arrested by the Gestapo, is given a simple choice by her Nazi interrogators: reveal her mission or face execution. Verity’s confession charts her friendship with a pilot, Maddie, and why she left Maddie behind enemy lines in the wrecked fuselage of their plane. But as Verity trades these secrets for her life, it becomes clear that all is not as it seems.

  

by Kathryn Benson, Librarian