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The Teen Cafe Recommendations
The Teen Cafe meets at least once a month. Each meeting we discuss books that we have read, chat, and have some snacks.
It is a very relaxed time. Come join us to talk about a book or just
come to listen to what others have read.
Here are the books that have been recommended.
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Winter 2008
FICTION
City of the Beasts by Isabel Allende
When fifteen-year-old Alexander Cold accompanies his individualistic grandmother on an expedition to find a humanoid Beast in the Amazon, he experiences ancient wonders and a supernatural world as he tries to avert disaster for the Indians.
Gender Blender by Blake Nelson
When the students in health class at George Wilson Middle School are assigned girl/boy partners to discuss gender issues, no one could imagine that two students would actually switch bodies.
The Pendragon series by D.J. MacHale
This series is about suburban jock Bobby Pendragon and his many adventures in parallel universes.
NONFICTION
Laika by Nick Abadzis (graphic novel)
Laika was the abandoned puppy destined to become Earth's first space traveler. This is her journey.
Eye Tricks by Gianni Sarcone
A book of optical illusions.
The Radioactive Boy Scout by Ken Silverstein
Growing up in suburban Detroit, David Hahn was fascinated by science. While he was working on his Atomic Energy badge for the Boy Scouts, David’s obsessive attention turned to nuclear energy. Throwing caution to the wind, he plunged into a new project: building a model nuclear reactor in his backyard garden shed.
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Fall 2007
FICTION
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Through journal entries sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions.
Tangled Threads: A Hmong Girl's Story by Pegi Deitz Shea
After ten years in a refugee camp in Thailand, thirteen-year-old Mai Yang travels to Providence, RI, where her Americanized cousins introduce her to pizza, shopping, and beer, while her grandmother and new friends keep her connected to her Hmong heritage.
Gossip Girl by Cecily von Ziegesar
Blair, Serena, Nate, and their classmates at elite Manhattan prep schools.
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
NONFICTION
Fist Stick Knife Gun by Geoffrey Canada
A personal history of violence in America.
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