24 Apr, 2009
Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit
Bibliography: Shaw, Tucker. (2009). The Girls. New York: Amulet Books. ISBN: 9780810983489
Plot Summary: An homage to Clare Luce Booth’s play The Women featuring instead of wealthy socialites, privileged girls living at an elite Aspen, Colorado boarding school. There’s good girl Mary, mean girl Sylvia, gossip Amber, cheating Crystal and Peggy, relative newcomer who feels stuck [...]
12 Mar, 2009
Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit
Bibliography: McDonald, Abby. (2009). Sophomore Switch. Somerville, MA: Candlewick Press. ISBN: 9780763639365
Plot Summary: In a twist on the teens from different worlds switching places story, smart reserved Emily who is British goes to sunny California for a semester of film classes and frat boys, while party hardy Tasha hopes to escape her American notoriety in [...]
Bibliography:
Dean, Zoey. 2007. How to Teach Filthy Rich Girls. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN: 9780446697187
Plot Summary:
Megan Smith, Yale graduate, wants to be an important writer, writing about things that matter. But she finds herself low man on the totem pole at a celebrity tabloid magazine. When her apartment catches fire and she loses even [...]
09 Sep, 2008
Posted by: Susan In: Teen Lit
Bibliography:
Kantor, Melissa. 2007. The Breakup Bible. New York: Hyperion Books for Children. ISBN: 9780786809622
Discussion:
Susan and Brandy met when they both worked at the same branch of the public library. In addition to sharing responsibilities for planning teen programs, they discovered a shared love of teen books. They both contributed to their library’s teen book blog, [...]