Jackie and Molly, Best Books for YAs
January 24th, 2006 by Heidi Dolamore
As far as I’m concerned, I was still at the conference (aack, rookie mistake…I mean meeting) while I was on the plane from Dallas to Seattle. I sat next to some lovely folks who spent most of the four hour flight talking about books they liked. When they found out I’m a librarian, they got really excited.
In the row behind me were two teens who had participated in the Best Books for Young Adults session. It was easy to pick them out with all their vendor schwag. Meet Jackie and Molly, members of the Teen Advisory Board at the Shoreline Library, part of the King County system in Washington.
Which books were your favorites?
Jackie, age 17
Cry of the Icemark by Stuart Hill
Phoenix Dance by Dia Calhoun
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Looking for Alaska by John Green
As Simple as Snow by Gregory Galloway
Naughts & Crosses by Malorie Blackman
Valiant by Holly Black
Dead Beat by Jim Butcher
Gil’s All Fright Diner by A. Lee Martinez
Singer by Jean Thesman
Molly, age 15
graphic novels!
Flight, vol. 2 by a bunch of people (couldn’t find it on the BBYA list)
Superman: Birthright by Mark Waid, illustrated by Leinil Yu
Daisy Kutter by Kazu Kibuishi
Mimus by Lilli Thal
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Boy Proof by Cecil Castellucci
Pick one book and tell me why you liked it.
Jackie: “Twilight. What it makes up for in thickness is plot development.”
Molly: “And characters.” “Superman: Birthright. It made Superman more real, versus older comics where he was this guy in tights that flew around…it made him really human.”
Anything you’d like to say to all the librarians out there?
Molly: “Thank you! Keep doing what you’re doing.”
Jackie: “Librarians throw the BEST parties!!”
Molly: “Isn’t that weird? All the stereotypes…”
p.s. Best teen comment heard at the session on Sunday: “My favorite thing about the movie - I mean book - was…”
Tags: ALAMidwinter2006, conferences
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