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Great visit by Len Vlahos
Teen Book Crew reviewer Caleb meets author, Len Vlahos
Both Santa Cruz High School and San Lorenzo Valley High School were excited to welcome author Len Vlahos today. He presented his debut novel, The Scar Boys, to enthralled audiences at both schools. Len recorded students playing the guitar and will be posting that on his website, lenvlahos.com. He also took questions, shared information on becoming a writer, and answered student questions. It was an inspiring afternoon.
Len Vlahos at Bookshop Santa Cruz
Len Vlahos and Teen Book Crew facilitator Jakeh Hall
The Fault In Our Stars
The official trailer for the long-awaited adaptation of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars has been released!
CONGRATULATIONS TO MATT DE LA PEÑA!
His young adult novel, The Living, was just named a Pura Belpré Author Honor Book. The Pura Belpré Awards celebrate Latino/Latina writers and illustrators whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience. Ryan W. of our SC Teen Book Crew recently reviewed it calling it, “One of the best adventure novels I’ve ever read.” Read that review.
Matt de la Peña on ‘Tough Teens,’ reading, and writing
One of our favorite authors has written a blog for NPR about books changing lives. We love it! Just wanted to share it with you as well.
Even more surprisingly, though, when I turned the last page I found myself on the verge of tears. I was shocked. How could black and white on a page make me feel so emotional? I was a tough kid from a tougher family. I hadn’t shed a tear since elementary school. And here I was, choked up. From a book.
-Matt de la Peña, Sometimes The ‘Tough Teen’ Is Quietly Writing Stories
Matt talks with passion about literature in his own life and the lives around him. We’d love to hear any stories you’d like to share about books and reading and the changes they bring. And don’t miss Ryan W.’s review of Matt’s new book The Living.
Author Veronica Roth on ALLEGIANT – Allegiant is out and On Bookshop Shelves!
STOP! Only watch this if you are ready to start reading ALLEGIANT!
The Dream Thieves by Maggie Stiefvater
Out Now!
The second installment in the all-new series from the masterful, #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Maggie Stiefvater! Now that the ley lines around Cabeswater have been woken, nothing for Ronan, Gansey, Blue, and Adam will be the same. Ronan, for one, is falling more and more deeply into his dreams, and his dreams are intruding more and more into waking life. Meanwhile, some very sinister people are looking for some of the same pieces of the Cabeswater puzzle that Gansey is after….
Boy Nobody by Allen Zadoff
They needed the perfect assassin.
High school can be awful.
Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King
High school can be awful. But it’s slightly less awful when you have a team of sarcastic ants who trash-talk your bullies and provide you with sardonic encouragement at your most difficult moments. If that sounds weird, that’s because it is—but trust me, by the end of this book you’ll be wishing for an ant entourage of your very own. Odd, but very heartfelt, and unexpectedly vivid and real. –Kat, Bookshop Santa Cruz