Teen Read WeekTM October 14-20

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Teen Read Week October 14-20

Teen Read Week is the national adolescent literacy initiative of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), the fastest growing division of the American Library Association. This year's theme encourages teens to use the resources in their library to lead active lives.

Young Adult

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	Does My Head Look Big in This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah
A fashionable teen, Amal, decides to make a religious stand and wear her Muslim head scarf at school.

	Girl, 15, Charming, but Insane by Sue Limb
Follow the romantic disasters of Jess as she attempts to attract Ben Jones.

	The Falcon's Malteser : a Diamond Brothers Mystery by Anthony Horowitz
13-year old Nick helps his brother solve mysteries in this silly detective series.

	Frogs and French Kisses by Sarah Mlynowski
A witch's love spell wrecks havoc in a New York City high school.

	Vampire High by Douglas Rees
Think your school is tough? Try being one of the few humans at Vlad Dracul Magnet School.

	Reality Chick by Lauren Barnholdt
A college freshman gets picked to be filmed for a reality televsion show.

	Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle
Steven goes to extremes to avoid coming out to fussy mother and macho dad in this humorous story about figuring yourself out.

	Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul by Douglas Adams
When a passenger check-in desk shoots through the roof of a terminal at Heathrow Airport in flames, Dirk Gently investigates the cosmic forces at play.

	A Right to be Hostile : the Boondocks Treasury / Aaron McGruder ; foreword by Michael Moore. Aaron McGruder
Before Boondocks was on the Cartoon Network, it was a daily comic strip.

	Mortified : Real Words. Real People. Real Pathetic. by David Nadelberg
Not enjoying high school? Laugh at someone else's painful high school memories.

	Cupid: A Tale of Love and Desire by Julius Lester
Cupid, the spoiled and mischievous god of love, is attracted to and marries the beautiful mortal, Psyche, and both learn many lessons about the nature of love.