Top Ten Tuesday: Books Set in High School

Written by Grace H.

Hello and welcome back to Top Ten Tuesday, brought to you by the WPL Teen Book Guild! Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, Top Ten Tuesday is a widespread trend in which book bloggers create a “Top Ten” list in response to a different topic each week.

This week: the theme is: Books Set in X , in our case...High School!

Many of the greatest YA books are set in high school, probably because the teenage years are such a pivotal and dramatic part of any character’s life. Here are some of my favorites!

1. Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver

2. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

3. Where You See Yourself by Claire Forrest

4. Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon

5. All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven

6. A Very Large Expanse of Sea by Tahereh Mafi

7. Dumplin’ by Julie Murphy

8. Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon

9. Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan

10. Heartstopper by Alice Oseman

Which of these have you read? And what are some of your favorite YA books set in high school that I didn’t mention? 

-Grace H.

Top Ten Tuesday: Reasons Why I’m Thankful for (These!) Books

Written by Em C. 

The Winter Park Library Teen Book Guild is one again happy to show its second installment of Top Ten Tuesdays. Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, Top Ten Tuesday is a widespread trend in which book bloggers create a “Top Ten” list in response to a different topic each week.

Top 10 Reasons Why I’m Thankful for (These!) Books 

 

1. Jojo's Bizarre Adventure - This series is what got me into manga and anime

2. Adachi to Shimamura - This is the first romance book I ever read, and it's now one of my favorite genres.

3. Girls Last Tour - The philosophy, aesthetics, and characters of this work really resonated with me.

4. Love Me For Who I Am - This is the first book I read that dealt with explicitly queer themes.

5. Nichijou - This series comedy is on point, it always lifts my spirits.

6. Uzumaki - This book is what made realize how much I love horror.

7. Topside - This science fantasy book is what got me started in reading Western graphic novels.

8. Squire - This series reignited my interest in fantasy works.

9. Boys Run The Riot - This manga series had very well written characters and story.

10. Clock Strikers - This book made me aware of manga-style works from the West.

 

All of these books have introduced me to new genres, given me new ideas, or simply made me happy, and for that I'm quite thankful! Please stay tuned for more Top Ten Tuesdays in the future.

 

-Em C.

Top Ten Tuesday: Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read

Written by Grace H.

The Winter Park Library’s Teen Book Guild is excited to join in on the bookish fun of Top Ten Tuesdays! Hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl, Top Ten Tuesday is a widespread trend in which book bloggers create a “Top Ten” list in response to a different topic each week.

This week, and for our first Top Ten Tuesday post, the theme is:

Mainstream Popular Authors that I Still Have Not Read.

There’s practically an infinite number of books in the world, and a practically infinite number of authors. But there’s never enough time to read them all. What well-known authors have you not gotten around to reading yet? For me, many of these names will be instantly recognizable as forerunners in the YA genre.

1. Marissa Meyer
2. Rainbow Rowell
3. Leigh Bardugo
4. Neal Schusterman
5. Renée Ahdieh

6. Maureen Johnson

7. Becky Albertalli

8. Stephanie Meyer
9. Jerry Spinelli
10. Jennifer Armentrout

I’m very excited to eventually get around to reading these popular authors’ works, but for now, they remain on my TBR. Look out for more Top Ten Tuesdays in the coming weeks!

-Grace H.