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Throughout National Library Week, we've honored our beloved library workers, put a spotlight on the Digital Bookmobile and Thursday April 18th, we celebrate teen literature!
Contrary to what some may believe, not all teen lit falls into the vampire romance category – although there are some spectacular love stories featuring blood thirsty, pale Edward Cullen types. (Check out "Resurrected" and "The Vampire Diaries" series.)
No matter what your taste, you'll find there's a wide variety of young adult (YA) literature to choose from. There are contemporary stories, historical fiction and dystopian futures. Speaking of dystopian futures, now is a great time to get hooked on the Insurgent Trilogy, starting with "Divergent" before it becomes a movie next year.
Looking to stock up on YA content for your collection? You're in luck! Through the month of April, over 1,300 kids and teens titles are on sale in Content Reserve. Some popular books that are 30% off this month include:
"All Good Children" by Catherine Austen If you've ever thought the solution to wild children and sullen teens might be brainwashing them into obedience, you could see where the citizens of New Middletown are coming from in this futuristic eBook. Understandably, some teens aren't thrilled with that plan and Maxwell Connors and his best friend Dallas take matters into their own hands to protect themselves, their family and stop everyone around them from becoming 'zombies'.
"Three Little Words" by Sarah N. Harvey Sixteen-year-old Sid has great foster parents but when he learns disturbing news about his birth family, he goes on a mission to search for a biological brother he never knew he had.
"Winter White" by Jen Calonita This audiobook is the second in the "Belles" series, catching up with newly discovered sisters, Isabelle Scott and Mirabelle Monroe, as they prepare for a cotillion. Recommended for lovers of soap-opera style scandal, secrets and family drama.
Coming soon to help promote your teen titles throughout the year, we’ll have new young adult bookmarks that feature some of the highest circulating eBooks and audiobooks for your tween and teen readers. Check back soon for the link to download these new marketing materials!
For our public librarians, you may also grab the attention of a few readers outside of that teen demographic. Just as your digital collections provide anonymity for patrons who want to read "Fifty Shades of Grey" and other romance novels but aren't comfortable carrying around the paperbacks with suggestive titles and pictures of shirtless men, you'll find that many adults will devour your YA eBooks and audiobooks who would never think to browse the teen section in your physical branches.
As a teen literature lover, I've recently read "Bumped" and the sequel "Thumped" by Megan McCafferty and "Every Day" by David Levithan. What teen titles are you currently reading? Let us know in the comments here on the blog or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter or Pinterest. While you’re leaving comments, don’t forget to stop over to the National Library Worker’s Day post and leave a comment about why your library loves eBooks for a chance to win prizes!
Melissa Marin is a Marketing Specialist at OverDrive.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Celebrate Teen Literature Day: Hooray for YA!
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