Kate Pickett and Debbie McCloud from the Johnson County Library review their favorite summer reading picks for the younger set. By Up to Date, May 27, 2009
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Kate Pickett and Debbie McCloud from the Johnson County Library review their favorite summer reading picks for the younger set.
And, just so the adults don't feel slighted, Helen Hokanson from the Library has some titles for older readers!
Kid/Teen Books:
Suite Scarlett by Maureen Johnson
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Moon Over Star by Diana Aston.
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Year the Swallows Came Early by Kathryn Kitzmaurice
The Cardboard Piano by Lynne Rae Perkins
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
Duck! Rabbit! By Amy Rosenthal
Seer of Shadows by Avi
Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
Larklight: a Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space by Philip Reeve
Buster Goes To Cowboy Camp by Denise Fleming
Into the Beautiful North by Luis Alberto Urea
I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle
Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson
Heat Wave by Eileen Spinelli
Strange Angels by Lili St. Crow
Maximum Ride books (and graphic novels) by James Patterson
Chee-Lin: a Giraffe's Journey by James Rumford
Charles and Emma: the Darwins' Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
Freak Show by James St. James
Adult's books:
The Pretend Wife by Bridget Asher
Speaking with the Angel edited by Nick Hornby
A Contract with God by Will Eisner
A Supremely Bad Idea: Three Mad Birders and Their Quest to See it All by Luke Dempsey
Enlightenment for Idiots by Anne Cushman
Additional Information:
Helen Hokanson has worked at Johnson County Library for 11 years, and is currently a reference librarian. She holds an B.A. in English from The University of Kansas and an M.L.S. from Emporia State University. She's tickled that she landed a job where it's not just OK, but encouraged to discuss books at great length
Kate Pickett is a Young Adult Librarian at the Johnson County Library. Her favorite memories at the library include doing model's hair at the Poetry in Motion Fashion Show, making candy sushi at the Teen Anime Festival and rocking out with wizard rock bands the Remus Lupins and the Womping Willows at PotterCast. Kate loves to use her job as excuse to not clean her apartment and instead read, watch movies and play video games and call it all professional research.