Fractured, inside-out, uncensored, or reimagined…these are new tellings of familiar stories delivered as mysteries, romances, thrillers and science fiction.
Tag Archives: young adult
If you like Abbi Glines (and New Adult)…
“New adult”, “older YA”…whatever you want to call it, these are stories about people starting out in the world and finding their way while negotiating the ups and downs of friendships, relationships, sex, and real life.
My sources are unreliable, but their stories are fascinating: what to read if you liked Gone Girl and the Unreliable Narrator
Thought not.
It was for the twists and turns, right? The never quite knowing what was really going on? And of course to find out What Really Happened In The End, yes?
Here are more stories with unreliable narrators, stories that will yank the narrative rug out from under your readerly feet in the most delightful and unpredictable of ways.
Around the World in 80 Books
Click on a continent to explore books from around the world!
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Europe North American/Latin America/Caribbean
Africa Asia/Middle East Oceania/Australia
South America Antarctica
Avatars in the Metaverse: Virtual Reality
Sometimes Virtual Reality is a playground, sometimes a serious simulation environment, sometimes a drug-like escape, and sometimes it’s frighteningly indistinguishable from actual reality.
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If you like Game of Thrones, why not try…
George R.R. Martin’s epic Song of Fire and Ice series is wildly popular, both as novels and as the tv miniseries. The following suggested reads share with GoT exquisitely developed worlds (some parallel fantasy universes, some purely historical) in which their extensive casts of characters play out the epic stories filled with dynastic war, political machination, intrigue, romance, the quest for power, and the struggle to keep the world safe against mysterious forces.
Here is what George R.R. Martin is reading. Call, text, chat, email us or stop by the library to place requests.
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Post Apocalyptic Fiction
Stories about what happens after the “end of the world”…who is left? How will society survive? When will mankind start over, if we even can?
For more dystopian/post-apocalyptic novels in our Young Adult collection, click here. Continue reading
