Book Bound Episode 9: Back to School

Paperback Crush: The Totally Radical History of '80s and '90s Teen Fiction by Gabrielle Moss

"It's just a really interesting, fun book. I recommend it if you're a Milllennial or Gen X and had read those books as a child or if you're just sort of interested in looking back and getting a sense of the way that the books represented the time, which wasn't entirely accurate... and some of the issues that were tackled by [these authors.]" -Cheryl

Bless Me, Ultima by Rudolfo Anaya

"Why weren't we reading this along with Gatsby?... This is a classic in every sense." -Cheryl

The Volcano Daughters:  A Novel by Gina Maria Balibrera

"I can't wait to finish reading this... Just absolutely magical, captivating, very dark, very haunting and moving. Just a beautiful and difficult book." - Cheryl

The Girls of Canby Hall (available from MELCAT)

Sweet Valley Twins Graphic Novels

Notable events:

Authors:

Francine Pascal

Christopher Pike

R.L. Stine

Isabel Allende

How It All Ends by Emma Hunsinger

"It is HILARIOUS... Any awkward teen who's out there wanting to get out there and learn about life in the world... It's just a really fun read about how changes in life, like seasons in life, you're just making these little shifts in school. I really, really enjoyed it." -Mari

Little Shrew by Akiko Miyakoshi

"There's three distinct stories of this little shrew living his very simple but very satisfying life. I'd like to think that the early reader at grade 1, grade 2, grade 3 would really enjoy having a satisfying read." -Mari

The Tea Party in the Woods by Akiko Miyakoshi

Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery

Grandma Gatewood Hikes the Appalachian Trail by Jennifer Thermes

Hampton Heights: One Harrowing Night in the Most Haunted Neighborhood in Milwaukee, Wisconsin by Dan Kois

"There's a ghost story, there's a fairytale story, there's a couple of creature stories... It really looks at growing up and vulnerability in a diverse set of boys. It's horror, but for people that don't need gruesome horror... It's a fun read." -Jessica

The Chosen and the Beautiful by Nghi Vo

"It's a re-imagining of the Great Gatsby. It's really looking at gender, sexuality, racism in this time period and now... It's a decadent story to dive into." -Jessica

The Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki

"...the characters in this story, they find their way to this cafe that just sort of appears where it needs to appear... and it's a group of people that all just need to slow down, rethink, re-evaluate and take the time to figure out what's important to them and what direction they want to go.... It's self-help. It's slow down. It's really think about what you're doing, look for something meaningful, or just don't let yourself get burnt out type stories." -Jessica

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

"I remember reading Gatsby in high school and never wanting to see it again. I picked it up as an adult and actually really liked it." -Cheryl

What You Are Looking For is at the Library by Michiko Aoyama

We’ll Prescribe You a Cat by Syou Ishida

The Healing Season of Pottery by Yeon Somin (10/22 release)

The Queens of Animation: The Untold Story of the Women Who Transformed the World of Disney and Made Cinematic History by Nathalia Holt

"It's amazing. I come from an animation background and we learned a lot about the facts and the tools they were using, but it's really nice to have it all put together historically from the women's actual perspective." -Rissa

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen

"When my class read Hatchet, it was the first time I saw kids in my class actually reading the book... It was probably the most fun week I had in English class." -Cassidy

The Outsiders by S. E. Hinton

James and the Giant Peach by Roald Dahl

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs by Judi Barrett

Authors:

Judy Blume

Beverly Cleary