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A blog full of reviews from VCL's Head of Teen Services Katrina Hohlfeld & Teen Guest Authors. Check back for new reviews on all things YA! Want more? Check out Katrina's lists for summer reading recommendations.
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Nov 8, 20242 min read
A New Constellation
This is one of those rare books that will make you laugh out loud on one page and bring you to tears on the next. First of all, Brett’s...
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khohlfeld
Jul 19, 20242 min read
Get Fired Up!
If you haven’t heard by now that there is an ongoing organized effort to remove books from library shelves, it’s about time! This novel...
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khohlfeld
Jun 28, 20242 min read
The Walrus is Only the Beginning
This book is a wild ride full of action, mystery, science fiction, and humor! The story follows Noah Prime, a 14 year old who is just...
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khohlfeld
Jun 7, 20242 min read
Icarus & The Son
Here’s a new one for all those Greek myth lovers out there! I know there’s plenty of us. This is a contemporary re-telling of the story...
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khohlfeld
May 17, 20242 min read
Throw Yourself Into This Book!
This novel follows Sam, a modern Korean American girl who ends up accidentally hitching a ride into the 1990’s. What’s more? She ends up...
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khohlfeld
May 3, 20242 min read
Paranormal Perfection
This graphic novel is the perfect paranormal adventure for teens. When she was younger, Chelsea Grant liked her title of “Ghost Girl”,...
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khohlfeld
Apr 26, 20241 min read
If You Read This Book, I’ll Read it Again
What a ride! This story stars Mar, a transmasc nonbinary pirate who is also hiding a magical secret. Growing up on the sea, Mar has seen...
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khohlfeld
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Lots to Love Here
*Special Guest Post by Teen Volunteer, Emily* Love & Gelato is a mixture of an adventure, romance and coming-of-age novel set in...
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khohlfeld
Mar 29, 20241 min read
Long Live the Scandal!
Ooooo the royal drama! In this alternate-reality Britain, James has just inherited the throne. As the young, shy, mixed-race King, the...
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khohlfeld
Mar 22, 20241 min read
The Book That Made 41 Million Dollars
*Special Guest Post by Teen Volunteer, Madeleine* When Brandon Sanderson announced that he had written four secret novels over the...
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khohlfeld
Mar 8, 20242 min read
Simply Scrumptious Horror
This deliciously twisty, queer, horrifying story had me hooked! Zoey and her friends live in a world where a mysterious pathogen has...
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khohlfeld
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Swiftly Check This Out
*Special Guest Post written by Teen Volunteer, Theo* This book tells the story of a girl named Shenanigan Swift who grows up in a family...
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khohlfeld
Feb 2, 20242 min read
Now is the Time to Read
This beautiful and timely novel in verse follows Sadie, a Black, queer poet with anxiety who is interested in community organizing and...
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khohlfeld
Feb 18, 20222 min read
(You) Should Read This
I've read this book more than once in the span of a few months, gushed about it to MANY people in person and online, and I still can't...
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khohlfeld
Dec 15, 20211 min read
Back on the Record
I sped right through this! I thought the story was engaging, timely, and well-written. This fast-paced novel follows 17 year old Josie, a...
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khohlfeld
Feb 12, 20212 min read
A Series So Epic and Magical
If you are a fan of fairy tale re-tellings, you simply cannot miss Brigid Kemmerer’s Cursebreakers series. Beauty and the Beast happens...
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khohlfeld
Oct 5, 20202 min read
One You Can't Miss!
Alright this one really caught me off guard. I picked it up for a light read and I got hit with some major feels. Skye Shin is talented,...
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khohlfeld
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Aquatic Adventures and Screaming Submarines
If you were in the mood for an action-packed deep-sea adventure with monsters, you should check out Deeplight by Francis Hardinge. Hark,...
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khohlfeld
May 1, 20202 min read
The Marvel-ous Loki Gets a Book!
If you happen to love the complex and somewhat nefarious Loki like I do, this is the next read for you! Full of just as many plot twists...
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khohlfeld
Apr 10, 20202 min read
What Would You Be Sainted For?
This is an interesting perspective that I’m very glad I took the time to read. "Patron Saints of Nothing" follows high school senior...
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