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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.

Grades 6-8

Grades 9-12

A Thirst Quenching Read

Here’s one for the romantics! A bookish, proper boy gets turned into a vampire while a strong-willed girl with a hot temper tries to...

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Feb 142 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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Apr 26, 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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Mar 22, 20241 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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Feb 12, 20212 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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Jun 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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May 1, 20202 min read

Royally Entertaining

Crown of Coral and Pearl features a strong and likable heroine, dastardly political schemes, and textured world building. Need I say...

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Nov 12, 20191 min read