FlumeAward – Willow //Willow// by Julia Hoban Definitely has everything teens want. And it teaches some decent lessons as well.Kelly B. Keene High School, 2/9/12 Synopsis on Goodreads:Seven months ago, on a rainy March night, sixteen year- old Willow’s parents died in a horrible car accident. Willow was driving. Now her older brother barely speaks …
FlumeAward – Winger Winger by Andrew Smith This was a favorite of mine this year. There is a lot of truth in this novel. There were a lot of different topics touched upon in this novel, but it didn’t feel like the book was trying to flood as many issues as possible into it. The …
FlumeAward – Wintergirls Discussion page for Wintergirls.This one needs to come off the nominee list as we already had this on our list before.Kathy Watson, Kimball Library This was on the 2011 list!Heidi Grant @Nashua High School North Scary, very scary — and very real! Oh, if only more teens would read this book! It …
FlumeAward – Witchlanders //Witchlanders// by Lena Coakley This was an interesting book, and with two teenage boys as the main characters I could see it appealing to boys (although the cover, even with its giant sword, might discourage them). It wasn’t really captivating, though. I’m not sure I’d recommend it for the final list. I …
FlumeAward – Wizard Heir Discussion page for Wizard Heir. Scott Campbell, Director, Langdon Library, Newington: I’m one of those elusive male librarians (or "guybrarians" if you will). I haven’t read this one myself but I have a built-in tween/teen advisory board at home: my daughter Erin, a very advanced reader, is 13. My step-son Tommy, …