Shout the word “clown” in a room full of people and at least one person will flinch. That’s probably thanks to Stephen King’s It, the horror classic whose original film adaptation traumatized generations of accidental viewers with ominous whispers and blood-filled balloons. Now the villainous Pennywise is getting another turn on the big screen, this…
Postcards from Rural America
If you've lived your whole life in the shadow of skyscrapers, it might be hard to imagine what it's like to live in rural America. But even though the scenery is different, high school is much the same: classes, friends, dates and plenty of drama. Check out these stories about teens who've grown up far…
Girl Superpower
If you loved Ms. Marvel or Squirrel Girl and you're looking for more superhero comics with girl power, try one of these awesome spin-offs and reboots from 2016. When Dinah joins the freshly renamed rock band Black Canary as its new lead singer, her bandmates have no idea that she's really a supersonic superhero whose voice can shatter more…
Laugh Out Loud Political Satire
Even if you're a budding activist or future politician, it can be overwhelming to talk about politics all the time. Why not take a break from the dinner table debate and enjoy a good belly laugh with some political satire for dessert? In 2036, politics are dictated by reality television stardom and viral video clips. But it's still a…
CPL’s 2016 Teen Mock Book Awards
Each year before the winners of American Library Association's Youth Media Awards are announced, CPL librarians come together to nominate and discuss our own Mock Book Awards to honor some of our favorite titles of the year. Here are the 2016 teen books we chose. Mock Printz Award for Literary Excellence Winner: We Are the Ants…
Teen Tales from Beyond the Grave
As Halloween approaches, sink your teeth into one of these teen tales of the undead from shambling zombies to stalking ghouls. In Afterlife With Archie, Jughead gets more than he bargained for when he asks Sabrina the Teenage Witch to revive his beloved dog, Hot Dog. As the idyllic town of Riverdale is overrun with the…
Boulevards and Byways: YA Road Trips
Dreaming of an epic getaway? Check out these road trip stories and soon enough, you'll be speeding down the open highway with the sun on your face and the wind in your hair. In The Museum of Intangible Things, Hannah and Zoe have never had much except for each other. So when Zoe decides she needs to get out of…
Explore Japan Travelogues
Have you always wanted to go to Japan? Love manga and anime, but curious to know more about the culture? In these three travelogues, cartoonists and writers show the country from an outsider's perspective—take a look inside to see what you might experience in the Land of the Rising Sun. Betty Reynolds lived in Japan for seven years, chronicling her everyday life in…
Celebrating the Art of Drag
In 2016, drag queens are everywhere: reality TV, anti-smoking campaigns, mainstream modeling... and they've even come to a library near you! If you'd like to learn more about drag culture, check out the following titles. At the helm of RuPaul's Drag Race, RuPaul Charles is one of the most famous drag performers in the world. Learn how Ru rose from poverty to become Supermodel of…
After Dracula: Vampire Movies Today
It's been 85 years since the premiere of Universal's Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi, on February 12, 1931. Adapted from Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, it was one of the first entries in a great tradition of vampire films still alive and stalking unwitting victims to this day. If you thought the immortal vampire had finally been slain by…
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