Popular Interests, Read-a-Likes, Reimaginings

Arden High. Book 1, Twelfth grade night

Vi came to Arden High for a fresh start and a chance to wear beanies and button-ups instead of uniform skirts. And though doing it without her twin feels like being split in half, Vi finds her stride when she stumbles (literally!) into broody and beautiful poet-slash-influencer, Orsino. Soon Vi gets roped into helping plan the school's Twelfth Grade Night dance, and she can't stop dreaming about slow dancing with Orsino under the fairy lights in the gym.

   
Arden High. Book 1, Twelfth grade night

Molly Booth
(Graphic Novels - GN Arden High v. 1)

Vi came to Arden High for a fresh start and a chance to wear beanies and button-ups instead of uniform skirts. And though doing it without her twin feels like being split in half, Vi finds her stride when she stumbles (literally!) into broody and beautiful poet-slash-influencer, Orsino. Soon Vi gets roped into helping plan the school's Twelfth Grade Night dance, and she can't stop dreaming about slow dancing with Orsino under the fairy lights in the gym.


Be Inspired: Creative Tales for Teens

The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

In a collection of personal comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world.

   
The Fire Never Goes Out: A Memoir in Pictures

Noelle Stevenson
(Graphic Novels - GN 741.5092 Stevenson Ste)

In a collection of personal comics that span eight years of her young adult life, author-illustrator Noelle Stevenson charts the highs and lows of being a creative human in the world.


Be Inspired: Creative Tales for Teens

Maybe an Artist

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir by one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker, at the age of 22.

   
Maybe an Artist

Elizabeth Montague
(Graphic Novels - GN 741.5092 Montague Mon)

A heartfelt and funny graphic novel memoir by one of the first Black female cartoonists to be published in the New Yorker, at the age of 22.


Be Inspired: Creative Tales for Teens

Chef's Kiss

Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. But when Ben stumbles upon a Now Hiring--No Experience Necessary sign outside a restaurant, he jumps at the chance to land his first job. He's actually not so bad in the kitchen, but he will have to pass a series of cooking tests to prove he's got the culinary skills to stay on full-time.

   
Chef's Kiss

Jarrett Melendez
(Graphic Novels - GN Melende Chefski)

Now that college is over, English graduate Ben Cook is on the job hunt looking for something...anything...related to his passion for reading and writing. But interview after interview, hiring committee after hiring committee, Ben soon learns getting the dream job won't be as easy as he thought. But when Ben stumbles upon a Now Hiring--No Experience Necessary sign outside a restaurant, he jumps at the chance to land his first job. He's actually not so bad in the kitchen, but he will have to pass a series of cooking tests to prove he's got the culinary skills to stay on full-time. But it's only temporary...right? 


Be Inspired: Creative Tales for Teens

Boys Run the Riot Vol. 1

High schooler Ryo knows he's transgender, but he doesn't have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can't tell his best friend, who he's secretly got a crush on, and he can't tell his mom, who's constantly asking why Ryo 'dresses like a boy.' He certainly can't tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully. The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he's wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the world melts away, and he can be his true self.

   
Boys Run the Riot Vol. 1

Keito Gaku
(Manga - MANGA Boysrun v. 1 Gaku)

High schooler Ryo knows he's transgender, but he doesn't have anyone to confide in about the confusion he feels. He can't tell his best friend, who he's secretly got a crush on, and he can't tell his mom, who's constantly asking why Ryo 'dresses like a boy.' He certainly can't tell Jin, the new transfer student who looks like just another bully. The only time Ryo feels at ease is when he's wearing his favorite clothes. Then, and only then, the world melts away, and he can be his true self.


Be Inspired: Creative Tales for Teens

This Poison Heart

Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, including poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.

   
This Poison Heart

Kalynn Bayron
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Bayron)

Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, including poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.


Witchy Reads

All Our Hidden Gifts

Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last.

   
All Our Hidden Gifts

Caroline O'Donoghue
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Odonogh)

Maeve Chambers doesn't have much going for her. But when she finds a pack of dusty old tarot cards at school, and begins to give scarily accurate readings to the girls in her class, she realizes she's found her gift at last.


Witchy Reads

The Absolute Sandman Volume 1

Recommended for readers aged 16 and up. A collection of issues one through twenty of "The Sandman" comics, following the fantastical doings of the Sandman and his siblings--each the embodiment of one of the dark forces of nature. Available to watch on Netflix.

   
The Absolute Sandman Volume 1

Neil Gaiman
(Graphic Novels - GN Sandman Absolute v. 1)

Recommended for readers aged 16 and up. A collection of issues one through twenty of "The Sandman" comics, following the fantastical doings of the Sandman and his siblings--each the embodiment of one of the dark forces of nature. Available to watch on Netflix.


Read the Movie

Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday, so the armies of Good and Evil are amassing. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. Available to watch on Amazon Prime.

   
Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch

Neil Gaiman, Terry Pratchett
(Science Fiction & Fantasy - SF Gaiman)

According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch, the world will end on a Saturday, so the armies of Good and Evil are amassing. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. Available to watch on Amazon Prime.


Read the Movie

Fighting Fantasy: Creature of Havoc

You, the hero, must track down three Vapours in order to defeat the feared necromancer Zharradan Marr. Access the Galleykeep, Marr's flying vessel, to destroy his portal and his means of entering Allansia or perish in the attempt.

   
Fighting Fantasy: Creature of Havoc

Steve Jackson
(Young Adult Fiction - Y Fightin)

You, the hero, must track down three Vapours in order to defeat the feared necromancer Zharradan Marr. Access the Galleykeep, Marr's flying vessel, to destroy his portal and his means of entering Allansia or perish in the attempt.


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