Librarina: Great books for Tweens & Teens

TEEN

I thought that this book was good, although it was a little bit confusing because it was being told by two different narrators — Gabriel and Finnegan — with very different perspectives. After Anwell (who changes his name to Gabriel) meets Finnegan, the two agree to a pact where Gabriel will always be good and Finnegan will be allowed to do all the wrong he likes. Gabriel sometimes feels bad about the trouble that Finnegan causes, but he does not know how to make the other boy stop. While laying in his death bed, Gabriel recalls the events as they led up to the present. I won’t ruin the end, but I will say that there is a definite “Oh, I get it!” kind of moment where it all suddenly makes much more sense. Probably not great for reluctant readers, but good for teens who enjoy a nice mystery.

Happy Reading!

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Audiobook List:
Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin
Accidents of Nature by Harriet McBryde Johnson
The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
Girl (Nearly) 16: Absolute Torture by Sue Limb
Born to Rock by Gordon Korman

Book List:
Max and the Gatekeeper by James Todd Cochrane
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Sweethearts by Sara Zarr (ARC)
Deadline by Chris Crutcher
Being Bee by Catherine Bateson
Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr
The Luxe by Anna Godbersen
One Good Punch by Rich Wallace
Beastly by Alex Flinn
The Straight Road to Kylie by Nico Medina