Beware the Ides of March…

March 15 was a bad date for Julius Caesar in 44 B.C. when he was stabbed in the back by his friend Brutus. You can celebrate the day (and the fact that you have better friends than him) by checking out books about Julius Caesar. 

If watching the Olympic Games makes you dream of snowboarding, skiiing and skating, we have the books for you.  Click continue reading for a Young Adult winter sports reading list.

Fifteen-year-old Jem doesn’t like people very much. When she looks people in the face, Jem sees their numbers—the dates when “their numbers will be up.” With death an unavoidable presence in her life, is it any wonder Jem prefers the isolation of a surly demeanor?

Jem’s world begins to change when she reluctantly forms a friendship with a boy from her school, but after they witness a terrorist attack, they go on the run.

For older teens and for adults, this debut novel provides a complex and intelligent story that is sure to captivate.

Check out Num8ers by Rachel Ward

YA fiction has just been injected with a dose of reality.  The teen authors of the new Louder Than Words series have created gripping memoirs that tell their own personal stories.  The first three books have been released, and are described on the...

The William C. Morris Award for Young Adult books is given to debut books for first-time YA authors. The winning book will illuminate the teen experience and qualifying books are judged by the following standards:

• Compelling, high quality writing and/or illustration
• The integrity of the work as a whole
• Its proven or potential appeal to a wide range of teen readers

Find out more about this award at the American Library Association website.  The 2010 winner is…