A Hogwarts Reading List : Books for Teens in Slytherin

I am continuing my Hogwart Reading series for teens. This week I will be covering books every teen Slytherin should read. 

People in this house are ambitious, cunning, strong leaders, and tend to form unbreakable bonds with their own. As a result, they tend to be brave, driven, and very intelligent. They will stop at nothing until they get what they are after. Teens in this house tend to appreciate plot-driven books with complex characters that possess these qualities. They also tend to like characters that get into a little mischief too (Can you blame them?) 

Here are a PDF of a few of my favorite teen books books for Slytherins. Feel free to print this out and use it for reader's advisory or for display purposes. 

Need more? Check out these other titles! 

                                For your reading convince, each book is linked to Goodreads. 


                                                    Fatal Throne by Candace Fleming 

Sky in Deep by Adrienne Young 

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black 

Warcross by Marie Lu 

Caraval by Stephanie Garber 

The Lady's Guide to Petticoats and Piracy by Mackenzi Lee 

Dry by Neal Shusterman 

The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton 

As always, if you need any more suggestions or if you have any questions feel free to contact me. 

 If you would like to view the tween version of this, follow this link to the ALSC Blog.  

Until Next Time, 

-Pamela

WWII Books for Tween & Teens

We all of those favorite reader's advisory questions. I'm a history buff, and one of my favorite reader's advisory questions is when someone is seeking a historical fiction recommendation. 

Lately, I have been flooded with questions with book requests on quality fiction books set WWII.  

I secretly love it. 

 With these questions, I have been trying to making a running list of some of the best ones. 

Here are some of my favorites : 

Salt to the Sea

Published : February 2016

Age : Grades 9 and up 

Girl in the Blue Coat 

Published: April 2016

Age: Grades 9 and up 

The Last Cherry Blossom 

Published : August 2016 

Ages: Grade 9 and up 

The Book Thief 

Published : March 2006 

Ages : Grades 9 and up 

Awards: ALA’s Michael A. Printz Honor Award, 2007

Code Name Verity 

  

Published : May 2013

Ages : Grades 9 and up 

Award : Winner of ALA’s Michael A. Printz Award, 2013

The Berlin Boxing Club

Published: April 2011

Age: Grades 9 and up 

Award : Winner of YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2012

The Boy who Challenged Hitler

Published : April 2015

Age: Grades 9 and up

Award : Winner of  ALA’s Notable Children’s Book award, 2016

Hidden like Anne Frank

Published : March 2014

Age: Grades 6 and up

Award: Winner of Kirkus Review’s Best Teen Book, 2014

Prisoner B-2087

Published : March 2013

Ages: Grades 6 and up 

Award: Winner of YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults, 2014

Playing for the Commandant

Published : October 2014

Age : Grades 4 and up

Award: Winner of Outstanding International Books, 2015

Number the Stars

Published : 1989 

Ages: Grades 4 and up 

Awards: 1990 Newbery Award

The War the Saved My Life 

Published : January 2015

Ages: Grade 4 and up

Awards : 2016 Newbery Honor book

2016 Schneider Family Book Award Winner

Echo

Published : February 2015

Age : Grades 4 and up 

Award: 2016 Newbery Honor

Hidden : A Child's Story of the Holocaust 

Published: April 2014

Ages: Grade 4 and up 

Historical Graphic Novel 

Awards : Winner of ALA’s Notable Children’s Books, 2015

Winner of ALA’s Mildred L. Batchelder Award,  2015

Paper Wishes 

Published : January 2016 

Grades: 4 and up 

Classic Biographies 

I am sure I will be adding to this list periodically.

Did I miss any? What is your favorite reader's advisory question?

-Pamela