A Game of Thrones is a book that has a lot of different things going on at once. It takes place in a time where the warm years of summer are ending and a harsh, cold winter is coming. There are unknown creatures causing destruction outside the northern walls of the kingdom, and no one knows how to stop them. […]
Looking for some stories about love, heartbreak, and romance this summer? We have some great new books for you: Love, Lies and Spies by Cindy AnsteyIn the early 1800s, when her father sends her to London for a season, eighteen-year-old Juliana Telford, who prefers researching ladybugs to marriage, meets handsome Spencer Northam, a spy posing as a young gentleman of leisure.
This summer, SYNC will be providing two free teen audiobooks each week from May 5th to August 11th. Each week will focus on a specific theme, pairing a classic YA title with a more modern YA title. This week starts Thursday, June 16th with How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James […]
See what’s new in Speculative Fiction: Dreamology by Lucy KeatingExperiencing dreams about her soulmate all of her life, Alice meets the real boy, Max, when she moves to a new school and finds that their real relationship is more complicated than their dream one. A Fierce and Subtle Poison by Samantha MabrySpending the summer with his hotel-developer father in Puerto […]
My book review is over the Divergent Series by Veronica Roth. All the books in the series are jam-packed with intense action scenes. Also there are four books in the series: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegient, and Four. In all books there is a faction system where there are five groups: Amity, Candor, Dauntless, Abnegation, and Erudite. If people end up not fitting […]
This summer, SYNC will be providing two free teen audiobooks each week from May 5th to August 11th. Each week will focus on a specific theme, pairing a classic YA title with a more modern YA title. This week starts Thursday, June 9th with I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson and Zac and Mia by A.J. Betts. These […]
Check out our new Realistic Fiction titles: Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna BreslawWhen Scarlett’s beloved TV show is canceled and her longtime crush, Gideon, is sucked out of her orbit and into the dark and distant world of Populars, Scarlett turns to the fanfic message boards for comfort. This time, though, her subjects aren’t the swoon-worthy stars of […]
The theme for week 5 of SYNC’s Summer Audiobooks is survival in the face of adversity. One audiobook tells the tale of a young man in the twentieth century who was born dead. The other audiobook tells the story of a young woman in Afghanistan in the twenty-first century. The setting and timelines may be different, but both characters overcome their […]
Paper Towns by John Green I would definitely say that Paper Towns is one of my favorite books. While I was reading I could not put it down because it’s the perfect mixture of mystery, friendship, and love. The main character is Quentin Jacobsen, and he has liked Margo Ruth Spiegelman for a long time. One night she asks him […]
Check out what’s new in Mysteries and Thrillers this month: A Drop of Night by Stefan Bachmann17 year old Anouk has been chosen to participate in an exclusive program, which includes an all-expense-paid trip to France and a chance to explore the hidden underground Palais du Papillon, or the Palace of the Butterfly. Along with four other bright and talented […]
