Check out what’s new this summer with even more speculative fiction! Devil and the Bluebird by Jennifer Mason-BlackArmed with her mother’s guitar, a knapsack of cherished mementos, and a pair of magical boots, Blue journeys west in search of her sister Cass, but when the devil she met at the town’s crossroads changes the terms of their deal, Blue must reevaluate […]
This summer, SYNC provided two free teen audiobooks each week from May 5th to August 11th. Each week focused on a specific theme, pairing a classic YA title with a more modern YA title. This week is our last, and it starts Thursday, August 11th with Bone Gap by Laura Ruby and Classic American Short Stories by O. Henry, Jack […]
Summer is the time to kick back, relax, and enjoy some time in the shade. If you’re like me, you like to spend as much of your summer as you can at the beach! Of course, one of the essentials to pack in your bag when going to the beach is a good beach read. What makes a book a […]
We have even more realistic fiction for you to check out this summer: Ask Me How I Got Here by Christine HeppermannAddie has always been running–until she gets pregnant and makes a choice. Without Annette by Jane B. MasonJosie Little and her girlfriend Annette Anderson have traveled halfway across the country to attend Brookwood Academy, a prestigious boarding school in […]
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, August 4th with Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War by Steve Sheinkin and […]
I can definitely say that this book is one of my new favorites. It starts off with a girl named Cara who lives in a small town in Oregon. She loves whale watching, and an accident occurs on the boat that she’s on. A new tourist named David saves her and the connection between them is undeniable. But then she […]
If you are the type of person who likes racing, cars and maybe snails, then this movie is for you. This movie packed with action and speed. It is about a snail who is obsessed with speed. Then later on he gets into an accident that makes him into a motoring mollusk. His dream is to race in the Indianapolis […]
See what’s new in nonfiction: Being Jazz: My Life as a (Transgender) Teen by Jazz Jennings (CD audio, read by the author)Teen activist and trailblazer Jazz Jennings–named one of “The 25 most influential teens” of the year by Time–shares her very public transgender journey, as she inspires people to accept the differences in others while they embrace their own truths.
I really enjoyed this book. I liked how much action and suspense are involved. This book was not predictable, which I like, so it made me want to keep reading. If I could change one thing about this book, I would probably change some of the personalities of the characters. Overall, it is a really good book! I give it […]
“The Boy in the Striped Pajamas” is a movie about a boy named Bruno. In the movie he encounters a Jewish boy behind a barbed wire fence in a Jewish work camp and the two boys become fast friends. Bruno goes to the barbed wire fence every day to talk to the Jewish boy named Shmuel. But one day Bruno’s […]
