Williston Park Public Library Teen Blog

Take a look at these new Young Adult books that have arrived:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
In this unique novel by acclaimed author Markus Zusak (I Am the Messenger), Death itself narrates this story about a young girl, Liesel, who steals books from book-burnings in Nazi Germany and shares them with people during bombing raids. Even during times of war, can books really "feed the soul"?

Time Trap by Ian Bone
In this second novel of the Fast Forward series, Kaz's life is a mess. Her family is so poor, even their DVD player has been repossessed! When she stumbles upon and watches a special DVD in the library, she has to become a part of the movie and get a happy ending. But can she fix everything in the DVD when she can't even fix her own life?

My Nights at the Improv by Jan Siebold
From the author of Doing Time Online, comes the story of awkward Lizzie, who always feels like she only finds the right thing to say thirty seconds after she needs to say it! Why does she always think of these things when it's too late? Once a week, she hides in the auditorium and watches students in theater class learn the art of improvisation -- they just make up brilliant lines as they go along. How do they do it, and can Lizzie ever learn how to do this in real life?