Rockin’ & Readin’: Awesome Teen Titles During SRP
By: Anders Arnold
It’s summer and LIBRARIES ROCK! Help us celebrate the Summer Reading Program theme and check out these great books as we get to ROCKIN’ & READIN’: AWESOME TEEN TITLES DURING SRP.
So many cool fiction titles are out there with a music theme, here are some of my personal favorites. Please check out links below to find more titles.
- Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist by Rachel Cohn
- Naked ’76 by Kevin Brooks
- Guitar Notes by Mary Amato
- Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
- Save Me, Kurt Cobain by Jenny Manzer
If you’re a fan of manga & anime, check these out, two of my all-time faves:
- Your Lie in April by Naoshi Arakawa
- Anonymous Noise by Ryoko Fukuyama
*Check out more titles in the links below, and don’t forget to inquire about our Anime Club (meetings in July & August can be found on the HEPL website Event Calendar).
I’m a huge fan of non-fiction books and these three titles are very informative & entertaining. Check them out today!
- Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad by M.T. Anderson
- Zayn by Zayn
- Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound by Andrea Davis Pinkney
This summer Hamilton East Public Library is all about having fun, listening to great tunes and reading about music & musicians. We’ve got some great programs lined up in July, so please make sure to check it out. And don’t forget to sign up for the Summer Reading Program. It’s fun, free and easy to do: 800 pages gets you a cool looking t-shirt and 1600 pages gets you a book of your choice for completing the program. Thanks for checking out my blog and happy reading. LIBRARIES ROCK!