Summer Reading, Here We Come!
Our annual Teen Summer Reading Challenge starts online Monday, June 15!
In this post, we’re continuing on with Part 2 of our favourite books, movies, and music, as voted on by teens from the Winnipeg Public Library Youth Advisory Councils, and staff. BOOKS The Grace Year by Kim Liggett Sixteen-year-old Tierney James dreams of a better life—a society that doesn’t...
Another year is winding down, so what better time to share some of our favourites from 2019? Here’s Part One of a list of great books, movies and music, brought to you by your friendly neighbourhood Winnipeg Public Library Youth Advisory Councils and staff. BOOKS You owe me...
The novel Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese takes place in Manitoba during the time of residential schools. These school’s main job was to take Indigenous children from their homes and “erase the Indian from the child”. Priests and nuns ran the school, and were trying to erase the children’s’...
By Sydney C. The author of The Falling Kingdoms Series, Morgan Rhodes, is an excellent writer for many reasons. Firstly, the way she writes the characters in this series is amazing. First of all, she is very smart about how she can add the feelings and the thoughts...
Maze Runner by James Dashner My rating for this book: 4 stars out of 5 Maze Runner is a book made into a movie. Both of which are amazing by the way! Thomas is a teenager thrown into a maze with multiple other teenage boys. Newt, Alby, and...
What is a man? Well, are you someone who respects women or thinks of them the way that is shown in this poem?
By Ranjan I know what you are thinking- Ughh, another article about reading. I get it, reading is important or something. Yes, I am not the first, nor will I be the last, to encourage reading, but I think that a perspective from a fellow teenager can be...
So here we are. Almost the end of December. It’s cold outside (probably, I got started writing this post back in October and it’s pretty darn chilly already). The year is wrapping up, the shortest day of the year has arrived and the snow is here to stay...
The Percy Jackson Series by Rick Riordan My rating for this book: 5 stars out of 5 My favourite thing about this book series is that the characters are just like you and me. They are real kids, who suck at math and just want a normal life....