Christmas Bookish Gift Ideas for Teens

If you have teens in your life, here's a few suggestions of awesome books, they might like. Please take a close look at the books as the ages range from middle school thru high school. I've read and enjoyed all of these books! Happy Book Buying!

For those who loved the Hunger Games:
Divergent

Legend


For those who are addicted to Facebook
The Future of Us



For those who loved Meg Cabot's Abandon
Touch of Frost

Sweet Venom


For those who love mermaids
Forgive My Fins

Sea Change


For those who love action:
Sure Fire

First Shot

Traitor

Devil's Breath


For those who love horses:
Canterwood Crest series


For those who love to join clubs:
Lonely Hearts Club


Cinderella Society


For those who love Fashion:
Allegra Biscotti Collection


Violet on the Runway


For those who love school
Fat Cat


Trading Faces

Goddess Girl

Year of Secret Assignments


For those who want a little romance
Lola and the Boy Next Door


For those who love the Beach
Maine Squeeze

Local Girls

Forbidden Boy



For those who love Princesses
Tuesdays at the Castle

13th Princess

Princess for Hire

Just Your Average Princess

Princess of the Midnight Ball


For those who love a little mystery
Clarity

Midnight Tunnel

Liar Society

Enola Holmes


For those who love humor
Match Made in High School

My Life Undecided

Audrey Wait

For those who love Fantasy
Eon

Alanna

Shield of Stars

Ranger's Apprentice

Grimm Legacy

Alchemyst


For those who love Harry Potter movies
Harry Potter Film Wizardry

For those who love Science Fiction
Killer Pizza

Ender's Game

Life as We Knew it

Kingdom Keepers


For those who love traveling
S.A.S.S. series

Year in Europe

39 Clues: Cahills vs Vespers

For those who love Christmas
Ex-mas

12 Dates of Christmas

Secret Santa

Snow in Love

For those who love Basketball
Travel Team

Pick up Game

For those who love the prom
Prom and Prejudice

Prom Dates from Hell

For those teens just a little bit older:
Love Story

Suite Dreams


For those who love War tales:
Count on Us

Code Talker

Bloodline

For those who love winter:
Ex Games

Love on the Lifts

For those who love historical fiction with magic:
Kat, Incorrigible

Betwitching Season


For those who love Twilight:
Blue Bloods

Morganville Vampire

Bloodlines

For those who love Dragons
Firelight

Flying Blind

Dragon Slippers


For those who love Time Travel:
Hourglass

Time Traveling Fashionista

Time Riders

For those who love Summer:
Endless Summer

Summer Girls

In Your Room

Lovestruck Summer

For those who love Spies
Perfect Cover

Recruit

I'd Tell You I Love You, but Then I'd Have to Kill You

Model Spy

Alibi Junior High

Alex Rider

For those who love werewolves
Raised By Wolves

Moonlight


For those who love Gaming:
Gamer Girl

Heir Apparent

Epic

For those who love Verse Novels
Far From You


Song of the Sparrow

What My Mother Doesn't Know


For those who love Historical Fiction:
The Agency
In the Shadow of the Lamp

Nathan Fox

FlyGirl

Youngest Templar


For those who love Hollywood:
Secrets of my Hollywood Life


For those who love creepy novels:
Name of the Star

Prophecy of the Sisters

The Hollow


For those who love weather survival
Storm Runners

Wolf Storm


For those who love Short Stories
Enthralled

Mistletoe

Fireworks

Dear Bully

For those who love Realism:
10 Things We Did and Probably Shouldn't Have

Waiting for You

Truth about Forever

The Daughters

Darlings are Forever


For those who love heist books:
Heist Society

Starcrossed

If You Like...SPORTS

“If You Like…” is a weekly feature highlighting blogger recommendations for books, authors, TV shows, movies, and more based on the things you already know and love. This week includes suggestions for stories featuring sports.

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If you like stories about sports, you might like….

Mysterious Saturday Review: Heat Rises

*3rd in the series*

Nikki Heat arrives at a crime scene to find the body of a priest in a very unlikely place.

She's dealing with a boss who's starting to question her judgement when his own behavior is raising red flags. She's dealing with unhappy co-workers. She's dealing with bureaucracy who want to promote her through the ranks.

Nikki's not sure who to trust these days. When information about the case and her Captain is leaked to the press, Nikki Heat is suspended. The day before she threaten to leak that same information. Now she's stuck on the outside without protection.

Nikki can't stay still for long. Soon she's nosing around the case with Jameson Rook. He gets past her defenses. Together, they battle the cold weather and the loose ends of this case, hoping they can put it all together before something happens to them.

My Thoughts: I really love this TV tie in idea as I LOVE these books. It combines the characters of the show, but also makes the slightly different. I love the action, the suspense, and the romance between Nikki Heat and Jameson Rook. I love Nikki's determination, her toughness, and her strength. I love Roach - her two main co-workers. I hope this series continues for a long time.

Cover Thoughts: Great

Source: Inter-Library Loan

Review: Belles

Izzie's life isn't easy, but she loves it. She loves living by the water, able to surf whenever she wants to. She loves hanging out on the boardwalk with her friends. She loves living with grandmother.

In a split second, everything changes. Her grandmother's health has been slowly declining. Now she's unable to care for Izzie. She's shipped off to a nursing home and Izzie's sent to live with family she's never known.

Her new family consists of her Uncle, who's running for the U.S. Senate, her aunt, and her three cousins.

Mira, her cousin of the same age, isn't interested in helping Izzy fit into her privileged life. Her friends talk sweet to Izzy's face, but spread rumors and stab her in the back. Mira's torn between wanting to be her own person and wanting to remain at the Queen Bee's side.

Can Izzie prove to them she belongs in their world?


My Thoughts: I confess that I was dying to read this one. I squealed when I saw it at the event. I LOVE Jen Calonita's books. They're funny, fresh, and romantic.
This books was no different! I loved the setting - especially the school.I loved the Southern charm. I loved the differences between the two girls and reading their different perspectives. I loved Mira's art world. I loved the event being a hoedown. I loved Izzie's heart, determination, and her ability to see the good in the world. I can't wait to read more of this series!

BUT THE BACK OF THE BOOK CONTAINED THE MAJOR PLOT TWIST!!!!!! I was not a fan of this, obviously. I did check Goodreads and the description of the book is different and without spoilers.

From what I understand, the author had no control over this issue. I loved the book enough that this didn't matter to me, but it was disappointing to know the ending.

Cover Thoughts: Cute - I love the flower in her hair

Source: Little Brown event

Arrives in April 2012

Trailer Thursday: Arthur's Christmas

This looks so super cute!!!!!

Review: Just Your Average Princess

Jamie's cousin is coming to stay for the fall. Jamie remembers having a great time with her when they were really young. When Milan steps out of the truck in her thousand dollar shoes and into something gross, Jamie realizes her cousin might have changed.

She's willing to give her cousin the benefit of doubt. When Milan starts comments on Jamie's hair, clothes, and lack of fun, Jamie begins to have second thoughts.

Milan starts flirting with Danny, the boy Jamie's been crushing over for two years. Then Milan decides to run for Pumpkin Princess. Jamie's been dreaming of wearing that tiara for years. Suddenly it's war and both Jamie and Milan are campaigning.

Who will come out the reigning champion?

My Thoughts: I really loved this book. I couldn't put it down. I loved the fall theme: the pumpkin patch, the caramel apples, and the whole farm. It made me envision the perfect fall day. I really liked Jamie and Sara. I do wish there had been more moments with Danny. He didn't seem to have a big part. Besides his hotness factor, there wasn't really much we learned about him. Overall I loved it - lighthearted and charming. The perfect fall book.

Cover Thoughts: I really liked the uniqueness of this cover - but it doesn't really match the book. It's not the dress she wears. Nor are their pumpkins. Still, it's cute.

Source: my Library

A-Z of Me

Nicole at Word For Teens did this and as I was reading it, I found myself playing along. So here we go....

Age: 31 but soon to be 32 -in less than a month

Bed Size: Double but really need to upgrade because of my puppy who is a bed hog.

Chore that you hate: Trash - Chris does that

Dogs: A mutt named Cabot who's adorable.

Essential start to your day: Breakfast!

Favorite colors: Pink and purple

Gold or silver: Silver!

Height: 5'8''

Instruments you play: Once upon the time a flute - but I was crap at it.

Job title: YA Librarian - best job EVER

Kids: nope.

Live: in a cute house in Norwich, CT

Overnight hospital stays: None. I hate hospitals.

Pet peeves: people who don't think logically, those who want to cut library funding, those who don't use the library

Quote from a movie: "Welcome to the party, Pal."

Right or left-handed: Left.

Siblings: One older sister who is moving close to me very soon and I can't wait

Time you wake up: 7 if I'm working the morning shift, usually 8 if I'm not and the puppy allows me to sleep in.

Underwear: Given

Vegetable you hate: pretty much all of them

What makes you run late: Reading just a few more pages

X-Rays you've had: Teeth

Yummy food that you make: Desserts / calzones

Zoo animal: Elephants / Giraffes