It Ain't So Awful Falafel and Other Funny Books

Looking for something humorous to read? Try these awesome humorous books for tweens/teens. Two of them are by my favorite author, Firoozeh Dumas whose books I received while working at East Whittier Middle School many moons ago!
Here's the list:
I, Funny by James Patterson
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel by Firoozeh Dumas
Funny in Farsi, by Firoozeh Dumas
Body Swap by Katrina Kahler
Camp by Kayla Miller
Last Kids on Earth Series by Bralier



Enjoy!!

The Author Behind the Blog

Good morning readers! With the increase of traffic on my blog, I thought I would take the opportunity to tell you a bit more about my experience and how this blog came to be. I am a children's librarian in the Los Angeles area who works with tweens, toddlers, and school aged children. I have worked in public libraries for over 12 years,  been a children's librarian for seven years, and prior to that worked as a middle school librarian for ten years. The road has been fun.
This blog is all about inspiring you to help your tween or teen find the next fun read and also to give librarians ideas for programs. It started off as a hobby, and one day I hope it will highlight  my own fiction book that I am working on. Feel free to subscribe or comment.

Enjoy!

Teen Books I'm Dying to Read

What books are you dying to read? I got my hands on Guts by Raina Telgemeier and it was great! I have never read Drama or Sisters, so that will be on my next "to do" list.

Here's a couple of titles that have grabbed my interest...
Elizabeth Eulberg's " Just Another Girl," tells a tale of how we often hear the story of the "it" girl and want to pull our hair out. How do we mirror ourselves to be like her and/or avoid her at the same time? What is her life really like? This realistic fiction title seems like the perfect high school read:

Interference by Honeycomb

This book has all the fall feels as it discusses the popularity of football in a Texan town and a daughter of a politician who is trying to fit in even though her best asset is to not fit in... I started the audio book and it sounds promising. Enjoy!

#fallfeels
#realisticrfictionforteens

Scary Stories for Tweens

How scary is too scary? I suppose it depends on the reader. Here are a couple of my favorites for tweens and teens, grade level will vary.
I also love the following authors for added suspense and spooks:
Mary Downing Hahn
Phyllis Naylor
Vivian Vande Velde
R.L Stine

Comment below if you have any questions!