Hall Memorial Library

                    Hall Memorial Library
                                   -Serving the towns of Northfield and Tilton-

                                         18 Park Street Northfield, NH 03276
                                         Phone:286-8971   Fax:603-286-2278
                                            Email: hallmemo@metrocast.net
                 Open Monday & Thursday 10-8 | Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10-6 | Saturday 10-2

Suggested Young Adult Reads..."Brit's Picks"

Sophisticated Readers:

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson. A girl makes enemies of her friends by breaking up a summer party. This follows her along her friendless freshman year and how she "faces the beast" to get her life back.

Psyche in a Dress by Francesca Lia Block. A melodious ride through mythology and love, Psyche finds love and struggles through many relationships searching for it again.

Crosses by Shelly Stoher. Nancy meets Katie and they become friends through the need for cutting. Nancy gets caught up in drugs and drinking with Katie while trying to keep other aspects of her life together, especially after tragedy befalls their friendship.

Okay for Younger Readers:

Ricochet by Julie Gonzalez. A group of friends hang out on a roof and one of them decides to play a dangerous game. The story unfolds with Connor's adjustment to the evening's events.

Klutzhood by Chris McMahen. Arlo moves to a new town, finds a weird club of two boys, learns to play ice hockey and learns to like himself a little bit more.

The Decoding of Lana Morris by Laura and Tom McNeal. Lana gets stuck in a foster home for kids with "special needs". On a trip to a small town she finds a magic paper that grants her desires, then finds a secret about a neighbor boy. With his help, she tries to save her home from falling apart.

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian by Sherman Alexie. Junior wants to get off the reservation and into a "good" life so he decides to go to a "white" school. With this decision he must deal with pressure from kids at his new school and the betrayal his tribe feels.

Girlwood by Claire Dean. Bree runs away from home because she doesn't like the person she's become. While many volunteers search for her in the woods, people start to believe in magic and wonder if the woods are worth saving from development.