Book Crush by Nancy Pearl
Teen Zone Non-Fiction- Main Level- 028.5 P
We keep it in the Teen Zone, but Seattle librarian Nancy Pearl’s new compilation of booklists and short reviews starts much, much younger- with babies! Want some great bedtime stories? Maybe a book about a wombat? How about some picture books featuring libraries? These are Pearl’s favorite fiction and non-fiction reads for tiny listeners and early readers. Then she moves up to the 8-12 age range, featuring books fitting such popular subjects as “Twins” “LOL: laugh out loud” and, of course, “What to read after Harry Potter.” Finally, she serves the teen crowd well with intriguing lists, for example: “Ghosts I have loved,” “Girls kick butt,” “Up all night” and many more.
If you’ve got a youngster wandering the stacks with no idea what to read, see if any of these lists grab his or her fancy. Or maybe you just like reading book reviews...I can’t possibly be the only one.
Is our copy checked out? Ask to see our reference copy at Reader’s Advisory. Surfing from home? Check out these pages for more marvelous suggestions compiled by our very own Plymouth Librarians: