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Booklist Online has come up with their 50 Best YA Books of all time, reaching into the vault with some older titles included, such as "The Outsiders" by S.E. Hinton, and "Forever" by Judy Blume. To read the full list, click on the link below: http://bit.ly/2s3Xuet

Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time, by Daniel Kraus | Booklist Online Booklist Online Book Review: Booklist's 50 Best YA Books of All Time.Kraus, Daniel (author).FEATURE.First published May 26, 2017 (Booklist Online).Books For Youth - Nonfiction

Our staff pick for this week is "The Dirty Streets of Heaven" by Tad Williams:

"Heaven and Hell have been opposed to one another through eternity and Angel Doloriel, aka Bobby Dollar, finds himself betwixt and between, forced to unravel a mystery that my shake his belief in Heaven even as it leaves him Hell’s number one target."

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The Dirty Streets of Heaven - Boston Public Library The Dirty Streets of Heaven A Bobby Dollar Novel (Book) : Williams, Tad : Bobby Dollar, an angel who has taken part in the long battle between Heaven and Hell, must figure out why there are suddenly an unprecedented number of souls missing from both sides and who summoned a Babylonian demon to kill…

An article on the website Bustle describes the 10 emotional stages that dedicated readers go through when their favorite book is made into a movie or TV show. To find out what those 10 stages are, and see whether they apply to you, go to: http://bit.ly/2rjueUT

The 10 Emotional Stages Of Seeing Your Favorite Book As A TV Show Or Movie We've all had it happen: you're just living your life, and then you get the news that your favorite book is being turned into a movie. Eek! Suddenly everything's changed. That world that used to only exist in your imagination is now going to be in th

Our staff pick for this week is The Court of Thorns and Roses Series by Sarah J. Maas:

"Considering this book series has been consuming me for the past couple of weeks and it's all I can talk about, I can't not recommend it to you. The first in the series, "A Court of Thorns and Roses", starts off as a retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in a faerie world, but once the second book, "A Court of Mist and Fury" comes around everything is completely turned on it's head and the world expands vastly, introducing new characters you will fall deeply in love with. This series makes me (and thousands of other women) swoon and become "fan-girls" and for good reason. Give it a shot, as I don't think you'll be disappointed."

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A Court of Thorns and Roses - Boston Public Library A Court of Thorns and Roses (Book) : Maas, Sarah J : "Dragged to a treacherous magical land she only knows about from stories, Feyre discovers that her captor is not an animal, but Tamlin, a High Lord of the faeries. As her feelings toward him transform from hostility to a fiery passion, the threats...