Get to Know the Nominees for Teens’ Top Ten 2015
The Hub has begun a four-part
The Hub to highlight the 24 titles on the Teens’ Top Ten list for 2015. The books were published between January 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. You can see the entire list
here if you want to check and see how many your library owns. Teens from all over the country can vote for their favorite title beginning on August 15, 2015 and continue through Teen Read Week (October 18-24, 2015). The ten titles receiving the most votes will be named the Teens’ Top Ten list for 2015. I hope your teens will want to participate!
Castle Hangnail by Ursula Vernon, who wrote the Dragonbreath series, introduces readers to new characters and setting, which could become a series as well. Castle Hangnail has been without a master for far too long, and the main caretaker is worried it will be decommissioned. Then Miss Molly, a 12-year-old witch arrives to claim the castle. She does have an invitation (one of many sent out) but she seems so unorthodox, she’s nice (usually) and considerate, but she can do some magic. She has four tasks to complete in order to claim the castle, maybe everything will work out. Then, the sorceress who was the actual recipient of the invitation appears at the door; and she is nasty, just as the master of the castle should be. But the minions in the castle rather like Miss Molly, what should they do?
(The Nebraska Library Commission receives free copies of children’s and young adult books for review from a number of publishers. After review, the books are distributed free, via the Regional Library Systems, to Nebraska school and public libraries.)
