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WHAT’S NEW IN TEEN FICTION ?
2011 Teen Librarian's Toolbox MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2011
Top 10 Trends in Teen Fiction 2011 1. Evil Geniuses
2. Paranormal Romance
3. Twins
4. Steam Punk
5. Multicultural, especially Japanese inspired
6. Mermaids and Sirens
7. Boarding Schools
8. Dystopian
9. Mythology and Fairy Tales
10. Zombies
TRENDS I HAVE FOUND:
MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES
TEEN PREGNANCY
CREEPY AND GRUESOME
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
and Amnesia
A Scary Scene in a Scary Movie by
Matt Blackstone
Compulsion by Heidi Ayarbe
As I Wake by Elizabeth Scott
Unbecoming of Mara Dyer by
Michelle Hodkin
Teen Pregnancy
Pregnant Pause by Han Nolan
How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr
Dystopian
Crossed by Ally Condie
Fever (Chemical Garden Trilogy)by
Lauren DeStefano
Eve by Anna Carey
Legend by Marie Lu
Dark and Deep
A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from
Siobhan Dowd written by Patrick Ness
Blood Wounds by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Poisoned House by Michael Ford
Mice by Gordon Reece
Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson
You Against Me by Jenny Downham
A Few Tween / Middle Readers
The Elephant in the Garden by
Michael Morpurgo
The Chronicles of Harris Burdick
Sherman Alexie
M.T. Anderson
Kate DiCamillo
Cory Doctorow
Jules Feiffer
Stephen King
Tabitha King
Lois Lowry
Gregory Maguire
Walter Dean Myers
Linda Sue Park
Louis Sachar
Jon Scieszka
Lemony Snicket
and Chris Van Allsburg himself.
Don’t Miss These Titles
Also Known as Rowan Pohu by
Ralph Fletcher
Chain Reaction by Simone Elkeles
Inheritance (The Inheritance Cycle) by
Christopher Paolini
The Shattering by Karen Healey
Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick by
Joe Schreiber
Graphic Novels
Mangaman by Barry Lyga
Illustrated by Colleen Doran
December 2011
The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman
December 2011
Fables by Bill Willingham
January 2012
Skip Beat! By Yoshiki Nakamura
December 2011
Black Bird by Kanoko Sakurakoji
October
2011
Vampire Knight by Matsuri Hino
December 2011
Blue Exorcist by Kazue Kato
December 2011
Bakuman by Tsugumi Ohba
November2011
Fairy Tale by Hiro Mashima
Sailor Moon by Naoko Takeuchi
November2011
Smile by Raina Telgemeier
Resources
Comic Shop
comicshoplocator.com
Comic and Anime Conventions
www.geekcal.com
Bookstores
Your Local Library
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