One
line on the Young Adult Library Services Association's website is “Dare to
Read...For the Fun of It.” Of course, these letters are red and drippy, and other letters on
the page are green and gooey—YALSA really seems to want to
appeal to teens gearing up for Halloween.
Indeed,
a creepy book can be even more scary than a horror movie or haunted
house. When something appeals to our imaginations, gets into our
heads, it can be really, truly frightening!
Do
you like to read scary books and stories? I REALLY don't like horror, but I do
love a good murder mystery. My favorite mystery author is Agatha Christie (her books are best for teens and adults), and some mysteries meant for younger kids include Zilpha Keatley Snyder's The Egypt Game
and
E.L. Konigsburg's From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs.Basil E. Frankweiler. Carol
Hurst has compiled a list of
many, many more mysteries for kids.
I
can't vouch for this list of horror picks—I would be too
scared to read the books on the list!—but if horror is your thing,
go for it!
It's
not just about daring to read scary books!
Teen
Read Week is about all sorts of “YA/Young Adult” (teen) books. Here is
one of my favorite teen books, from the time I was a teenager to the time
my kids were teens, all the way up til now, when I am teaching other
people's teens:
The Outsiders, by S. E. Hinton.
I also love:
Ender's Game (by Orson Scott Card),
Mara, Daughter of the Nile (by Eloise Jarvis McGraw),
and To Kill a Mockingbird (by Harper Lee).
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