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