Thursday, September 19, 2013

Teen Read Week 2013: Seek the Unknown

Teen Read Week is coming up! Every year, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) organizes a reading initiative as a way to encourage teens to read and take advantage of services that libraries offer. This year, Teen Read Week will be October 13th-18th and the theme is called, "Seek the Unknown". We will seek the unknown by exploring the science-fiction genre.



Science fiction deals with futuristic settings, time travel, moving through space, extraterrestrial life, parallel universes, and paranormal abilities. Novels in this genre set their stories in alternative worlds, or worlds that could possibly be ours in the near future. A reader must be willing to let their imagination run wild when starting one of these books. It's a great way to escape our "normal" world.

For now, I want you to start thinking about or even researching great science-fiction books to read during Teen Read Week. I've created a board on Pinterest with a growing list of cool books for this event (http://www.pinterest.com/shlucas711/teen-read-week/). You can also find me on www.goodreads.com. I hope to request a collection of books from other libraries and have them ready to check out by October 13th. If you have an email address, feel free to comment on this blog at home with book recommendations or  discussion topics about the book you chose to read.

I haven't decided which book I'll be reading yet, but the series I'm reading right now falls under the science-fiction category. I'm reading Crossed, which is the second book in the Matched trilogy by Ally Condie. I'm enjoying it so far. It takes place in a world where all choices are made for you by "the Society". The Society tells you what to wear, what to eat, when to sleep, and even who you  love. It certainly makes me appreciate the freedoms I have, even on days when I feel like I don't have any.






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