YA Books

Fallout (Lois Lane #1) /  by MELINDA Schmidbauer

Lois Lane arrives in Metropolis as a teenager, starting yet another new school.  An Army brat, Lois' general dad has finally gotten a permanent position and Lois has to make this school work.  But immediately she is confronted with a classmate and potential friend who is being bullied, and isn't getting help from the school administrator.  Lois being Lois needs to help, and does so by being the intrepid reporter we know and love previous incarnations.  Lois meets several iconic Superman characters, including Perry White and "SmallvilleGuy" (obviously Clark/Superman!).
The book veers from the comic book canon, in much the same way that the CW show Smallville did..  It has the mystery flavor of Veronica Mars.  It reeks of the CW and teen angst.  I am sure future installments will give us even more of the comic book characters in a new way, and I am looking forward to it.   It shows great potential as a series.

Lois Lane arrives in Metropolis as a teenager, starting yet another new school.  An Army brat, Lois' general dad has finally gotten a permanent position and Lois has to make this school work.  But immediately she is confronted with a classmate and potential friend who is being bullied, and isn't getting help from the school administrator.  Lois being Lois needs to help, and does so by being the intrepid reporter we know and love previous incarnations.  Lois meets several iconic Superman characters, including Perry White and "SmallvilleGuy" (obviously Clark/Superman!).
The book veers from the comic book canon, in much the same way that the CW show Smallville did..  It has the mystery flavor of Veronica Mars.  It reeks of the CW and teen angst.  I am sure future installments will give us even more of the comic book characters in a new way, and I am looking forward to it.   It shows great potential as a series.

I’ll Give You the Sun, by Jandy Nelson /  by Kristin

 

Jude and Noah tell their stories in a back and forth, past and present format in a coming of age story about the creative spirt, secrets, heroes, and redemption. Jude’s point of view kept me intrigued in the beginning of this book, because Noah’s point of view didn’t make him a very likeable character in the first few chapters. However, Noah’s past tense self and recount of the story intertwines deeply with Jude’s present self and telling for a coming together beautiful conclusion.

Jude is on an emotional journey. She is consumed with superstitious tendencies like keeping an onion in her pocket and fixated on the possibility of contracting rare diseases. She puts up this emotional barrier in a way to punish herself from experiencing love, grief and friendship.

Noah is gay and he is experiencing the emotions and physical discoveries of love for the first time. He expresses himself and his desires through art.  He is also a jealous and competitive brother. He and Jude play mind games such as who would save you first if you were drowning, mom or dad. Noah’s journey takes us on a course of love and betrayal.

I ended up really liking this book. Get ready to read this book in one sitting.

I did listen to the audio book version and both narrators did an amazing job connecting with each characters voice.