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Become a Book Review Blogger!

Do you enjoy reading and writing? Become one of the library’s teen bloggers and help other teens find out about books you love. You can be a volunteer at home!
Must be 12-18, in 7th-12th grade and be able to write in a conversational way with minimum grammar and spelling errors.

Teen Volunteer Application

Book Reviews by NBPL Teens

Lady Smoke by Laura Sebastian
Tags: Kings, Fantasy, Adventure
09/01/2020 9:00 am
Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare
Tags: Supernatural, Orphans, Secret Society
09/01/2020 9:00 am
Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
Tags: Identity, Mothers & Daughters, Romance
09/01/2020 9:00 am
Washington Black by Esi Edugyan
Tags: Race, Slavery, Adventure
09/01/2020 9:00 am
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart
Tags: Love, Friendship, Family
09/01/2020 9:00 am
QB1 by Mike Lupica
Tags: Football, Self-Confidence, Family
09/01/2020 9:00 am
Ash Princess by Laura Sebastian
Tags: Fantasy, Romance
08/01/2020 9:00 am
All American Boys by Jason Reynolds
Tags: Suspense, Racism, Social Justice
08/01/2020 9:00 am
The Maze Runner by James Dashner
Tags: Dystopia, Adventure, Action
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Wrath of the Storm by Jennifer A. Nielson
Tags: Adventure, Fantasy, Magic
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Backfield Boys by John Feinstein
Tags: Football, Friendship, Racism
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Tags: Classics, Horror, Fables
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Pretties by Scott Westerfield
Tags: Dystopia, Fantasy, Romance
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Uglies by Scott Westerfield
Tags: Dystopia, Adventure, Romance
08/01/2020 9:00 am
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before by Jenny Han
Tags: Romance, realistic fiction, high school
08/01/2020 9:00 am
The Fault in Our Stars by Jenny Han
Tags: Romance, Cancer, Death and Dying
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Have you Seen Luis Velez? By Catherine Ryan Hyde
Tags: Realistic Fiction, Literary Fiction, Life Lessons
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Tags: Science Fiction, Dystopia, Contests
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
Tags: Survival, Contests, Science Fiction
08/01/2020 9:00 am
Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
Tags: Romance, Vampires, Werewolves
08/01/2020 9:00 am