This document provides book recommendations for a teen seeking new reading suggestions. It discusses the plot of Bone Gap, a story the teen had read and liked, and provides 3 alternative book suggestions that also combine magic and reality. For a teen interested in sports stories, it recommends 3 books involving baseball. And for a teen interested in graphic novels, it suggests 3 options - Black Butler, Will & Whit, and A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel. Each recommendation includes a 1-2 sentence description of the plot of the suggested book. The document encourages the teen to report back after finishing a book for additional reading suggestions.

1. WhatwillIread
Next?

2. Teenreaders’advisory
by Colette Martinez

3. haveyourEadBonegaP?
by Laura Ruby

4. Ihavenotreadbonegap,whatisitabout?

5. This is a involved,
strange and magical
story about a beautiful
girl who is kidnapped,
and a boy who has
special sight. The story
visits both the small
town where the boy
lives and the spellbound
outback where the girl is
being held captive. Will
the boy be able to save
the girl?

6. IreadbonegapandIlikedit.
Whatwouldyousuggestforsomething
similar?
I would suggest,
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by
Leslye Walton,
Where Things Come Back, by John Corey, or
Reality Check, by Peter Abrahams

7. Like Bone Gap, this
book combines magic
and reality; the
heroine has wings. It
is Ava’s quest to find
out why she is
different. It is a
complex story about
three generations of
women and how love
can be hindered, but
prevails in the end.

8. Like Bone Gap this is a
complex story about
small town boys. The
story is told from two
perspectives; Cullen is
17 and just graduated
from high school, and
his little brother
disappears. Benton
Sage narrates the
second view, and finds
the book of Enoch. It
is more realistic and
sad; than Bone Gap,
yet has an element of
humor.

9. Like Bone Gap this is a
story about a boy
searching for a
missing girl. Cody is a
small town boy who
has dropped out of
high school and finds
himself submerged
outside of his element
to solve a mystery. He
encounters many
complex characters,
but because this is a
thriller it is a very
fast-paced story.

10. Ireadbonegap,butIdidn’tlikeit.
Or
Ireadbonegap,andIlikedit,
butIwantsomethingdifferent
Would you be interested in a sports story?

11. Ilovesports. Iplaybaseball!
In that case, I would suggest
Heat by Mike Lupica,
The Girl Who Threw Butterflies
by Mick Cochrane
or
Edenville Owls by Robert B. Parker

12. This is a fast-paced
story of a boy who has
a dream to pitch in the
Little League World
Series, but there are
obstacles standing in
his way. Michael and
Carlos’ parents have
passed away and the
two boys don’t want to
be separated because
they are underage.
This story is full of
dialogue and
believable characters,
and will entertain any
sports fan.

13. Like the book, Heat
this story is about the
death of a parent and
how it changes the
whole world in the
eyes of a young teen.
Molly is an awkward
girl who is a baseball
pitcher and wants to
play on a boy’s team
to help her cope with
the death of her father
and her withdrawn
mother. It is
heartwarming and
enduring.

14. This book isn’t about
baseball; it is about a
boy living just after
the second World War,
trying to put together
a school basketball
team. So it gives you a
feeling of the language
and lifestyle in the
1940s. There is a bit
of a mystery to the
story and the team
uncovers a secret their
English teacher is
hiding. It has very
detailed basketball
action.

15. I’mnotreallyintosports. Do
youhaveanygraphicnovels?
I would suggest
Black Butler by Yana Toboso,
Will & Whit by Laura Lee Gulledge
or
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel
By Hope Larson

16. Set in Victorian London,
young Ciel Phantomhive
has made a deal with
the... his butler. This
graphic novel is
beautifully illustrated
with interesting
characters who find
themselves in
suspenseful situations.
Guess what? This is
book one in the series of
six!

17. Will is a young artistic
girl who creates lamps
because she is afraid of
the dark. She finds a
way to cope with the
death of her parents by
getting involved in a art
carnival. She also has to
deal with the terror of
hurricane Whitney, to
realize she is strong and
happy. The characters
are quirky and the
illustrations are
expressive making them
very likeable.

18. This is a science fiction
graphic novel based on
the classic tale by
Madeleine L’Engle. It is
a story about a young
girl, her little brother
and a friend traveling
through space to rescue
their father. The
illustrations are
charatcter centered
leaving the blue hued
backgrounds up to the
reader’s imagination.

19. Be sure to come back and let me know what you
thought of the book when you have finished. We
can talk about some other great books you might
enjoy during your next visit.

20. TTYL!