NOYS: Stuff for the Teen Age

For 80 years, New York Public Library has been offering annually a list of teen-tested books called Books for the Teen Age. Last year it was renamed Stuff for the Teen Age and now includes movies, music and video games.

The new list was just released and it's filled with some great recommendations. The categories are:

• (Bad) Romance
• Deal With It
• For Real
• Freaks and Geeks
• Freaky Chaos
• Kick A$$
• Mystery
• New York
• ROTFL
• Zombies, Werewolves and Ghosts (Vampires are so 2008!)

When you have a free moment, check it out. We have almost all of the items on the list (just a few are on order or are video games that are rated M--and we don't buy those) and the categories are fun. You may find something to recommend to your patrons, or even to yourself!