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174. Books & Beyond: Hot Authors & Read-a-likes

 I’m excited to share this first post from our newest contributor at 365Barrington.com.  She is Adult Services Librarian, Lizzy Klinnert, at the Barrington Area Library and she’ll be writing posts for us to publish in our Books & Beyond series.  Today, she’s talking about “read-a-likes” and the “king and queen” of young adult lit.
Hot Authors & Read-a-likes
by Lizzy Klinnert, Adult Services Librarian at the Barrington Area Library
It’s my favorite time at the library – Summer.  Why?  Because, in the Young Adult area especially, summer brings out the readers.  Nothing’s better than walking through the area and seeing huge gaps on the shelves.  I see the empty spots and I just know that someone is going to have a good reading week.
It’s pretty rare to see super-popular authors like John Green or Sarah Dessen on the shelves at all during this season. For a look at some of the most popular books for young adults, CLICK HERE to see an explanation of this image, a map of the hottest books by state according to EpicReads.com.

So, while you’re on hold waiting for a book for the king and queen of YA (young adult) lit, why not try some read-a-likes? (Read-a-likes are books by different authors with a similar style or subject matter.) ……

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“Perhaps the most hurtful impact of the stigma surrounding mental illness is the common belief that women with mental illness cannot be good mothers. In a society that values ‘self-sacrificing mothers’ and rewards adherence to gender norms, we often deem that a ‘good mother’ has few needs and challenges of her own; rather, she can commit herself in her entirety to her children.

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