Banff Library Teen Site - Reading Lists, Summer Reading Programme

Andy Warhol – Venezia, Mike (J 920 WAR) The poster boy of pop art.

Be in the Place – Hobden, Helen (Y HOB) Laura goes to her first outdoor music festival, witnesses alternative lifestyles, and ponders her own.

Be More Chill – Vizzini, Ned (Y VIZ) Will a “squip” make Jeremy cool?

The Black Sheep – Collins, Yvonne (Y COL) Kendra’s fed up with her parents’ rules, so she applies to be on a reality TV show – and gets it.

Boards: the art + design of the skateboard (796.22 BOA) Totally cool!

Breaking Up – Friedman, Aimee (Y FRI) This chic-lit graphic novel reveals the tested friendship of four teenaged girls who attend “Fashion High.”

Chasing Vermeer - Balliette, Blue (J BAL) Can two quirky 11-year-olds solve an international art scandal? First in an exciting mystery series.

Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen – Sheldon, Dyan (YA PB S) Small town high school popularity politics get caught up in a school play.

Da Vinci and His Times – Langley, Andrew (J 709.024 LAN) A genius!

Digital Film-making for Teens (YA 791.430232) Helpful tips on how-to.

Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie – Sonnenblick, Jordan (Y SON) Steven throws himself into drumming when his parents become preoccupied.

Fairest – Levine, Gail C. (Y LEV) In this fairy tale setting for real life problems, Aza’s singing talent forces her into a life of adventure.

Fat Kid Rules the World – Going, K.L. (Y GOI) 300-pound Troy is amazed when Curt, high school legend and guitar god, wants him to form a band.

Garage Band – Gipi (Y GIP) On the condition that they stay out of trouble, four friends form a band in this stunningly illustrated and gritty graphic novel.

The Great Harlequin Grim – Thompson, Gareth (Y THO) Glenn isn’t happy about moving to the country with his Dad, but an interesting twist waits.

How My Private, Personal Journal Became a Bestseller - DeVillers, Julia (YA PB D) From high school anonymity to the red carpet, overnight!

How to Draw Animals – Hamm, Jack (741.2 HAM) From apes to zebras!

Kazunomiya – Lasky, Kathryn (J LAS) The fictional diaries of a real Japanese princess who wrote over 2000 poems on her country’s beauty.

Kids Draw Manga – Hart, Christopher (J 741.5 HAR) Easy-to-follow steps.

Learn to Draw Caricatures – Hughes, Alex (741.5 HUG) Basic techniques.

Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the artists of optical illusion – Seckel, Al (701.15 SEC) Can you trust what your eyes are seeing?

Nick & Nora’s Infinite Playlist – Cohn, Rachel (Y COH) Hooking up at a punk rock club is hard-core enough… will the beat go on for these two?

Nina: adolescence – Hassinger, Amy (Y HAS) A family tragedy leaves Nina feeling exposed; so exposed that she decides to pose nude for a painting.

Painting Caitlyn – Peters, Kimberley (Y PET) Is Caitlyn’s boyfriend a bully?

Pictures From the Fire – Hicyilmaz, Gaye (Y HIC) Emilia’s drawings help her discover the courage she needs to carry on after traumatic events.

Pop Princess – Cohn, Rachel (Y COH) Would you like to win “Idol”? Nobody promised Wonder that the life of a pop sensation would be a bed of roses.

The PreHistory of The Far Side – Larson, Gary (741.59 LAR) Laugh your way through the birth, evolution, and weird mutations of this famous cartoon.

Robert Service – Andra-Warner, Elle (819.154 AND) This writer witnessed lots of exciting events in his life and then wrote fun poems about them.

Rock & Roll: An unruly history – Palmer, Robert (781.6609 PAL) A salute.

The Second Mrs. Gioconda – Konigsburg, E. L. (Y KON) Da Vinci’s young assistant, Salai, was a cheeky thief, but the scoundrel has a place in history.

Second-time Cool: The art of chopping up a sweater – Linden Ivarsson, Anna-Stina (YA 646.408 LIN) A very crafty way to reuse and recycle!

Stoner & Spaz – Koertge, Ron (Y KOE) Two outcasts come together.

The Tale of Two Summers – Sloan, Brian (Y SLO) When Chuck goes away to theatre camp, he and his best friend stay in touch with a private blog.

Theodora Twist – Senate, Melissa (Y SEN) We’ve all wondered what it would be like to be famous. Can Theodora and Emily handle the spotlight?

13 Little Blue Envelopes – Johnson, Maureen (Y JOH) Ginny receives an envelope that holds $1000 and instructions to buy a plane ticket to Europe.

The Thrilling Life of Pauline de Lammermoor – Ravel, Edeet (Y RAV) Pauline wants to write her first novel and become a world-famous best-seller.

Toulouse-Lautrec – Burleigh, Robert (J 920 LAU) Explore the world of bohemian artists in Paris during the turn of the century… Oui, oui!

Watercolor – Clarke, Michael (751.422 CLA) Visual history of an art form.

Wonder When You’ll Miss Me – Davis, Amanda (Y DAV) After a brutal attack, Faith runs away to join the circus. For fans of The Lovely Bones.

Writing and Illustrating the Graphic Novel: Everything you need to know to create great graphic works – Chinn, Mike (741.5 CHI)


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