Turtles and Dust
If you’re a fan of YA literature, chances are you got really excited about a couple of books last week. Two big name authors published books after fairly lengthy absences. John Green made his much awaited return to writing with Turtles All the Way Down. His last book, the mega famous book-movie blockbuster that caused readers/viewers everywhere to cry their eyes out, was The Fault in Our Stars. FDL still can’t keep that book on the shelf. Turtles is about Aza, a teen who is trying to live her best life while dealing with OCD and also searching for a fugitive billionaire. Green says that part of the inspiration for this book came from his own struggles with OCD and the ridiculous pressures of super fame after The Fault in Our Stars.
The second book is the first volume of The Book of Dust, La Belle Sauvage, by Philip Pullman. Pullman is best known for the His Dark Materials trilogy, the last book of which was published in 2000. Pullman’s return to YA literature is a little more complicated. The fans that loved His Dark Materials have all grown up. La Belle Sauvage revisits a minor character from His Dark Materials – Malcolm Polstead and begins with the birth of a very major character – Lyra Belacqua. Pullman has said that this book isn’t a prequel or a sequel but an equal. It takes place at the same time as the events of His Dark Materials but focuses on different characters.
Both books are available to place on hold and there’s a copy of La Belle Sauvage sitting on the YA new shelf at FDL right this very second.
Post by Carey Gibbons, Reference Specialist
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