Teens Read: Gateway Readers Nominees

A book club just for teens! Read the book, then come to the Library to discuss with other teens and enjoy snacks and crafts. We're reading all of the Gateway Readers Award Nominees and we will vote for your favorite title in March. This month we're discussing: "Dungeons & Drama" by Kristy Boyce When it comes to romance, sometimes it doesn't hurt to play games. A fun YA romcom full of fake dating hijinks! Musical lover Riley has big aspirations to become a director on Broadway. Crucial to this plan is to bring back her high school’s spring musical, but when Riley takes her mom’s car without permission, she's grounded and stuck with the worst punishment: spending her after-school hours working at her dad’s game shop. Riley can't waste her time working when she has a musical to save, so she convinces Nathan - a nerdy teen employee - to cover her shifts and, in exchange, she’ll flirt with him to make his gamer-girl crush jealous. But Riley didn’t realize that meant joining Nathan's Dungeons & Dragons game…or that role playing would be so fun. Soon, Riley starts to think that flirting with Nathan doesn't require as much acting as she would've thought... - Description provided by author's website.` Prefer reading it as an eBook or eAudiobook? Search for it HERE. This program is recommended for grades 9-12.