OBS’ good friend Sara Gundell from Portland Examiner.com is reporting on the annually event ‘Teen Read Week’. Something that OBS stands for, we are book-lovers here and will always encourage people to read, especially youth! Also we love Supernatural fiction so this event is perfect!

The American Library Association (ALA) wants teens to get out of this world this week.

Teen Read Week is going on now through Saturday, October 24th, and this year’s theme is “Read Beyond Reality.” Considering how popular supernatural books are right now in Young Adult Literature, that shouldn’t be too hard.

Teen Read Week began back in 1998 as a way to encourage young people to turn to books as a form of entertainment. And with a library card, reading isn’t just fun — it’s free.

Teens are also invited to vote on the ALA website for the top ten books of the last year, as well as vote on next year’s theme for Teen Read Week. The options are Books with Beat, Deal with it, and Find an Alibi.

Read more HERE

In honor of this week and ‘beyond reality’ here are a few suggestions you could read during the week!

• Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater    (also is November YA Book Club, find out more HERE)
• The Terror by Dan Simmons
• Wings by Aprilynne Pike (check out OBS Exclusive Interview with the author HERE)
• Percy Jackson and The Olympians Series by Rick Riordan
• Mortal Instrument Series by Cassandra Clare
• Never Ceese by Sue Dent (also is the OBS October Book Club find out more HERE)

I think this event is awesome, any excuse to read works for me! I think I will try to read a new fiction novel this week in honor of this!

What do you think about Teen Read Week, is it a good concept? Will you pick up a new book this week and read?