{"id":777,"date":"2023-12-28T15:57:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T22:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/?p=777"},"modified":"2023-12-28T15:57:27","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T22:57:27","slug":"darcy-recommends-these-great-teen-reads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/2023\/12\/28\/darcy-recommends-these-great-teen-reads\/","title":{"rendered":"Darcy recommends these great teen reads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Looking for a great read about tough teens \u2013 teens who, when the deck is stacked against them, find strength and power within? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These amazing stories are a mix of fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction.  Teens in them fight real-life problems \u2013 exile, poverty, war, dangerous boyfriends, sexual assault, neurodivergence, and dehumanization. Where their power is taken away, these characters find ways to have hope, and to use cunning and courage to stand up for themselves and those they love.    These books are mostly reviewed for high school audiences \u2013 perfect for older teens who are looking for heroines (and some heroes) to inspire them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speak<\/em><\/strong> by Laurie Halse Anderson<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcelo in the Real World<\/em><\/strong> by Francisco X. Stork<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Red Hood<\/em><\/strong> by Elana K Arnold<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Graceling<\/em><\/strong> by Kristin Cashore<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Finnikin of the Rock Marchetta<\/em><\/strong> by Marlina Marchetta<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Fountains of Silence<\/em><\/strong> by Ruta Sepetys<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daughter of Smoke & Bone<\/em><\/strong> by Laini Taylor<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An Ember in the Ashes<\/em><\/strong> by Sabaa Tahir<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Looking for a great read about tough teens \u2013 teens who, when the deck is stacked against them, find strength and power within?  These amazing stories are a mix of fantasy, historical fiction, and contemporary fiction.  Teens in them fight real-life problems \u2013 exile, poverty, war, dangerous boyfriends, sexual assault, neurodivergence, and dehumanization. Where their power is taken away, these characters find ways to have hope, and to use cunning and courage to stand up for themselves and those they love.    These books are mostly reviewed for high school audiences \u2013 perfect for older teens who are looking for heroines (and some heroes) to inspire them. Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork Red Hood by Elana K Arnold Graceling by Kristin Cashore Finnikin of the Rock Marchetta by Marlina Marchetta The Fountains of Silence by Ruta Sepetys Daughter of Smoke & Bone by Laini Taylor An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":779,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,37],"tags":[40,39],"class_list":["post-777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fiction","category-young-adult","tag-fiction","tag-young-adult"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":848,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777\/revisions\/848"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpls.info\/true\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}