Books Needed for Christmas Project

Your books are needed. New books for children for the Christmas Project are being accepted at The Ashe County Public Library (located in Jefferson Station), Mc Donald's and the Ashe County Partnership for Children office in Family Central. Each has a box available for your donations.

Children from age birth - 18 are served by this book drive, which works in conjunction with the Ashe County Children's Christmas project. Any sort of new book is needed. Perhaps you have a favorite book from childhood you'd like to share. Or perhaps you just want to spread the joy of reading for children who may not have a book in their home, and who often do without the things most others consider a normal part of life.

Books for teens are not as often donated as books for younger children, but the project serves them all. If you would like to consider a book for a teen, a list of suggestions is provided here. These are just ideas - any book you'd like to contribute is welcome.

Please help the Ashe County Children's Christmas Project book drive collect enough books to provide at least one to each of the 900 children expected to be served this year.

Older Children and Teen Book Ideas
If you might be wondering what sorts of books and titles/authors would make good books for older children and teens, the following suggestions are made by the Children's Librarian at Ashe County Public Library and the Media Coordinator at Ashe County High School. It is not necessary to buy these titles or authors. This list is provided as suggestions for those who may wish to use it.

Anything by:
· Jerry Spinelli (Crash), Lemony Snicket, Christopher Paloni, Brian Jacques.
· Chasing Vermeer, by Blue Balliett
· Chicken Soup for the Teen Soul: Real Stories by Real Teens
· A classic book is My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George.
· Journey to the River Sea by Ibbotson is good for younger teens.

Top 10 Authors and/or Titles for Young Adult Girls
· Jodi Picoult - (AD) - My Sister's Keeper; Nineteen Minutes
· Lois Duncan - (YA) - I Know What You Did Last Summer
· Nicholas Sparks (AD) - Message in a Bottle; The Notebook
· Meg Cabot - (YA) - Code Name Cassandra; Princess books
· Laurie Halse Anderson - (YA) - Prom; Catalyst
· Lurlene McDaniel - (YA) - Angles in Pink series
· Ann Brashares - (YA) - Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series
· Megan McCafferty - (AD) - Sloppy Firsts
· Louise Rennison - (YA) - Love is a Many Trousered Thing
· Robin McKinley - (YA) - Beauty: a Retelling of the Story of Beauty & the Beast

Top 10 Authors and/or Titles for Young Adult Boys
· Gary Paulsen - (JF/YA) - Hatchet; The Rifle; Dogsong
· Phillip Pullman - (AD) - Golden Compass (Dark Materials series)
· Erin Hunter (JF/YA) - Warriors: Power of Three series
· Christopher Paolini - (AD) - Eragon; Eldest; Brisingr
· Will Hobbs - (JF/YA) - Down the Yukon; Far North
· Anthony Horowitz - (JF/YA) - Stormbreaker; Eagle Strike
· James Patterson - (YA) - Maximum Ride
· Clive Barker - (AD) - Abarat
· Jeanne DuPrau - (JF/YA) - City of Ember; People of Sparks, Prophet of Yonwood, Diamond of the Darkhold
· Elisa Carbone - (YA) - Storm Warriors
YA = Young Adult (7th grade & up)
AD = Older Teens & Adult
JF = Juvenile Fiction (4th grade & up)
The suggested title is just one of many from each author. Any title by the author given will be appropriate.