OBR - Books & Boba 2023 Reads

Oberlin Regional Library's Teen book club -- Books & Boba -- met 10 times in 2023. These are some of the books that were read by attendees throughout the year.

Showing 1 - 8 of 8  There are a total of 43 valid entries on the list.

1. Gilded

Book cover for "Gilded"
Star rating for Gilded
Series:
Gilded duology volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Description:
"Long ago cursed by the god of lies, a poor miller's daughter has developed a talent for spinning stories that are fantastical and spellbinding and entirely untrue. Or so everyone believes. When one of Serilda's outlandish tales draws the attention of the sinister Erlking and his undead hunters, she finds herself swept away into a grim world where ghouls and phantoms prowl the earth and hollow-eyed ravens track her every move. The king orders Serilda...
Book cover for "The ivory key"
Star rating for The ivory key
Series:
Description:
Since the murder of the maharani of Ashoka--the country that controls all magic--the relationships between the royal siblings have fractured. At only 18, Vira has ascended to the throne, a role few in her council believe her capable of. Meanwhile, her twin brother, Ronak, is plotting to break free from a tactful marriage and taking their half-brother, Kaleb, (wrongfully imprisoned for the maharani's assassination) with him. The siblings' unease comes...
Book cover for "Kill the boy band"
Star rating for Kill the boy band
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
Four fan-girls of The Ruperts sneak away to a hotel in Manhattan to see their favorite boy band, but when one of them literally drags Rupert Pierpont to their room and they tie him up, things get complicated--and when Rupert is killed, things go from bad to worse.
Book cover for "Last night at the Telegraph Club"
Star rating for Last night at the Telegraph Club
Author:
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father--despite...
Book cover for "The lesbiana's guide to Catholic school"
Star rating for The lesbiana's guide to Catholic school
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Sixteen-year-old Mexican American Yami Flores starts Catholic school, determined to keep her brother out of trouble and keep herself closeted, but her priorities shift when Yami discovers that her openly gay classmate Bo is also annoyingly cute.
Book cover for "Sofi and the bone song"
Star rating for Sofi and the bone song
Description:
After losing everything to an undeserving rival, a sixteen-year-old musician sets out to expose that her rival's newfound musical abilities stem from an illegal use of magic--but what she discovers will rock everything she knows about her family, music, and the girl she thought was her enemy.
Book cover for "Tyler Johnson was here"
Star rating for Tyler Johnson was here
Author:
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
When Marvin Johnson's twin brother, Tyler, is shot and killed by a police officer, Marvin must fight injustice to learn the true meaning of freedom.
Book cover for "Wintersmith"
Star rating for Wintersmith
Series:
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
When witch-in-training Tiffany Aching accidentally interrupts the Dance of the Seasons and awakens the interest of the elemental spirit of Winter, she requires the help of the six-inch-high, sword-wielding, sheep-stealing Wee Free Men to put the seasons aright.