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Weird Books for Weird Boys Jackson Hyde Weird Librarian Lowville Academy

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What works at my library: Rating system (separates books by intended audience) Red - R : 6th grade and up Yellow - Y : YA, 8th/9th grade and up Green - G : Upper high school Complementary English department (specifically requests adult titles) High readership (If You Build It, They Will Come)

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What kinds of books am I talking about? Zombies Horror Books not in the mainstream A few forgotten favorites Books for senior boys who hate reading Books a 31-year-old male librarian would like

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Zombies

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The Reapers Are the Angels by Alden Bell G

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Zone One by Colson Whitehead G

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World War Z by Max Brooks Y/G

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Boneshaker by Cherie Priest Y

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Cell by Stephen King G

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This Dark Earth by John Hornor Jacobs Y/G

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Feed by Mira Grant (Newsflesh Trilogy) Y/G

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Ex-Heroes by Peter Clines (also Ex-Patriots, Ex- Communication) G

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The Return Man by V.M. Zito G

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Fantasy/Sci-Fi

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Ready Player One by Ernest Cline Y

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You by Austin Grossman ?

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The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss (also The Wise Mans Fear) Y/G

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman Y/G

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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman Y

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The Black Company by Glen Cook Y/G

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A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (A Song of Fire and Ice series) G

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Epic by Conor Kostick (also Saga and Edda) R/Y

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Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell by Susanna Clarke Y/G

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Titus Groan and Gormenghas t by Mervyn Peake Y/G

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The City and the City by China Mieville G

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Perdido Street Station by China Mieville G

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Advent by James Treadwell Y

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The Office of Mercy by Ariel Djanikan G

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Hero by Perry Moore Y

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Theft of Swords by Michael J. Sullivan (Riyria Revelations, Book 1) Y

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Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein Y/G

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Dune by Frank Herbert G

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Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman Y/G G

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Horror

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The Six Gun Tarot by R. S. Belcher Y/G

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The Devil You Know by Mike Carey G

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Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey G

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Johannes Cabal: The Necromance r by Jonathan Howard G

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The Dante Club by Matthew Pearl G

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H.P. Lovecraft Y/G

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Last Days by Adam Nevill G

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The Ritual by Adam Nevill G

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Heart- Shaped Box by Joe Hill G

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Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith G

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Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman G

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13 Bullets by David Wellington Y/G

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Your House is on Fire, Your Children All Gone by Stefan Kiesbye G

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The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant Y/G

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Cabinet of Curiosities by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Y/G

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Still Life with Crows by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child Y/G

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Something Red by Douglas Nicholas Y/G

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Blockade Billy by Stephen King G

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Post-Apocalyptic

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After London by Richard Jeffries Y

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Alas,Babylon by Pat Frank Y/G

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The Children of Men by PD James G

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The Dog Stars by Peter Heller G

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The Road by Cormac McCarthy G

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Robopocalyps e by Daniel H. Wilson Y/G

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Wool by Hugh Howey G

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Earth Abides by George R. Stewart G

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The Passage by Justin Cronin G

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On the Beach by Nevil Shute G

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I Am Legend by Richard Matheson G

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Far North by Marcel Theroux Y/G

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Realistic Fiction

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Mr. Penumbras 24-Hour Booksore by Robin Sloan Y/G

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The Boy Who Couldnt Sleep and Never Had To by DC Pierson Y/G

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City of Thieves by David Benioff G

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Carter Finally Gets It by Brent Crawford Y

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I Love You, Beth Cooper by Larry Doyle G

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True Grit by Charles Portis Y/G

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The Sisters Brothers by Patrick Dewitt G

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Deadwood by Pete Dexter G

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Night Soldiers by Alan Furst G

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The Starboard Sea by Amber Dermont Y/G

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The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson G

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Blind Sight by Meg Howrey Y/G

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An Abundance of Katherines by John Green Y

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No Country For Old Men by Cormac McCarthy G

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The Rook by Daniel OMalley G

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Empire of the Sun by J.G. Ballard Y/G

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The Brief Wondrous LIfe of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz G

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Skippy Dies by Paul Murray G

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The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach G

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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole G

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Billy Lynns Long Halftime Walk by Ben Fountain G

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Sons of the 613 by Mike Rubens Y

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Then We Came to the End by Joshua Ferris G

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Nickel Plated by Aric Davis Y

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Elliot Allagash by Simon Rich Y

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The Wettest County in the World by Matt Bondurant G

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The Pleasure of My Company by Steve Martin G

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Winters Bone by Daniel Woodrell Y

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