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