Just a little Phineas and Ferb + Library coloring sheet I made.
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Phineas and Ferb Coloring Sheet
15 YA books about Conventions and Fandoms
Girls Save The World In This One by Ash Parsons
Published: April 2020
June’s whole life has
been leading up to this: ZombieCon, the fan convention celebrating all
things zombies. She and her two best friends plan on hitting all the
panels, photo ops, and meeting the heartthrob lead of their favorite
zombie apocalypse show Human Wasteland.
And when they
arrive everything seems perfect, though June has to shrug off some
weirdness from other fans—people shambling a little too much, and
someone actually biting a cast member. Then all hell breaks loose and
June and her friends discover the truth: real zombies are taking over
the con. Now June must do whatever it takes to survive a horde of actual
brain-eating zombies—and save the world.
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Zoe Rosenthal Is Not Lawful Good by Nancy Werlin
Published: April 2021
Planning is Zoe Rosenthal’s superpower. She has faith in a properly organized to-do list and avoids unnecessary risks. Her mental checklist goes something like this:
- 1) Meet soulmate: DONE!
- 2) Make commitment: DONE!
- 3) Marriage: TO COME! (after college).
She isn’t sure which college yet, but it will have a strong political science department, since her perfect boyfriend, Simon, plans to “save the country,” as his sister puts it, “and the planet and everything.” Zoe will follow along, the perfect serious, supportive girlfriend. It’s good to have her love life resolved, checked off, done.
But speaking of unnecessary risks, Zoe’s on a plane to Atlanta, sneaking off to Dragon Con for the second season premiere of Bleeders. The show is subject to her boyfriend’s lofty scorn, but Zoe is nothing like these colorful hordes “wearing their inside on their outside.” Once her flirtation with fandom is over, she will get back to the important business of planning a future with Simon. The trouble is, right now, Bleeders—and her fellow “Bloodygits”—may just mean the world to her. Will a single night of nerdery be enough?
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Chaotic Good by Whitney Gardner
Published: March 2018
Cameron's
cosplay is finally starting to
earn her attention--attention she hopes to use to get into the CalTech
costume department for college. But when she wins a major competition,
she inadvertently sets off a firestorm of angry comments from male fans.
When
Cameron's family moves the summer before her senior year, she hopes to
complete her costume portfolio in peace and quiet away from the abuse.
Unfortunately, the only comic shop in town--her main destination for
character reference--is staffed by a dudebro owner who challenges every
woman who comes into the shop.
At her twin brother's suggestion,
Cameron borrows a set of his clothes and uses her costuming expertise
to waltz into the shop as Boy Cameron, where she's shocked at how easily
she's accepted into the nerd inner sanctum. Soon, Cameron finds herself
drafted into a D&D campaign alongside the jerky shop-owner Brody,
friendly (almost flirtatiously so) clerk Wyatt, handsome Lincoln, and
her bro Cooper, dragged along for good measure.
But as her
"secret identity" gets more and more entrenched, Cameron's portfolio
falls by the wayside--and her feelings for Lincoln threaten to make a
complicated situation even more precarious.
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Don't Read The Comments by Eric Smith
Published: January 2020
Divya Sharma is a
queen. Or she is when she’s playing Reclaim the Sun, the year’s hottest
online game. Divya—better known as popular streaming gamer D1V—regularly
leads her #AngstArmada on quests through the game’s vast and gorgeous
virtual universe. But for Divya, this is more than just a game. Out in
the real world, she’s trading her rising-star status for sponsorships to
help her struggling single mom pay the rent.
Gaming is basically Aaron Jericho’s entire life. Much to his mother’s frustration, Aaron has zero interest in becoming a doctor like her, and spends his free time writing games for a local developer. At least he can escape into Reclaim the Sun—and with a trillion worlds to explore, disappearing should be easy. But to his surprise, he somehow ends up on the same remote planet as celebrity gamer D1V.
At home, Divya and Aaron grapple with their problems alone, but in the game, they have each other to face infinite new worlds…and the growing legion of trolls populating them. Soon the virtual harassment seeps into reality when a group called the Vox Populi begin launching real-world doxxing campaigns, threatening Aaron’s dreams and Divya’s actual life. The online trolls think they can drive her out of the game, but everything and everyone Divya cares about is on the line…
And she isn’t going down without a fight.
Gaming is basically Aaron Jericho’s entire life. Much to his mother’s frustration, Aaron has zero interest in becoming a doctor like her, and spends his free time writing games for a local developer. At least he can escape into Reclaim the Sun—and with a trillion worlds to explore, disappearing should be easy. But to his surprise, he somehow ends up on the same remote planet as celebrity gamer D1V.
At home, Divya and Aaron grapple with their problems alone, but in the game, they have each other to face infinite new worlds…and the growing legion of trolls populating them. Soon the virtual harassment seeps into reality when a group called the Vox Populi begin launching real-world doxxing campaigns, threatening Aaron’s dreams and Divya’s actual life. The online trolls think they can drive her out of the game, but everything and everyone Divya cares about is on the line…
And she isn’t going down without a fight.
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Fan The Fame by Anna Priemaza
Published: August 2019
Lainey wouldn’t
mind lugging a camera around a video game convention for her brother,
aka YouTube superstar Codemeister, except for one big problem. He’s
funny and charming online, but behind closed doors, Cody is a sexist
jerk.
SamTheBrave came to this year’s con with one
mission: meeting Codemeister—because getting his idol’s attention could
be the big break Sam needs.
ShadowWillow is already a
successful streamer. But when her fans start shipping her with Code,
Shadow concocts a plan to turn the rumors to her advantage.
The
three teens’ paths collide when Lainey records one of Cody’s hateful
rants on video. Because she’s determined to spill the truth to her
brother’s fans—even if that means putting Sam and Shadow in the
crosshairs.
Told through three relatable voices and arriving on the heels of the author’s widely praised debut novel, Kat and Meg Conquer the World, this sophomore novel is a nuanced and timely story about followers, fame, and fighting for what’s right.
Ship It by Britta Lundin
Published: May 2018
CLAIRE is a sixteen-year-old fangirl obsessed with the show Demon Heart. FOREST is an actor on Demon Heart
who dreams of bigger roles. When the two meet at a local Comic-Con
panel, it's a dream come true for Claire. Until the Q&A, that is,
when Forest laughs off Claire's assertion that his character is gay.
Claire is devastated. After all, every last word of her super-popular fanfic revolves around the romance between Forest's character and his male frenemy. She can't believe her hero turned out to be a closed-minded jerk. Forest is mostly confused that anyone would think his character is gay. Because he's not. Definitely not.
Unfortunately for Demon Heart, when the video of the disastrous Q&A goes viral, the producers have a PR nightmare on their hands. In order to help bolster their image within the LGBTQ+ community-as well as with their fans-they hire Claire to join the cast for the rest of their publicity tour. What ensues is a series of colorful Comic-Con clashes between the fans and the show that lead Forest to question his assumptions about sexuality and help Claire come out of her shell. But how far will Claire go to make her ship canon? To what lengths will Forest go to stop her and protect his career? And will Claire ever get the guts to make a move on Tess, the very cute, extremely cool fanartist she keeps running into? Ship It is a funny, tender, and honest look at all the feels that come with being a fan.
Claire is devastated. After all, every last word of her super-popular fanfic revolves around the romance between Forest's character and his male frenemy. She can't believe her hero turned out to be a closed-minded jerk. Forest is mostly confused that anyone would think his character is gay. Because he's not. Definitely not.
Unfortunately for Demon Heart, when the video of the disastrous Q&A goes viral, the producers have a PR nightmare on their hands. In order to help bolster their image within the LGBTQ+ community-as well as with their fans-they hire Claire to join the cast for the rest of their publicity tour. What ensues is a series of colorful Comic-Con clashes between the fans and the show that lead Forest to question his assumptions about sexuality and help Claire come out of her shell. But how far will Claire go to make her ship canon? To what lengths will Forest go to stop her and protect his career? And will Claire ever get the guts to make a move on Tess, the very cute, extremely cool fanartist she keeps running into? Ship It is a funny, tender, and honest look at all the feels that come with being a fan.
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All The Feels by Danika Stone
Published: June 2016
College freshman Liv is
more than just a fangirl: The Starveil movies are her life… So, when
her favorite character, Captain Matt Spartan, is killed off at the end
of the last movie, Liv Just. Can’t. Deal.
Tired of sitting in her room sobbing, Liv decides to launch an online campaign to bring her beloved hero back to life. With the help of her best friend, Xander, actor and steampunk cosplayer extraordinaire, she creates #SpartanSurvived, a campaign to ignite the fandom. But as her online life succeeds beyond her wildest dreams, Liv is forced to balance that with the pressures of school, her mother’s disapproval, and her (mostly nonexistent and entirely traumatic) romantic life. A trip to DragonCon with Xander might be exactly what she needs to figure out what she really wants.
Tired of sitting in her room sobbing, Liv decides to launch an online campaign to bring her beloved hero back to life. With the help of her best friend, Xander, actor and steampunk cosplayer extraordinaire, she creates #SpartanSurvived, a campaign to ignite the fandom. But as her online life succeeds beyond her wildest dreams, Liv is forced to balance that with the pressures of school, her mother’s disapproval, and her (mostly nonexistent and entirely traumatic) romantic life. A trip to DragonCon with Xander might be exactly what she needs to figure out what she really wants.
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Geekerella by Ashely Poston
Published: April 2017
Part romance, part love
letter to nerd culture, and all totally adorbs, Geekerella is a fairy
tale for anyone who believes in the magic of fandom. Geek girl Elle
Wittimer lives and breathes Starfield, the classic sci-fi series she grew up watching with her late father. So when she sees a cosplay contest for a new Starfield
movie, she has to enter. The prize? An invitation to the ExcelsiCon
Cosplay Ball, and a meet-and-greet with the actor slated to play
Federation Prince Carmindor in the reboot. With savings from her gig at
the Magic Pumpkin food truck (and her dad’s old costume), Elle’s
determined to win…unless her stepsisters get there first.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.
Teen actor Darien Freeman used to live for cons—before he was famous. Now they’re nothing but autographs and awkward meet-and-greets. Playing Carmindor is all he’s ever wanted, but the Starfield fandom has written him off as just another dumb heartthrob. As ExcelsiCon draws near, Darien feels more and more like a fake—until he meets a girl who shows him otherwise.
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The Princess and the Fangirl by Ashley Poston
Published: April 2019
Imogen Lovelace is an ordinary fangirl on an impossible mission: save her favorite character, Princess Amara, from being killed off from her favorite franchise, Starfield. The problem is, Jessica Stone—the actress who plays Princess Amara—wants nothing more than to leave the intense scrutiny of the fandom behind. If this year's ExcelsiCon isn't her last, she'll consider her career derailed.
When a case of mistaken identity throws look-a-likes Imogen and Jess together, they quickly become enemies. But when the script for the Starfield sequel leaks, and all signs point to Jess, she and Imogen must trade places to find the person responsible. That's easier said than done when the girls step into each other's shoes and discover new romantic possibilities, as well as the other side of intense fandom. As these "princesses" race to find the script-leaker, they must rescue themselves from their own expectations, and redefine what it means to live happily ever after.
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Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade
Published: October 2020
Marcus Caster-Rupp has a secret. While the world knows him as Aeneas, the star of the biggest show on TV, Gods of the Gates, he's known to fanfiction readers as Book!AeneasWouldNever, an anonymous and popular poster. Marcus is able to get out his own frustrations with his character through his stories, especially the ones that feature the internet’s favorite couple to ship, Aeneas and Lavinia. But if anyone ever found out about his online persona, he’d be fired. Immediately.
April Whittier has secrets of her own. A hardcore Lavinia fan, she’s hidden her fanfiction and cosplay hobby from her “real life” for years—but not anymore. When she decides to post her latest Lavinia creation on Twitter, her photo goes viral. Trolls and supporters alike are commenting on her plus-size take, but when Marcus, one half of her OTP, sees her pic and asks her out on a date to spite her critics, she realizes life is really stranger than fanfiction.
Even though their first date is a disaster, Marcus quickly realizes that he wants much more from April than a one-time publicity stunt. And when he discovers she’s actually Unapologetic Lavinia Stan, his closest fandom friend, he has one more huge secret to hide from her.
With love and Marcus’s career on the line, can the two of them stop hiding once and for all, or will a match made in fandom end up prematurely cancelled?
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Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Published: September 2013
Cath is a Simon Snow
fan. Okay, the whole world is a Simon Snow fan.... But for Cath, being a
fan is her life—and she's really good at it. She and her twin, Wren,
ensconced themselves in the Simon Snow series when they were just kids;
it's what got them through their mother leaving.
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... and she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
Reading. Rereading. Hanging out in Simon Snow forums, writing Simon Snow fanfiction, dressing up like the characters for every movie premiere. Cath's sister has mostly grown away from fandom, but Cath can't let go. She doesn't want to.
Now that they're going to college, Wren has told Cath she doesn't want to be roommates. Cath is on her own, completely outside of her comfort zone. She's got a surly roommate with a charming, always-around boyfriend; a fiction-writing professor who thinks fanfiction is the end of the civilized world; a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words... and she can't stop worrying about her dad, who's loving and fragile and has never really been alone.
For Cath, the question is: Can she do this? Can she make it without Wren holding her hand? Is she ready to start living her own life? And does she even want to move on if it means leaving Simon Snow behind?
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The Rest Of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
Published: August 25
What if you aren’t the Chosen One?
The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?
What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.
Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week’s end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.
Even if your best friend is worshiped by mountain lions...
The one who’s supposed to fight the zombies, or the soul-eating ghosts, or whatever the heck this new thing is, with the blue lights and the death?
What if you’re like Mikey? Who just wants to graduate and go to prom and maybe finally work up the courage to ask Henna out before someone goes and blows up the high school. Again.
Because sometimes there are problems bigger than this week’s end of the world, and sometimes you just have to find the extraordinary in your ordinary life.
Even if your best friend is worshiped by mountain lions...
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Stranger Than Fanfiction by Chris Colfer
Published: February 2017
Cash Carter is the young,
world famous lead actor of the hit television Wiz Kids.When four fans
jokingly invite him on a cross-country road trip, they are shocked that
he actually takes them up on it. Chased by paparazzi and hounded by
reporters, this unlikely crew takes off on a journey of a lifetime--but
along the way they discover that the star they love has deep secrets
he's been keeping. What they come to learn about the life of the
mysterious person they thought they knew will teach them about the power
of empathy and the unbreakable bond of true friendship.
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The Fandom by Anna Day
Published: January 2018
Violet's in her element.
Cosplay at the ready, she can't wait to feel part of her favorite
fandom: The Gallows Dance, a mega book and movie franchise that she and
her friends know EVERY WORD of (canon and fanfic included).
But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the story for real. And in just the first five minutes, they cause the death of the heroine, and get taken prisoner by the rebel group she was supposed to lead to victory.
It's up to Violet to take her place, and play out the plot the way it was written. But stories have a life of their own, and when you change the script in one place, the rest gets revised too...
But at Comic Con, a freak accident transports Violet and her friends into the story for real. And in just the first five minutes, they cause the death of the heroine, and get taken prisoner by the rebel group she was supposed to lead to victory.
It's up to Violet to take her place, and play out the plot the way it was written. But stories have a life of their own, and when you change the script in one place, the rest gets revised too...
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Comics Will Break Your Heart by Faith Erin Hicks
Published: February 2019
Miriam's family should be rich. After all, her grandfather was the co-creator of smash-hit comics series The TomorrowMen. But he sold his rights to the series to his co-creator in the 1960s for practically nothing, and now that's what Miriam has: practically nothing. And practically nothing to look forward to either-how can she afford college when her family can barely keep a roof above their heads? As if she didn't have enough to worry about, Miriam's life gets much more complicated when a cute boy shows up in town . . . and turns out to be the grandson of the man who defrauded Miriam's grandfather, and heir to the TomorrowMen fortune.
In her endearing debut novel, cartoonist Faith Erin Hicks pens a sensitive and funny Romeo and Juliet tale about modern romance, geek royalty, and what it takes to heal the long-festering scars of the past (Spoiler Alert: love).
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Printable Dinosaur Craft
Click HERE for the PDF link to my printable stegosaurus worksheet pictured in main image!
If you're printing and cutting these out for kiddos, here's a different copy that fits 2 dino's per page so you can save paper! No PDF of this one.
Click HERE for PDF link of the dinosaur bracelet.
Again, if printing for a group, here's 4 per page.
Apparently there are 2 different ways to do these? When looking up how to word instructions I realized several methods involved cutting the main image (in this case, triceratops) in half and gluing it to the matching wristband end.
Originally, I was just using this bottom method where you color the dino, cut it out, snip along the dotted line and slot the slits together. Either way, they're both cute.
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Summer Reading Teen Book Display
This YA display is all about books set during the summer!
Summer Camp, Summer Internships, Summer Flings, Road Trips, Summer with Family and Summer Adventures.
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Corner bookmarks were made for the different types of books on display.
For their design, I used method #1 on this WikiHow article with a small change.
At the end of step 6, I tucked in the other side of the book mark. That way, the text I had printed on would show!
Click HERE for a PDF of the different origami book marks I made.
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