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Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen (Teen Top 10)

There have been many riffs on the Robin Hood story - even the "original" version is up for dispute. Scarlet is filled with all the action you might expect, but with a decidedly sexy twist. No spoilers here! Pick this one up and see how it stacks up.

Scarlet by A.C. Gaughen
Will Scarlet shadows Robin Hood, with an unerring eye for finding treasures to steal and throwing daggers with deadly accuracy, but when Gisbourne, a ruthless bounty hunter, is hired by the sheriff to capture Robin and his band of thieves, Robin must become Will's protector risking his own life in the process.

Rowan Hood by Nancy Springer

In her quest to connect with Robin Hood, the father she has never met, Rosemary disguises herself as a boy, befriends a half-wolf, half-dog, a runaway princess, and an overgrown boy whose singing is hypnotic, and makes peace with her elfin heritage.

In a Dark Wood by Michael Cadnum

On orders from the King, the Sheriff of Nottingham seeks to capture the outlaw Robin Hood, but he finds him to be a tricky and elusive foe.

Forbidden Forest: The Story of Little John and Robin Hood by Michael Cadnum Profiles Little John, from his quiet life before joining Robin Hood through his adventures protecting a beautiful lady when she is wrongfully accused of murdering her husband. 

Sherwood: Original Stories from the World of Robin Hood

The Adventures of Robin Hood and his Merry Men by Howard Pyle

Wither by Lauren De Stefano (Teen Top 10)

Wither is the first book of the Chemical Garden Trilogy. Check the library for the second book, Fever.

No Sex, No #@%&!! (and not boring)

Many teens love to read, but avoid books that are littered with cuss words and smoldering sex scenes. For some readers, foul language is a disruption to the flow of words. They may hear the same words every day in school halls, but hope that literature can find other ways to express the same ideas, thank you very much.

And then there's sex. Romance is one thing, but descriptions of casual sex or the particulars of certain sexual acts are offensive to some teen readers. And in some families, parents are careful about monitoring the materials that their children read, even as the children move through their teen years.

For these teen readers, no matter what reasons bring them to their choices, librarians try to compile lists of "clean" reads. This can be tricky, because clean means different things to different people. But let's go with a definition of no sex beyond kissing and no cursing stronger than, "Drat!"

The books shown here have been nominated for YALSA's Popular Paperback list, which focuses on clean reads.