TeenLit Connection
Reading by Mood with Emojis
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 Ah, emojis. Where would we be without you? You give our texts the right tone. You express our feelings with one simple picture, rendering words unnecessary. You capture almost every mood, from happy to sad to nerdy. 
 
And now LibraryAware customers can use emojis to create readers' advisory bookmarks that visually evoke a particular mood. View and print the sample to the left.
LibraryAware customers can change the books featured.
 
Keep reading to discover the many ways you can help teens search by emoji.  
 
Here's to all the feels,
Lindsey, Rebecca, and Autumn
(Currently reading Last Summer in Eden, The Muse of Nightmares, and Odd One Out)
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Search my emotions

Now that you have these snazzy bookmarks, how can you find more books that elicit specific emotions? Use our NoveList story elements to find all the options. Each story element has a field code you can use in NoveList searches.
 
Genre (GX): GX Historical fiction, GX Realistic fiction
Appeals (AP): AP Upbeat, AP Witty
Themes (TH): TH Chosen one, TH Faerie realm
 
String these story elements together to find your favorite stuff. 
Example: GX Mysteries AND AP Gritty AND TH Missing memories
 
View our instructional video to see how.
 
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All the lols

Genres: Humorous stories
 
Appeals to try: Funny, Amusing, Offbeat, Darkly humorous, Silly
 
 
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Instill terror

Genres: Horror, Thrillers and suspense, Ghost stories
 
Appeals: Disturbing, Gruesome, Haunting
 
Themes: Final girls, Creature feature, Moving to a haunted house 
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Looking for a good cry

Appeals: Emotionally intense, Sad
 
Themes: Coping with death, Dealing with suicide, Trouble at home, Living while dying
NOTE: Not all books with these themes are tearjerking. Look for the right appeals to match. 
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Feel-good reads

Genres: Chick lit, Romances (search *Romances for all romance subgenres)
 
Appeals: Feel-good, Homespun, Inspiring, Upbeat
 
Themes: Brand new you, Love abroad, Once upon a time




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