Steampunk Readin' For The Teens

My two teens really enjoyed Scott Westerfeld's series Leviathan. I recently read and was impressed by Catherine Fisher's Incarceron. Both are part of a growing section in the Young Adult world of books. Steampunk is a genre just getting started. If you're unsure what steampunk is, check out the some GeekMom posts about it.

Goth or Steampunk Quiz
Steampunk Goodies
And even a book by a GeekMom! Innocent Darkness

Not all authors set out to make a book in the steampunk genre (many don't know the word either) nevertheless, their stories fit right in. Garth Nix wrote one of my favorite series, Keys to the Kingdom which has a definite steampunk feel.

The film Hugo is an adaptation of the steampunk book, The Invention of Hugo Cabret. Graphic novels are a great way to take in steampunk since the visual aspect is so strong. Girl Genius by Philip Foglio comes well recommended by many of my teen and adult friends.

I asked my librarian friend Amy (thanks!) if she could recommend some YA Steampunk fiction. Here is her list:

The Girl in the Steel Corset (The Steampunk Chronicles) by Kady Cross
Corsets and Clockwork: 13 Steampunk Romances Edited by Trisha Telep
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve

Check out an ongoing conversation about Steampunk in Children's Literature.

Any more to recommend?