Today we welcome back local teacher and writer Cami Nihipali, with a guide to finding the right gift for young adult readers. And no, it’s not all vampires and werewolves. Thank you, Cami, for sharing these great tips! Now here’s Cami …

Let’s face it, adolescents are tough to buys gifts for. Sure, it’s easy to give them gift cards and cash, but sometimes that just doesn’t feel personal enough, right? So, here are five types of adolescent readers and the adolescent novels on the market right now to match.

Books make fantastic gifts—you can give someone countless gourmet meals, a trip to a far-flung land, transport them to the future or bring them back to their past all in a tidy package.

There’s a book to suit everyone’s taste, they last longer than a box of chocolates, they don’t go out of style, and everyone—young or old—appreciates a good story.

Here are a few gift ideas for this holiday season from Watermark Publishing’s catalog: