Recommendations For Teens

Browse our regularly updated lists of staff picks, bestsellers, high school summer reading, award winners, and more for teens.

Romantasy

"Children of Blood and Bone" by Tomi Adeyemi

"Violet Made of Thorns" by Gina Chen

"Six Crimson Cranes" by Elizabeth Lim

"The Queen's Rising" by Rebecca Ross

ember

"Between These Broken Hearts" by Lexi Ryan

serpentanddove

"The Scarlet Veil" by Shelby Mahurin

"Unending" by Ivelisse Housman

"Thorn Season" by Kiera Azar

Best YA Reads of 2025

tournament

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reasons

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Image for "The Leaving Room"

Image for "The Corruption of Hollis Brown"

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New YA Releases

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Image for "If All the Stars Go Dark"

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Lists

NYT Best Sellers

High School Summer Reading

Niles North
(Catalog, PDF, Hoopla)
Niles West
(Catalog, PDF, Hoopla)
Maine East
(Catalog, PDF, Hoopla)

Awards

Caudill Award nominees (Grades 4-8)
Lincoln Award: Illinois Teen Readers’ Choice
Alex Award
Michael L. Printz Award