Recommendations For Teens

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

Celebrating Black Voices

"Two Truths and a Lionel" by Brian Wasson

"Out of Step, Into You" by Ciera Burch

thiscouldbeforever

"Pretty Girl County" by Lakita Wilson

"All the Noise at Once" by DeAndra Davis

"Your Final Moments" by Jay Coles

"This Thing of Ours" by Frederick Joseph

"Through Our Teeth" by Pamela N. Harris

"Make Me a Monster" by Kalynn Bayron

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

New YA Releases

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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