Suggested Reading for Teens
Disasters
"There is a tomorrow after a disaster, and it's sometimes hard to remember that in the midst of it." -- Sheri Fink |
Fairy Tales Retold
"Fairy tales are more than true -- not because they tell us dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten." -- Neil Gaiman |
Friendship
"The truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for." -- Bob Marley |
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Adult Books with Teen Appeal
Dystopian Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Nonfiction
Realistic Fiction
Romance
Classic Science Fiction
Dystopian Fiction
Fantasy
Historical Fiction
Mystery
Nonfiction
Realistic Fiction
Romance
Classic Science Fiction
New at WPL:
Providence
Lisa Colozza Cocca When Becky's family's barn burns down, her father lays the blame on Becky, and her own mother tells her to run for it. Run she does, hopping into an empty freight car. There Becky finds an abandoned baby girl. When she hops off the train in a small Georgia town, it's with baby "Georgia" in her arms. When she meets Rosie, an eccentric thrift-shop owner, who comes to value and love Becky as no one ever has, Becky rashly claims the baby as her own. When the truth comes out, Becky has the biggest decision of her life to make. Should she run away again? Or should she stay--and fight? Or lie? |
The Maze Runner
James Dashner When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his name. He’s surrounded by strangers - boys whose memories are also gone. Outside the towering stone walls that surround the Glade is a limitless, ever-changing maze. It’s the only way out, and no one’s ever made it through alive. Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And the message she delivers is terrifying. Remember. Survive. Run. |
March: Book I
John Lewis March is a first-hand account of Congressman John Lewis' struggle for civil and human rights, beginning with his youth in rural Alabama, and covering his life-changing meeting with Martin Luther King, Jr., the birth of the Nashville Student Movement, and their battle to tear down segregation through nonviolent lunch counter sit-ins, building to a stunning climax on the steps of City Hall. |
We Were Liars
E. Lockhart Each summer the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family meets on their private island, But there is one year that Cadence can’t seem to remember through her migraine haze. Prejudice, greed, and shifting patriarchal favoritism chafes against the camaraderie and worldview of Cadance, her cousins and their friend Gat. Sticky lemonades on the roof and marathon Scrabble games turn to a tale of twisty suspense, true love, and good intentions gone horribly wrong |
The Odyssey
Translated by Barry Powell Odysseus - soldier, trickster, and everyman - is one of the most recognizable characters in world literature. His 10-year journey home after the Trojan War is the most well-known tale from ancient Greece. Barry Powell's translation preserves the clarity of the original while conveying Odysseus' adventures in an energetic, modern idiom. |
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
Steve Sheinkin In 1938, a German chemist made a discovery that launched a world-wide scientific race. In Great Britain and the United States, Soviet spies infiltrated the scientific community; in Norway, a commando force slipped behind enemy lines to attack German heavy-water manufacturing; and deep in the desert, a group of scientists was hidden away at a remote site at Los Alamos. This is the story of the genius, risk-taking, and deceit that created the world's most dangerous weapon -- the atomic bomb. |
Boxers (Boxers & Saints, Part 1)
Gene Luen Yang China, 1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, he recruits an army of Boxers --commoners trained in kung fu -- who fight to free China from "foreign devils." Against all odds, this grass-roots rebellion is violently successful. But nothing is simple. So many are dying, including thousands of "secondary devils" -- Chinese citizens who have converted to Christianity. Little Bao is fighting for the glory of China, but at what cost? |
Saints (Boxers & Saints, Part II)
Gene Luen Yang China, 1898. An unwanted and unwelcome fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family when she's born. She finds friendship--and a name, Vibiana--in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But China is a dangerous place for Christians. The Boxer Rebellion is in full swing, and bands of young men roam the countryside, murdering Westerners and Chinese Christians alike. Torn between her nation and her Christian friends, Vibiana will have to decide where her true loyalties lie...and whether she is willing to die for her faith. |
New Series Installments:
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City of Heavenly Fire -- Cassandra Clare (The Mortal Instruments)
Chaos overwhelms the Nephilim as Clary, Jace, and Simon band together to fight the greatest evil they have ever faced: Clary's own brother. |
Skink: No Surrender -- Carl Hiaasen (Skink series)
With the help of an eccentric ex-governor, Skink searches for his missing cousin in the Florida wilds. |
