2023 Staff Picks – Books for Teens
2023 Staff Picks – Books for Teens WCLS’s Youth Services Team’s absolute favorite YA books that we read this year. We hope you love them as much as we did!
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2023 Staff Picks – Books for Early Years
2023 Staff Picks – Books for Early Years Check out these favorites from the WCLS Youth Services Team!
2023 Staff Picks – Books for Kids
2023 Staff Picks – Books for Kids Check out these favorites from the WCLS Youth Services Team!
Native American Heritage Month: Titles for Young People
Native American Heritage Month: Titles for Young People These books and DVDs for young people provide many perspectives on the Native American experience. Read on to explore fiction, memoir, history and more.
Speculative Fiction – Books for Teens
Speculative Fiction – Books for Teens Science Fiction, Fantasy, Alternative History – these books expose the deepest truths of our own experience by plunging us into unimagined worlds of epic adventure.
Romance – Books for Teens
Romance – Books for Teens What makes a good love story? Sweet innocence? Fiery passion? Unrequited affection? Family interference? Destiny? These varied titles offer a little bit of everything romance.
Realistic Fiction – Books for Teens
Realistic Fiction – Books for Teens Discover your next favorite read by taking a dive into a story that reads as true as life itself. These YA realistic fiction books have all the feelings, great characters whose stories cover everything from heartbreak and hard life circumstances to difficult decisions and real life challenges.
Mystery and Thriller – Books for Teens
Mystery and Thriller – Books for Teens Murder mysteries, ghost stories, missing person cases, and more. These books will leave you utterly freaked out in the best way!
LGBTQIA+ – Books for Teens
LGBTQIA+ – Books for Teens Read the Rainbow! The LGBTQIA+ experience is far from monolithic, and these books explore the depth, instersectionality, and glory of being queer, including gay, bi, lesbian, trans, and nonbinary stories.
Historical Fiction – Books for Teens
Historical Fiction – Books for Teens Travel back in time to 1727 and camp with a pack of boys on a remote Scottish island, smuggle aboard the Titanic, experience living at school for deaf teens in 1928 Massachusettes, and dive into LA during the 1992 Rodney King riots. These page-turning YA historical fiction gems will … Read more