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!

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 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 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 Murder mysteries, ghost stories, missing person cases, and more. These books will leave you utterly freaked out in the best way!

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

Graphic Novels – Books for Teens Some of the most intelligent, creative, intuitive, and emotionally searing storytelling for young people is happening with illustrated panels. Check these out!

Fantasy – Books for Teens This is not your grandparents’ wizards and dragons (not that there’s anything wrong with that).  Stark or lush, fanciful or foreboding, these worlds are as vivid as they are compelling.

Family Stories – Books for Teens Families. You can’t live with them, so why not write a book? These intriguing stories bring sensitivity and insight to those first relationships of our lives.