Recommended Fantasy for Teens

December 27, 2017 | Brad B.

Escape to a world of sorcery long ago, or a modern world with just a dash of added magic. Categories below include; Sword and Sorcery, Deadly Courts, Fantasy Rebels, Urban Fantasy, History with a Magical Twist, and Fairy Tale Retellings. 

Sword and Sorcery

Graceling by Kristin Cashore

In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Katsa struggles for redemption from her own horrifying Grace, the Grace of killing, and teams up with another young fighter to save their land from a corrupt king.

Recommended Graphic Novels For Teens

December 7, 2017 | Brad B.

These collected comics pull together gorgeous art and written dialogue into a single, unforgettable experience.  

Black Hammer. Vol. 1 : secret origins by Jeff Lemire

"Once they were heroes, but the age of heroes has long since passed. Banished from existence by a multiversal crisis, the old champions of Spiral City--Abraham Slam, Golden Gail, Colonel Weird, Madame Dragonfly, and Barbalien--now lead simple lives in an idyllic, timeless farming village from which there is no escape! But as they employ all of their super abilities to free themselves from this strange purgatory, a mysterious stranger works to bring them back into action for one last adventure!"--.

Black Panther : a nation under our feet. Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates

When a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt - but can its monarch survive the necessary change?

Recommended Science Fiction For Teens

December 6, 2017 | Brad B.

Looking for stories with fantastical technology, aliens, or predictions of the future? Check these out. Categories below include General Sci-Fi, Space, Dystopian, and Steampunk.

General Sci-Fi

The 5th wave by Richard Yancey

Cassie Sullivan, the survivor of an alien invasion, must rescue her young brother from the enemy with help from a boy who may be one of them.

Recommended Thrillers For Teens

December 5, 2017 | Brad B.

Mystery / Suspense

Looking for a spine-tingling story, or an action-filled adventure to keep you on the edge of your seat? Try one of these. Categories below include Mystery/Suspense, Supernatural/Horror, and Adventure.

All fall down by Ally Carter

After being hospitalized for insisting that her mother was murdered, not killed in an accidental fire, Grace goes to live with her grandfather for a fresh start, but when she sees her mother’s murderer again, her past comes back to haunt her.

Recommended Sports Fiction For Teens

December 5, 2017 | Brad B.

Looking for a story about a high-stakes game with drama on and off the field? Try one of these.

After the shot drops by Randy Ribay

Bunny and Nasir have been best friends forever, but when Bunny accepts an athletic scholarship across town, Nasir feels betrayed. While Bunny tries to fit in with his new, privileged peers, Nasir spends more time with his cousin, Wallace, who is being evicted.

Boy 21 by Matthew Quick

Finley, an unnaturally quiet boy who is the only white player on his high school's varsity basketball team, lives in a dismal Pennsylvania town that is ruled by the Irish mob. When his coach asks him to mentor a troubled African American student who has transferred there from an elite private school in California, he finds that they have a lot in common in spite of their apparent differences.

Sealed With a Secret Read-A-Likes

September 27, 2017 | Brad B.

Did you enjoy Sealed With a Secret by Lisa Schroeder? You might like one of these:

Macarons at midnight by Suzanne Nelson

When Lise meets a boy at a bakery's midnight taste test, she becomes determined to find him again, but when they reconnect, he is not at all what she expected.

Switched at birthday by Natalie Standiford

Lavender sees herself as the miserable but tough outsider at school, while Scarlet knows she is talented and popular, but insecure on the inside--then, on their mutual thirteenth birthday, they wake up in each other's bodies and are forced to learn what it means to walk in someone else's shoes.

John Green Read-A-Likes

September 23, 2017 | Brad B.

Enjoy John Green's books? Then, try one of these:

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits-- smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try.

Every day by David Levithan

Every morning A wakes in a different person's body, in a different person's life, learning over the years to never get too attached, until he wakes up in the body of Justin and falls in love with Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon.

Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Read-A-Likes

September 20, 2017 | Brad B.

If you enjoyed The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian  by Sherman Alexie, you might like one of these:

If I ever get out of here : a novel with paintings by Eric L Gansworth

Seventh-grader Lewis "Shoe" Blake from the Tuscarora Reservation has a new friend, George Haddonfield from the local Air Force base, but in 1975 upstate New York there is a lot of tension and hatred between Native Americans and whites--and Lewis is not sure that he can rely on friendship.

Ball don't lie by Matt de la Peña

Seventeen-year-old Sticky lives to play basketball at school and at Lincoln Rec Center in Los Angeles and is headed for the pros, but he is unaware of the many dangers-- including his own past-- that threaten his dream.

International Games Week

Brad B.
October 29 through November 4, celebrate International Games Week at the library with programs each day! Games not only teach us important problem solving and critical thinking skills, they are a great way to meet new people and have fun.

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