Book lists

New Teen Books

See our new teen books here. (Scroll down below the new adult books to see new books in the teens' and children's areas.)

Hunger Games Read-alikes

Do you like the Hunger Games trilogy?  Try this list for similar books. 

Dork Diaries Read-alikes

Do you like the Dork Diaries?  Try this list for similar books.  

Teens' Top Ten

Teens nominate and select their favorite books of the previous year to create the Teens' Top Ten list.  YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) announces the winning titles during Teen Read Week in October of each year.

See the list of 2012 nominations here and the winners here.  See the books in our library here.  





Thumbs Up! Award

The Thumbs Up! Award is awarded by the Michigan Library Association to recognize and promote an outstanding contribution to teen literature that has both literary quality and teen appeal for those 13 to 18 years of age

 
The 2012 Award Book is The Fault in our Stars by John Green 


Click here for more information about the Thumbs Up! Award.