Staff Picks

Category: Teen

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Hitler's Canary
Hitler's Canary
Sandi Toksvig
"Although he comes from a family of theater people who don't get involved in politics, ten-year-old Bamse and his Jewish friend Anton join Bamse's brother and participate in the Danish Resistance"
- Matt
Sunrise on the Reaping
Sunrise on the Reaping
Suzanne Collins
"As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he’s been set up to fail. But there’s something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena."
- Dennis
Rez Ball
Rez Ball
Byron Graves
"This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be."
- Crisanne
A Wizard of Earthsea
A Wizard of Earthsea
Ursula K. Le Guin
"A boy grows to manhood while attempting to subdue the evil he unleashed on the world as an apprentice to the Master Wizard."
- Jackson
A Good Girl's Guide To Murder
A Good Girl's Guide To Murder
Holly Jackson
"As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past."
- Gloria
Ahiahia: The Orphan
Ahiahia: The Orphan
Levi Illuitok
"After intruders enter their iglu and murder his parents, an Inuit boy is taken in by his grandmother, who does everything she can to protect him."
- Dennis
Marrow Thieves
Marrow Thieves
Cherie Dimaline
This book has tremendous emotional depth and tenderness, connecting readers with the complexity and compassion of Indigenous people A dystopian world that is all too real today.
- Dennis
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wrinkle in Time
Madeleine L'Engle
A strange visitor comes to the Murry house and beckons them on a most dangerous and extraordinary adventure—one that will threaten their lives and our universe.
- Alison
A Court of Thorns and Roses
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Sarah Maas
Dragged to a magical kingdom, Feyre discovers that her captor is hiding far more than his piercing green eyes would suggest.
- Crisanne
The Misfits
The Misfits
James Howe
Four students who do not fit in at their small-town middle school decide to create a third party for the student council elections to represent all students who have ever been called names.
- Tracy
Blue Flag 3
Blue Flag 3
Kaito
This dives into relationship turmoil following the cliffhanger accident from last volume. And now Toma's big brother shows up and sets up another cliffhanger ending.
- Rachael
Lore Olympus.: Volume One
Lore Olympus.: Volume One
Rachel Smythe
Persephone must navigate the confusing politics and relationships that rule Olympus, while also figuring out her own place--and her own power.
- Rachael
Howl's Moving Castle: Howl's Castle Series, Book 1
Howl's Moving Castle: Howl's Castle Series, Book 1
Diana Wynne Jones
Sophie is resigned to her fate as a hat shop apprentice until a witch turns her into an old woman and she finds herself in the castle of the greatly feared Wizard Howl.
- Rachael