RECOMMENDED READS

2017 Award Winning Titles

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Some of these titles are adult books but teens might like them.

March, book three by John Lewis Y B LEW

 Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit Y SAV

The passion of Dolssa: a novel  by Julie Berry Y BER

Scythe by Neal Shusterman Y SHU (and in OverDrive)

The sun is also a star by Nicola Yoon (OverDrive)

The regional office is under attack! by Manuel Gonzales FIC GON

In the country we love: my family divided by Diane Guerrero B GUE (and in OverDrive)

Buffering: unshared tales of a life fully loaded by Hannah Hart 792.7 HAR (and in OverDrive)

Every heart a doorway by Seanan McGuire FAN MCG (and in OverDrive)

Romeo and/or Juliet: a chooseable-path adventure by Fyan North FIC NOR

The invisible life of Ivan Isaenko FIC STA

The smell of other people’s houses by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock Y HIT (and in OverDrive)

RECOMMENDED READS

Recommended by Our Children’s Librarian

empress of the world
pointe
american born chinese
jessica-s- guide to dating on the dark side
a northern light
the rag and bone shop
monster
code name-verity
staying fat for sarah byrnes
eleanor and park
Nimona
glory o-brien-s history of the future
the family romanov
shiver
weetzie bat
feed
unwind
i capture the castle
miss pereguine's home for peculiar children
forgive me, leonard peacock
a great and terrible beauty
stargirl
howl-s-moving castle
paper towns
the perks of being a wallflower
13 reasons why
We have put together a list of titles we think you will enjoy. Click to reserve your copy, or find a print version of the list in the Young Adult section of the library and find the book in the stacks.
RECOMMENDED READS

Newbery Award

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Each year The Association for Library to Children awards the John Newbery Medal to “to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.”  John Newbery was a British publisher, especially of children’s books. Like the Caldecott Award, only one book is chosen to receive the Newbery medal but additional notable books are named Newbery Honor books.  Click here for the list of winners!