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The Teen Librarian's Top Picks
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Zarr, Sara How to Save a Life Isolating herself after the death of her father, Jill wonders if she will be able to love a new baby that her mother wants to adopt, while Mandy, the daughter of a woman who never wanted to have children, makes a wrenching choice in the face of an unplanned pregnancy. By the National Book Award finalist author of Story of a Girl. |
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McBride, Lisa Hold Me Closer, Necromancer Sam LaCroix, a Seattle fast-food worker and college dropout, discovers that he is a necromancer and inadvertently brings himself to the attention of Douglas, a rather creepy guy with an intensely violent streak who also happens to be a necromancer--and one who now wants to team up, or else. |
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Burd, Nick Vast Fields of Ordinary Between his boring job, a secret relationship with his boyfriend Pablo, and parents on the brink of divorce, Dade can't wait to get to college to start his life anew, but when true love hits and it inspires him to finally come out of the closet, Pablo's jealous rage causes serious problems that may impact his plans if they aren't quickly resolved. |
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Oliver, Lauren Before I Fall After she dies in a car crash, teenage Samantha Kingston relives the day of her death over and over again until, on the seventh day, she finally discovers a way to save herself. |
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Headley, Justina North of Beautiful Living with a dark birthmark that covers half of her beautiful face, Terra dreams of leaving her small Washington town in the hopes of finding acceptance elsewhere, but when her controlling father stands in her way, a new friendship with a handsome goth pushes her life on a surprising new path. |
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Myracle, Lauren Shine When her best friend falls victim to a vicious hate crime, sixteen-year-old Cat sets out to discover the culprits in her small North Carolina town |
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LaCour, Nina Hold Still As she reads the journal left by her best friend, who committed suicide, Caitlin struggles with powerful feelings of loss, sadness, and guilt, but friends and a first love help her to cope with her negative emotions. |
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Pfeffer, Susan Beth Life As We Knew It Through journal entries, sixteen-year-old Miranda describes her family's struggle to survive after a meteor hits the moon, causing worldwide tsunamis, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions. |
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Connor, Leslie Waiting For Normal Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York. |
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Schmidt, Gary Wednesday Wars During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in. |
