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Books For Teens

Need something to read but don’t know where to start? Below you’ll find booklists curated by the teen librarian, a form for getting recommendations based on your interests, and book reviews written by other teens.

Book Reviews by You!

Did you read a book that you absolutely loved and need to tell the world about it? Write a book review of about 200 words and we’ll post it here! You will also earn two volunteer hours for your contribution.

Book Match – Let Our Librarians Help!

Complete this
short survey
about your reading interests and a librarian will get back to you with book recommendations!

Please allow up to one week for an email response from a librarian.

Women’s History Month Book List

  • White Rose by Kip Wilson
  • Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu
  • I Am Malala: How One Girl Stood up for Education and Changed the World
    by Malala Yousafzai
  • Code Girls: The True Story of the American Women Who Secretly Broke Codes in World War II by Liz Mundy
  • Modern HERstory: Stories of Women and Nonbinary People Rewriting History by Blair Imani
  • Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought For the Right to Vote by Veronica Chambers
  • More to come!

National Poetry Month Book List

Celebrate National Poetry Month by reading a collection of poems or a novel in verse. Here are just a few suggestions!

  • Swing by Kwame Alexander
  • Solo by Kwame Alexander
  • Chlorine Sky by Mahogany Browne
  • Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca
  • The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
  • Punching the Air by Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
  • Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh
  • Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
  • Bull by David Elliot

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