Teen Area

There is a Teen Area on the upper level of the Library with a wide assortment of new fiction and non-fiction titles, a growing graphic novel collection, and access to numerous public internet computers.

Resources for your Book Search

NoveList Plus-(library card required) is a trusted source of expert read-alike recommendations for all ages, including fiction, some non-fiction and audiobooks.

Booklists for Young Adults

2023 Nutmeg Book Award High School Nominees (Grades 9-12)
All Eyes on Her by Laurie Elizabeth Flynn
The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
Flamer by Mike Curato
Furia by Yamile Saied Mendes
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Barnes
More Than Just a Pretty Face by Syed Masood
Punching the Air by Ibi Aanu Xoboi
We Are Not Free by Traci Chee
What I Carry by Jennifer Longon
Pride…Not Prejudiced
Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz
Flamer by Michael Curato
Here
The House in the Cerulean Sea by TJ Klune
I Kissed Shara Wheeler by Casey McQuiston
It
Loveless by Alice Oseman
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda by Becky Albertalli
They Both Die At the End by Adam Silvera
This Book is Gay by James Dawson
Once Upon a Time
The Wrath & the Dawn by Ahdieh
Enchanted by Kontis
Storyteller by Myers
Ash by Lo
Cinder by Meyer
Curse so Dark and Lonely by Kemerrer
Lost in the Never Woods by Thomas
House of Salt & Sorrow by Craig
Language of Thorns by Bardugo
Isle of the Lost by Melissa de la Cruz
Dark Triumph by LeFevers
Score…with a Good Book!
She Drives Me Crazy by Quindlen
On the Devil
The Brave by Lipsyte
Game by Myers
After the Shot Drops by Ribay
Front and Center by Murdock
Boost by Mackel
Rebound by Alexander
Summer Ball by Lupica
Final Four by Volpe
Now Is the Time for Running by Williams
Kick by Myers
A Heart in a Body in the World by Caletti
The Running Dream by VanDraanan
Darius & Twig by Myers
I Know What You Read Last Summer…
The Amateurs by Shepard
Fake ID by Giles
Hold Back the Tide by Salisbury
Girls I
Good Girl
One of Us is Lying by McManus
Twisted Ones: the Graphic Novel by Cawthorn
Cousins by McManus
Atlas of Cursed Places by Le Carrer
I Am Still Alive by Marshall
All of this is true by Penaflor
City of Saints & Thieves by Anderson
Don
Box of Tissues NOT Included
Mondays not coming by Jackson
Dancing at the Pity Party by Feder
Turtles all the way down by Green
Hate U Give by Thomas
The Sun is Also a Start by Yoon
Everything Everything by Yoon
Before I Fall by Oliver
Sky is Everywhere by Nelson
Orbiting Jupiter by Schmidt
I Was Here by Forman
Impossible Knife of Memory by Anderson
Fault in our Stars by Green
A Monster Calls by Ness
Between Shades of Gray by Sepetys
The End is Near…
Divergent by Roth
Dry by Shusterman
The Giver by Lowry
Hunger Games by Collins
Knife of Never Letting Go by Ness
Rot and Ruin by Maberry
How I Live Now by Rosoff
5th Wave by Yancey
Feed by Anders0n
Life As We Knew It by Pfeffer
Warm Bodies by Marion
Ship Breaker by Bacigalupi
Matched by Condie
Uglies by Westerfeld
Gone by Grant
Delirium by Oliver
Unwind by Shusterman
Legend by Lu
Monument 14 by Layton
Many Lives, Many Stories
ONE CRAZY SUMMER BY RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA
THE DREAMER BY PAM MUNOS RYAN
INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN BY THANHHA LAI
THE COLOR OF MY WORDS BY LYNN JOSEPH
GHOST BOYS BY JEWELL PARKER RHODES
AMINA
JUANA & LUCAS BY JUANA MEDINA
SHOOTING KABUL BY N.H. SENZAI
OUT OF MY MIND BY SHARON M. DRAPER
AMAL UNBOUND BY AISHA SAEED
THE MISADVENTURES OF THE FAMILY FLETCHER BY DANA ALISON LEVY
THE RED PENCIL BY ANDREA DAVIS PINKNEY
YOU DON
BOOK UNCLE AND ME BY UMA KRISHNASWAMI
THE MOON WITHIN BY AIDA SALAZAR
LOLA LEVINE IS NOT MEAN BY MONICA BROWN
PATINA BY JASON REYNOLDS
THE OTHER BOY BY M.G HENNESSEY
DOG DAYS BY KAREN ENGLISH
IVY ABERDEEN
THE BREADWINNER BY DEBORAH ELLIS
WONDER BY R.J PALACIO
ANA MARIA REYES DOES NOT LIVE IN A CASTLE BY HILDA EUNICE BURGOS
THE BEST MAN BY RICHARD PECK
LULU AND THE DUCK IN THE PARK BY HILARY MCKAY
HURRICANE CHILD BY KHERYN CALLENDER
GEORGE BY ALEX GINO
RUBY LU, BRAVE AND TRUE BY LENORE COOK
THE STORIES JULIAN TELLS BY ANN CAMERON
DRAMA BY RAINA TELGEMEIER
GHOST BY JASON REYNOLDS
SAVVY BY INGRID LAW
BETTER NATE THAN EVER BY TIM FEDERLE
AS BRAVE AS YOU BY JASON REYNOLDS
BLACK PANTHER: THE YOUNG PRINCE BY RONALD SMITH
FINDING LANGSTON BY LESA CLINE-RANSOME
WISHTREE BY KATHERINE APPLEGATE
FRONT DESK BY KELLY YANG
MERCI SUAREZ CHANGES GEARS BY MEG MEDINA
MY BEIJING BY NIE JUN
SUNNY BY JASON REYNOLDS
MIA MAYHEM IS A SUPERHERO BY KARA WEST
ESPERANZA RISING BY PAM MUNOS RYAN
GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN BY ALICIA WILLIAMS
BROWN GIRL DREAMING BY JACQUELINE WOODSON
CLEAN GETAWAY BY NIC STONE
Connect With A Powerful Book
The Inexplicable Logic of My Life by Benjamin Alire Saenze
Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Marcelo In The Real World by X. Francisco Stork
Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
All The Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
Crazy by Amy Reed
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Will Grayson, Will Grayson by John Green
Looking For Alaska by John Green
This Song Will Save Your Life by Leila Sales
Black Box by Julie Schumacher
Last Night I Sang To The Monster by Benjamin Alire Saenze
Jerk California by Johnathon Friesen
The Thing About Jellyfish by Ali Benjamin
King Of The Screwups by K.I Going
Troublemakers by Catherine Barter
Life Inside My Mind by Jessica Burkhart
And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard
The Impossible Knife Of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
Challenger Deep by Neal Shusterman
Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
Me, Myself, and Him by Christopher Tebbetts
Cut by Patricia McCormick
Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
Perfect by Ellen Hopkins
Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli
It
Drag Teen by Jeffrey Self
The Miseducation Of Cameron Post by Emily Danforth
Hold Me Closer by David Levithan
What If It
Before I Let Go by Marjene Nijkamp
A Heart In A Body In The World by Deb Caletti
Darius The Great Is Not O.K Adib Khorram
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Rumble by Ellen Hopkins
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett Krosoczka
Protected by Claire Zorn
Earth To Charlie by Justin Olson
The Impossible Light by Lily Myers
Leverage by Joshua Cohen
Turtles All The Way Down by John Green
Keep Holding On by Susanne Colasanti
Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella
Jumped by Rita Williams Garcia
Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
What I Leave Behind by Alison Mcghee
Lie by Caroline Block
Girl Made of Stars by Ashley Herring Blake
Girl In Pieces by Kathleen Glasglow
The Skin Im In by Sharon G Flake
Story Of A Girl by Sara Zarr