Every so often, I like to ask our staff what teen books they’ve been reading lately. As you can imagine, they were pretty eager to share their new favorites. Steampunk romance-adventure. Beauty queens on a stranded island. Wharf rat meets wealthy girl in a dystopian future. Here’s a list to give you some ideas for that next great read. Have you already read one of these books? Feel free to submit your own book review or share your thoughts as a blog comment!
- Clockwork Prince by Cassandra Clare
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
- A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
- Snow in Summer by Jane Yolen
- Blindsided by Priscilla Cummings
- Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John
- Mastiff by Tamora Pierce
- The Princess Curse by Merrie Haskell
- The Death Cure by James Dashner
- Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
- A Beautiful Friendship by David Weber
- Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
- The Downside of Being Up Alan Lawrence Sitomer
- Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan
- Twilight: the Graphic Novel (Volume 2) by Young Kim
- The Awakening by L. J. Smith
- What Happened to Goodbye by Sarah Dessen
Hi Brandy! I would like to strongly recommend the book Rival by Sara Bennett Wealer. It is the story of two teen girls who are in a high school choir whose friendly rivalry becomes not-so-friendly. The book uses a unique two-narrator style that keeps it moving along nicely and is entertaining even to those of us not included in the Young Adult demographic. The author has a great website that you can get more info from: http://sarabennettwealer.com/. Happy reading!
Thanks for the great recommendation! Feel free to pass along book suggestions anytime!