Lists and Suggestions
What does the library have for teens? What’s the difference between fiction and nonfiction? What’s the meaning of life? All these questions (well, maybe not that last one…) can be answered here:
If You Like…
- A Love Story
- Action/Adventure
- Adult Books for Teens
- Aliens and UFO’s
- Back to School Fiction
- Christian Fiction
- Dragons
- Fantasy
- Foodie Books for Teens
- Football Fiction
- Funny Reads
- GLBTQ Fiction
- Go Green: Environmental Reads
- Guys Reads
- Horror
- If You Like Glee…
- If You Liked Perfect Chemistry
- If You Like Pretty Little Liars…
- If You Like The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- If You Like Twilight
- Memoirs and Autobiographies
- Multicultural Reads
- Paranormal Romance
- Realistic Fiction
- Steampunk Fiction
- Stories in Verse
- Summer Romance
- Unreliable Narrators
- Urban Fantasy
- Wolf and Werewolves Reads
- World Gone Wrong: Dystopian Fiction
- Zombie Fiction
Awards
- Abraham Lincoln Award
- Awarded annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by Illinois high school students
- Alex Award
- Adult books that appeal to teen readers
- Best Books For Young Adults (BBYA)
- Best teen books selected from the previous year
- Coretta Scott King Award
- Outstandingly inspirational books that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all people
- Rainbow Book List: GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
- Children’s/Young Adult LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) nominees
- Margaret A. Edwards Award
- Honors an author’s lifetime achievement for writing books that have been popular over a period of time
- Michael L. Printz Award
- Honoring excellence in books for teens
- Pura Belpre Award
- Celebrating the Latino cultural experience
- Rebecca Caudill Award
- An Illinois award for outstanding literature for young people