Lists and Suggestions
Category: teensList: Gamer Novels
Coda
Trevayne, Emma, author.
"Ever since he was a young boy, music has coursed through the veins of eighteen-year-old Anthem...
Don't Turn Around
Gagnon, Michelle, 1971-
After waking up on an operating table with no memory of how she got there, Noa must team up with com...
Epic
Kostick, Conor, 1964-
On New Earth, a world based on a video role-playing game, fourteen-year-old Erik persuades his frien...
Evil Genius
Jinks, Catherine.
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrol...
The Eye of Minds
Dashner, James, 1972- author.
"Michael is a skilled internet gamer in a world of advanced technology. When a cyber-terrorist ...
Feed
Anderson, M. T.
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a ...
For the Win
Doctorow, Cory.
A group of teens from around the world find themselves drawn into an online revolution arranged by a...
Free to Fall
Miller, Lauren (Lauren McBrayer), 1980-
"In a near-future world where everyone is controlled by their smartphones, sixteen-year-old Ror...
Gamer Girl
Mancusi, Mari.
Struggling to fit in after her parents' divorce sends her from Boston to her grandmother's...
Heir Apparent
Vande Velde, Vivian.
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Gianni...
Insignia
Kincaid, S. J.
Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military...
Ready Player One
Cline, Ernest.
"In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels aliv...
Rush
Silver, Eve.
Rochester, New York, high schooler Miki Jones is pulled into a sort of a game in which she and other...
Z
Ford, Michael Thomas.
In the year 2032, after a virus that turned people into zombies has been eradicated, Josh is invited...
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
- Excellence in Nonfiction
- Honors the best nonfiction book of the year written for teens
- Rainbow Book List: GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
- Children’s/Young Adult LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) nominees
- 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
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- Honors the best novels of the year by a debut author writing for teens
- YALSA Book Awards and Booklists
- The American Library Association’s Young Adult Library Services Association presents annual awards and puts out annual lists for various types of genres and materials
List: Gamer Novels
Coda
Trevayne, Emma, author.
"Ever since he was a young boy, music has coursed through the veins of eighteen-year-old Anthem...
Don't Turn Around
Gagnon, Michelle, 1971-
After waking up on an operating table with no memory of how she got there, Noa must team up with com...
Epic
Kostick, Conor, 1964-
On New Earth, a world based on a video role-playing game, fourteen-year-old Erik persuades his frien...
Evil Genius
Jinks, Catherine.
Child prodigy Cadel Piggot, an antisocial computer hacker, discovers his true identity when he enrol...
The Eye of Minds
Dashner, James, 1972- author.
"Michael is a skilled internet gamer in a world of advanced technology. When a cyber-terrorist ...
Feed
Anderson, M. T.
In a future where most people have computer implants in their heads to control their environment, a ...
For the Win
Doctorow, Cory.
A group of teens from around the world find themselves drawn into an online revolution arranged by a...
Free to Fall
Miller, Lauren (Lauren McBrayer), 1980-
"In a near-future world where everyone is controlled by their smartphones, sixteen-year-old Ror...
Gamer Girl
Mancusi, Mari.
Struggling to fit in after her parents' divorce sends her from Boston to her grandmother's...
Heir Apparent
Vande Velde, Vivian.
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game of kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Gianni...
Insignia
Kincaid, S. J.
Tom, a fourteen-year-old genius at virtual reality games, is recruited by the United States Military...
Ready Player One
Cline, Ernest.
"In the year 2044, reality is an ugly place. The only time teenage Wade Watts really feels aliv...
Rush
Silver, Eve.
Rochester, New York, high schooler Miki Jones is pulled into a sort of a game in which she and other...
Z
Ford, Michael Thomas.
In the year 2032, after a virus that turned people into zombies has been eradicated, Josh is invited...
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
- Excellence in Nonfiction
- Honors the best nonfiction book of the year written for teens
- Rainbow Book List: GLBTQ Books for Children & Teens
- Children’s/Young Adult LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender) nominees
- 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
- William C. Morris YA Debut Award
- Honors the best novels of the year by a debut author writing for teens
- YALSA Book Awards and Booklists
- The American Library Association’s Young Adult Library Services Association presents annual awards and puts out annual lists for various types of genres and materials