Lists and Suggestions for Teens
TEENS: Superpowers
The Awakening
Author: Carroll, Michael Owen, 1966-
Ten years after the disappearance of superhumans--both heroes and villains--thirteen-year-old...
The Dangerous Days of Daniel X
Author: Patterson, James, 1947-
Fifteen-year-old Daniel has followed in his parents' footsteps as the Alien Hunter, extermina...
Don't Even Think About It
Author: Mlynowski, Sarah.
"What happens when a group of Tribeca high school kids go in for flu shots . . . and end up b...
Fated
Author: Noël, Alyson.
"Strange things are happening to Daire Santos. Crows mock her, glowing people stalk her, time...
Gifts
Author: Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-
When a young man in the Uplands blinds himself rather than use his gift of "unmaking"--a viol...
Gone
Author: Grant, Michael, 1954-
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disapp...
Gorgeous
Author: Rudnick, Paul.
When eighteen-year-old Becky Randle's mother dies, she is whisked away from a trailer park to...
Graceling
Author: Cashore, Kristin.
In a world where some people are born with extreme and often-feared skills called Graces, Kat...
A Great and Terrible Beauty
Author: Bray, Libba.
After the suspicious death of her mother in 1895, sixteen-year-old Gemma returns to England, ...
Hero
Author: Moore, Perry.
Thom Creed, the gay son of a disowned superhero, finds that he, too, has special powers and i...
Hex Hall
Author: Hawkins, Rachel, 1979-
When Sophie attracts too much human attention for a prom-night spell gone horribly wrong, she...
Zeroes
Author: Westerfeld, Scott.
Told from separate viewpoints, teens Scam, Crash, Flicker, Anonymous, Bellwether, and Kelsie, al...
The Midnight Twins
Author: Mitchard, Jacquelyn.
Identical twins Meredith and Mallory Brynn have always shared one another's thoughts, even as...
Numbers
Author: Ward, Rachel, 1964-
Fifteen-year-old Jem knows when she looks at someone the exact date they will die, so she avo...
The Raven Boys
Author: Stiefvater, Maggie, 1981- author.
Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk pa...
The Secret Hour
Author: Westerfeld, Scott.
Upon moving to Bixby, Oklahoma, fifteen-year-old Jessica Day learns that she is one of a grou...
Shadowland
Author: Cabot, Meg.
After moving from New York to California with her newly married mother, 16-year-old Susannah ...
Steelheart
Author: Sanderson, Brandon.
At age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powe...
Strange Angels
Author: St. Crow, Lili.
Sixteen-year-old Dru's psychic abilities helped her father battle zombies and other creatures...
Tempest
Author: Cross, Julie.
After his girlfriend Holly is fatally shot during a violent struggle, nineteen-year-old Jacks...
Things Not Seen
Author: Clements, Andrew, 1949-
"Teens, especially those not in the uber-popular set, know all about feeling invisible. But w...
The Vindico
Author: King, Wesley.
When supervillains of the Vindico realize they are getting too old to fight the League of Her...
Wake
Author: McMann, Lisa.
Ever since she was eight years old, high school student Janie Hannagan has been uncontrollabl...
Awards
Awarded annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by Illinois high school students
Adult books that appeal to teen readers
Best Books for Young Adults (BBYA)
Best teen books selected from the previous year
Outstandingly inspirational books that promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all people
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
Honoring excellence in books for teens
Celebrating the Latino cultural experience
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