Top five books for teens
Your teen reader will enjoy books that help them navigate this often-turbulent stage of development and will help set the stage for a lifetime of reading.
Boyology
by Sarah Burningham
This book provides readers with a crash course in understanding boys, Boyology delves into the many mysteries of teen guys, dissecting flirting tactics, offering dating suggestions, and providing
tips on forming solid friendships. Speaks to girls age 10-13 in a smart, entertaining, informative way about that most illusive creature – boys! It’s an up-close-and-personal look at boys in
their natural habitats, with analyses by teen girls—and insight from the boys.
Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls, Moving Day
by Meg Cabot
From the author of The Princess Diaries this series for the tween set follows a relatable fourth grader named Allie as she tries to navigate life with two pesky little brothers, a big
smelly dog that she loves and being the “new girl” in school. Allie decides that since there are so many unwritten rules to remember about friendship, family, school, fashion and fun
that she needs to start writing them down so she won’t forget them. And when one of the girls in Allie’s new class, Rosemary, says she’s going to beat Allie up after school, like so many girl
readers, Allie will have to figure out a way to best handle the situation!
After
by Amy Efaw
This thought-provoking book introduces readers to the main character, Devon, a straight-A typical sixteen year-old high school student that has just given birth and (brace yourself!) discards her
baby in the trash. The readers are asked to follow her on a journey as she navigates the courts and is charged with attempted murder. But this book is so much more than another tale of a pregnant
teen gone awry; it’s about the power of denial and the ultimate journey toward clarity and redemption.
How to Raise Your Parents
By Sarah Burningham
Being a teen (or the parent of a teen) doesn’t have to be so hard. How to Raise Your Parents will help teens and their parents navigate those years between training bras and keys to the
family car. In a voice teens will relate to and parents will appreciate, this book offers smart advice about negotiation and parental hot buttons and a little insight about what the world looks
like from a parent’s point of view.
Catching Fire (2nd book in The Hunger Games series)
by Suzanne Collins
Each year in Panem, the dystopian country that exists where the U.S. used to be, the “Capitol” holds a televised tournament in which two teens from each of the surrounding districts
fight a gruesome battle to the death. Catching Fire, which is the follow up to the hugely successful The Hunger Games finds the winners of the battle – Katniss and Peeta
– back home in their district and inspiring a rebellion. Fans of the series will love this installment and it will leave them hungering for the final book in the series.
Catching Fire has everything that appeals to teen readers: a touch of romance, disillusionment with the system, death and destruction and most importantly, great characters that
they’ll will grow to love the way they did with the Harry Potter series. “The high quality writing and speed at which the story takes place will make you feel like you are
watching a film, not reading a book. Readers will love the excitement of this book. This is the story young adult readers are talking about…it’s the ‘water cooler book of the
year’ to put in terms that adults understand, and you don’t want to miss out on the conversation!” says Liz Marotte, Young Adult Fiction Buyer for Borders.
Tell us: What is your top pick for the best book for teens? Comment below!
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