Teen Fiction
Books can mirror our lives, and we see ourselves in the characters and their experiences. They can be windows into lives that we don't know or understand. Books can also open doors that would otherwise remain closed. Check out the recommendations for books with diverse characters, science fiction, and fantasy. If these don't grab your interest, search the catalog or stop by to check out what else is on the library shelves.
BOOK OF THE MONTH
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
by Andrew Joseph White
"Mors vincit omnia. Death conquers all.
London, 1883. The Veil between the living and dead has thinned. Violet-eyed mediums commune with spirits under the watchful eye of the Royal Speaker Society, and sixteen-year-old trans, autistic Silas Bell would rather rip out his violet eyes than become an obedient Speaker wife.
After a failed attempt to escape an arranged marriage, Silas is diagnosed with Veil sickness—a mysterious disease sending violet-eyed women into madness—and shipped away to Braxton’s Finishing School and Sanitorium. When the ghosts of missing students start begging Silas for help, he decides to reach into Braxton’s innards and expose its guts to the world—so long as the school doesn’t break him first.
Featuring an autistic trans protagonist in a historical setting, Andrew Joseph White’s much-anticipated sophomore novel does not back down from exposing the violence of the patriarchy and the harm inflicted on trans youth who are forced into conformity."
--From Publisher's website
AWARD WINNER
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A Stonewall Honor Book in Young Adult Literature
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A Chicago Public Library ‘Best of the Best’ Book
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A Kirkus Reviews Best Young Adult Book of the Year
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A BCCB Blue Ribbon Book!
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A Booklist Editors’ Choice
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A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year!
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A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
#WeNeedDiverseBooks
The collection of books represents stories from diverse groups (BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, differently-abled). The stories are written by authors from those groups, not an outsider. These books offer the chance for all teens to see characters like themselves on the pages of books. And they offer the rest of the world a more authentic view of cultures different than their own. Click the image for more details.
Escape from Reality
Open a new book. Look at the pages and see new worlds and alternate realities. This collection of fantasy, science fiction, and dystopian novels offers stories about magic, mythology, space, and more. These books also relate to the Perceptions and Reality English class. Click the image for more details.
Once Upon a Time
Many of us grow up reading, listening to, or watching fairy tales. The happily ever after stories delight and sometimes scare. This collection showcases books inspired by fairy tales and myths. They tell the stories of the villains, re-invent characters, or twist the stories. Not all of these re-tellings end happily-ever-after, though.
