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Y’s Choice Favorite Teen Book

The Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB) has selected this list of their favorite books. They are listed in no particular order. Divergent by Veronica Roth In a future Chicago, sixteen-year-old Beatrice Prior must choose among five predetermined factions to define her identity for the rest of her life, a decision made more difficult when she [...]

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And the winner is…..

Yesterday the winners of the 2012 ALA Youth Media awards were announced. These awards are nominated and decided upon by a variety of librarians. The winners and runner-ups, if the DeKalb Library System currently owns them, are listed below. If you are looking for something new to read, you might check them out. I know [...]

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Top Teen Books of 2011

It’s that time of the year where everyone is making the end of the year’s best of the best. The list below is compiled from a variety of top teen book sources ranging from book sellers to review sources and newspapers. (The titles listed are listed in title order.) Anya’s Ghost by Vera Brosgol Anya, [...]

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Are you an anime fan?

Here is a list of books that might interest you if you like Full Metal Alchemist, InuYasha, Princess Tutu or Naruto:   Fantasy Fiction Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne-Jones In the novel that inspired Miyazaki’s acclaimed film, Sophie Hatter, turned into an old lady by a spiteful witch, accompanies the magical prince Howl on [...]

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Georgia Peach Award Winners

2011 Shiver by Maggie Stievater In all the years she has watched the wolves in the woods behind her house, Grace has been particularly drawn to an unusual yellow-eyed wolf who, in his turn, has been watching her with increasing intensity. 2010 Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins In a future North America, where the rulers [...]

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Steampunk

Many of these books, such as Clockwork Angel and Leviathan, are parts of series. If you enjoy one of them, be sure to check out others in the series.  And, did we miss one of your favorites?  If we did, please add it by commenting!

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Inspirational Fiction

If you are interested in a title, just click on the cover for information about the book. You can also click on the jacket cover to request the book.

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Top 10 teen books of 2011

The Teen Advisory Board (TAB) for the Library has voted on their own top 10 list from the YALSA’s  Teens’ Top Ten  nominated top 2011 titles. The TAB’s top Teen books of 2011 are: I am J by Chris Beam J, who feels like a boy mistakenly born as a girl, runs away from his [...]

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