Tankborn By Karen Sandler (2011) Kayla is a GEN – a genetically engineered non-human born into a life of servitude. But when she’s assigned to work for Zul Manel, she discovers that there’s more than meets the eye in the carefully constructed social hierarchy on the world of Loka. Things get extra complicated when she […]
Rookie Yearbook One Edited By Tavi Gevinson (2012) A collection of articles, interviews, photo editorials, and illustrations from the highly praised and hugely popular online magazine RookieMag.com. Get Rookie Yearbook One from the library today! Book Have you read Rookie Yearbook One? What did you think? Write a comment below to share your […]
Get Jiro! By Anthony Bourdain (2012) In a not-too distant future L.A. where master chefs rule the town like crime lords and people literally kill for a seat at the best restaurants, bloody culinary war is raging. Get Get Jiro at the library today! Graphic Novel Have you read Get Jiro? What did you […]
It Gets Better : Coming Out, Overcoming Bullying, And Creating A Life Worth Living By Dan Savage (2012) A collection of original essays and expanded testimonials written to teens from celebrities, political leaders, and everyday people. While many of these teens can't see a positive future for themselves, we can. We can show LGBT youth […]
The Letter Q : Queer Writers' Notes To Their Younger Selves By Sarah Moon (2012) This book was conceived as part of the response to a spate of suicides among LGBT youth that revealed how vulnerable and isolated these teens often still are. The popularity of the "It Gets Better" YouTube campaign shows how badly […]
(You) Set Me On Fire By Mariko Tamaki (2012) Allison Lee is seventeen and off to college in the fall. So far, she’s been in love once (total catastrophe) and on fire twice (also pretty bad). Both love and fire have left their scars. Get (You) Set Me On Fire from the library today! Book […]
Almost Perfect By Brian Katcher (2009) With his mother working long hours and in pain from a romantic break-up, eighteen-year-old Logan feels alone and unloved until a zany new student arrives at his small-town Missouri high school, keeping a big secret. Get Almost Perfect from the library today! Book / Audiobook / eBook / eAudiobook […]
Aristotle and Dante Discover The Secrets of the Universe By Benjamin Alire Sáenz (2012) Aristotle is an angry teen with a brother in prison. Dante is a know-it-all who has an unusual way of looking at the world. When the two meet at the swimming pool, they seem to have nothing in common. But as […]
Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't have) By Sarah Mlynowski (2011) Sixteen-year-old April, a high school junior, and her friend Vi, a senior, get a crash course in reality as the list of things they should not do becomes a list of things they did while living paren’t-free in Westport, Connecticut, for the semester. […]
Geektastic Stories from the Nerd Herd By Holly Black (2009) Geektastic is a funny collection of short stories from different young adult fiction authors. Perhaps you’re compulsive online gamer, A Rocky Horror crooner, or just simply a Buffy action-figure collector. Whatever brand of freak you are, you will soon recognize yourself and other members of […]