Book Lists
Genre Guides
Genre Guide: Teen Dystopian Fiction
A list of books both new and old that highlight the dystopian genre and embrace all that it means to be a teenage rebel with a cause.
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Teen Picks for Native American and Indigenous Peoples Heritage Month
Native Americans and indigenous peoples are still very much a living, breathing part of the world that we live in. Check out these books and more in celebration…
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Ghastly Ghostly Stories for Teens
Keep a flashlight near by because these tales will have you jumping at every sound.
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Spooky-Ooky Stories!
Middle Grade books about ghosts, demons, creatures, and anything that goes bump in the night.
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Freedom to Read – Teen Banned Books
Banned Books Week is October 4th – 10th, 2026. CLP celebrates the right to read. Check out the list of teen titles that have been challenged.
Battle of the Books
Battle of the Books 2027: 9th-12th Grade Booklist
PPS kids and teens in grades 5 through 12 can participate in this team trivia contest based on books. Battles are broken up by grade level: 5th Grade Battle, 6-…
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Freedom to Read for Teens – Let Books Be
Advocating for freedom and the right to expression are longstanding cornerstones of Teen literature, and these books are no exception.
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Staff Picks from CLP – Mt. Washington
Check out what your friendly Library staff at CLP – Mt. Washington are reading and recommending.
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Leave it to the Gods (to Make Everything Complicated)
Ask any of the main characters from these books about their relationship to the gods, and they’d probably tell you it’s…complicated.
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Teen Books for Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month
From fictional stories showing the ups and downs of high school to the true stories of Latin American and Hispanic people changing the world, there is something…