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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Adult Winter Reading: Candlelight Dinner
It’s cold outside, but it’s getting hot in here, and it’s not just the dragons!
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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Weird Woodlands and Forest Fiction
A booklist featuring fiction where characters explore strange woodland environments.
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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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Time Travel Tales
-EEEP* a time-bending bookstore, or you’re turning back the clock to solve the chilliest of cold cases, we’ve got a story for the next time you, your future sel…
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Celebrating LGBTQIA+ Pride – Middle Grade Book Picks
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh recognizes Pride month by celebrating LGBTQIA+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual and more) individua…
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Books to End Your Winter Reading Slump
Winter is full of time commitments, dreary weather, and an overall feeling of “blah” that zaps our focus away from things that bring us peace – like reading! Sp…
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Honor Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Storytellers with these New Fiction Picks
Honor AANHPI storytellers with these new fiction picks showcasing diverse narratives from gothic horror to genre blending romantasy. Bonus- all of the authors h…