Alexander the Great Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Hi everyone, for my training, I work at the local library. Their English section doesn't have many books for teenagers, and since I'm studying to be an English teachers for kids from the ages of 12 to 16, it is my job to find recent works that focus on this target group. I'm scouring the internet for recent titles, and I'm finding a lot of books, of course - but I was wondering what you guys think. What young adult books would you suggest to a local library that hasn't got many? So far, I have these titles already Certain The Hunger Games (Suzanne Collins) Pretty Little Liars (Sara Shepard) The Vampire Diaries (L. J. Smith) Alex Rider (Anthony Horowitz) Holes (Louis Sachar) The Lightning Thief (Rick Riordan) The Fault in Our Stars (John Green) Noughts & Crosses (Malorie Blackman) Bend It Like Beckham (Narinder Dami) Vampire Academy (Richelle Mead) Maybe (primarily because often translations are available) Divergent (Veronica Roth) The Book Thief (Martin Zusak) The Grey Hunter (John Flanagan) Out of Left Field (Barbara L. Clanton) The Darren Shan Saga (Darren Shan) I'm obviously not asking you guys to do my job, but I would appreciate the insight of regular readers Edited September 10, 2012 by Alexander the Great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hayley Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 The Book Thief is amazing, I would recommend it to anybody; a very thought provoking book. Zusak has another book called 'I Am The Messenger' which won an award for excellence in young adult literature, and I really think it's one of the most inspirational books I've ever read. Hope that's a little helpful at least Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 You can't go wrong with Newbury Medal and Honor books Here's a list of them : link I've read a few of them and they all are sensitively written, and will encourage the child/YA to think, feel and explore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaliepud Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 A few my children have enjoyed - Cherub series by Robert Muchamore Gone series by Michael Grant Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer Uglies, Pretties, Specials by Scott Westerfield Artichoke Hearts and Jasmine Skies by Sita Brachamari Divergent and Insurgent by Veronica Roth Torn by Cat Clarke Torn by David Massey The boy in striped pyjamas - John Boyne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bree Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 And then there's this list : link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) I would recommend: The Chaos Walking trilogy and A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series by Michelle Paver Momentum by Saci Lloyd Stolen by Lucy Christopher Edited September 10, 2012 by chesilbeach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppy Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 I second Marcus Zusak's The Book Thief and The Messenger. Some very thought provoking reading for teenagers and adults alike. I love Neil Gaiman books and there are quite a few of his written for young adults. They are in the fantasy genre and he is an amazingly good writer. Another good book for teens would be The Curious Incident of the Dog In the Nighttime by Mark Haddon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander the Great Posted September 12, 2012 Author Share Posted September 12, 2012 Thank you so much for the wonderful suggestions! Some were already in the library, but the suggestions really helped to find some new titles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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