Recommended Reading for Teens

Curated Lists by Louisville Free Public Library's Teen Staff.

Road Trip through Teen Fiction

Title: Places We'Ve Never Been
Author: Kasie West
Title: Five Survive
Author: Holly Jackson
Title: Lulu And Milagro'S Search For Clarity
Author: Angela Velez
Title: Plan A
Author: Deb Caletti
Title: Rules For Rule Breaking
Author: Talia Tucker
Title: This One'S For You
Author: Kate Sweeney
Title: At The End Of The World
Author: Nadia Mikail
Title: Boys Of The Beast
Author: Monica Zepeda
Title: Melt With You
Author: Jennifer Dugan
Title: Hello, Goodbye : A Novel
Author: Kate Stollenwerck
Title: Kings Of B'More
Author: R. Eric Thomas
Title: Major Detours
Author: Zachary Sergi
Title: Things That Grow
Author: Meredith Goldstein
Title: When You Get The Chance
Author: Tom Ryan
Title: Me (Moth)
Author: Amber McBride
Title: Metal Fish, Falling Snow
Author: Cath Moore

This is America: Activism and Protest in the USA

Title: Rise Up And Sing! : Power, Protest, And Activism In Music
Author: Andrea Warner
Title: Protest : A History Of Social Movements In America
Author: Stuart A. Kallen
Title: Queer Power! : Icons, Activists & Game Changers From Across The Rainbow
Author: Dom & Ink
Title: This Book Is Feminist : An Intersectional Primer For Next-Gen Changemakers
Author: Jamia Wilson
Title: Revolution In Our Time : The Black Panther Party'S Promise To The People
Author: Kekla Magoon
Title: 21 : The True Story Of The Youth Who Sued The Us Government Over Climate Change
Author: Elizabeth Rusch
Title: Youth To Power : Your Voice And How To Use It
Author: Jamie Margolin
Title: Resist : 35 Profiles Of Ordinary People Who Rose Up Against Tyranny And Injustice
Author: Veronica Chambers
Title: Victory. Stand! : Raising My Fist For Justice
Author: Tommie Smith
Title: Know Your Rights And Claim Them : A Guide For Youth
Author: Nicky Parker
Title: Take The Mic : Fictional Stories Of Everyday Resistance
Title: You Call This Democracy? : How To Fix Our Government And Return Power To The People
Author: Elizabeth Rusch
Title: Drawn To Change The World : 16 Youth Climate Activists, 16 Artists
Author: Emma Reynolds
Title: We'Re In This Together : A Young Readers Edition Of We Are Not Here To Be Bystanders
Author: Linda Sarsour
Title: Bigger Picture : My Fight To Bring A New African Voice To The Climate Crisis
Author: Vanessa Nakate
Title: Queer History Of The United States For Young People
Author: Michael Bronski

Adventure in the Great Outdoors from your Room

Title: Flamer
Author: Mike Curato
Title: Matchbreaker Summer
Author: Annie Rains
Title: In The Key Of Us
Author: Mariama Lockington
Title: Sky Ropes
Author: Sondra Soderborg
Title: You're Not Supposed To Die Tonight
Author: Kalynn Bayron
Title: Sunny Song Will Never Be Famous
Author: Suzanne Park
Title: Caught In A Bad Fauxmance
Author: Elle Gonzalez Rose
Title: Never Vacation With Your Ex
Author: Emily Wibberley
Title: Highly Suspicious And Unfairly Cute
Author: Talia Hibbert
Title: Playing With Fire
Author: April Henry

Celebrate Juneteenth with these Black Authors

Title: Poemhood, Our Black Revival : History, Folklore & The Black Experience: A Young Adult Poetry Anthology
Title: Weight Of Blood
Author: Tiffany D. Jackson
Title: Long Way Down : The Graphic Novel
Author: Jason Reynolds
Title: We Are The Scribes
Author: Randi Pink
Title: Blood Debts
Author: Terry J. Benton Walker
Title: Black Girl Survives In This One : Horror Stories
Title: Blackwoods
Author: Brandy Colbert
Title: Friday I'm In Love
Author: Camryn Garrett
Title: Kings Of B'More
Author: R. Eric Thomas
Title: Girl's Guide To Love & Magic
Author: Debbie Rigaud