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Favorite Fiction
Selected just for you by teens in the Downers Grove TAB.

Reviews
Check out what TAB is reading, watching, and listening to—and if it’s worth it.

Good Nonfiction Books for Teens
Looking for true stories of adventure, music, sports, real lives and more? It’s all here.

Teen Books: The Sports Page
Fiction featuring teen athletes.

While You’re Waiting for the Next Meg Cabot…
Check out these recent novels with teens who have a brush with fame.

Teen Books: Page Turners
Need a book you can really get into? These will keep you reading till the last page.

Travels Through Time: Nonfiction History Books for Teens
Need to read a history book for school? Check out this list of good books, which is arranged by time period and place.

The Reading Place at the Downers Grove Public Library
Alex Awards
Adult books that will appeal to teen readers.

Best Books for Young Adults
Noteworthy adult and young adult titles recommended for ages 12–18

Lincoln Award
Created in 2005, the Lincoln Award honors the book voted as most outstanding by students in high schools throughout Illinois.

Margaret A. Edwards Award
The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author’s lifetime achievement for writing books that have been popular over a period of time.

Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award honors exceptional young adult books.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Recommended reading before college starts. The list is organized into five categories: history, humanities, literature and language arts, science and technology, and social sciences and includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography and drama.

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Recommended paperback titles, selected from popular topics.

Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
Books that teens will pick up on their own and read for pleasure.

Reading Rants
Out of the ordinary teen booklists.

Selected Audiobooks
Recommended books on CD or tape for teens.

Selected DVDs and Videos
List of the best DVDs and videos for young adults.

Teens’ Top Ten
List of books chosen for teens by teens as the best reads of the year.
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