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25 Books about Teens and Bullying

Favorite Fiction
Selected for you by Downers Grove teens.

Action & Adventure
Books to get your heart racing.

Dark Supernatural Fiction

Good Nonfiction Books for Teens
True stories of adventure, music, sports, real lives and more.

Light Supernatural Fiction

Page Turners
These will keep you reading until the last page.

Paranormal Romances

The Sports Page
Fiction featuring athletes.

Teens and War
Read these books about fictional teens’ (both soldiers and civilians) experiences with war.

Teens Recommend... Science Fiction/Fantasy
Books chosen and annotated by teen volunteer, Sam S.

Ten Great Teen Mysteries

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

Author Read-Alikes

If You Liked Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson Try…
Check out these books about teens who overcame traumatic sexual encounters.

If You Liked The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins...
Try one of these dystopian novels.

If You Liked The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold...
Try one of these novels that are narrated from beyond the grave.

If You Like Meg Cabot…
Check out these recent novels about teens who have a brush with fame.

If You Liked Cecily von Ziegesar’s Gossip Girl Series…
Get hooked on another series with dating drama or high school class hijinks.

While You Are Waiting for a Follow-up to Stephanie Meyer's Twilight Series…
Try these dark romances featuring teen vampires.

 

Popular Award Lists
See this year's Alex, Printz, William C. Morris, and other award winners.

School Library Journal's Best of 2012

Lincoln Award
Honors the book voted “Most Outstanding” by students in high schools throughout Illinois.

Reading Rants
Teen booklists with an edge.

Teens' Top Ten
Books chosen for teens by teens as the best reads of the year.