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THE 2021 WINNING RESULTS ARE IN! FROM YALSA's (Young Adult Library Services Association) website: The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Teens across the country will be weighing in and selecting their favorite books, so make your voice heard. |
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All Boys Aren't Blue : A Memoir-manifesto
by George M. Johnson
A first book by the prominent journalist and LGBTQIA+ activist shares personal essays that chronicle his childhood, adolescence and college years as a Black queer youth, exploring subjects ranging from gender identity and toxic masculinity to structural marginalization and Black joy.
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The ballad of songbirds and snakes
by Suzanne Collins
A prequel set in the world of Panem 64 years before the events of The Hunger Games begins on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games. By the award-winning author of the Underland Chronicles.
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Cemetery boys
by Aiden Thomas
Determined to prove himself a real brujo to the traditional Latinx family that does not accept his true gender, a trans boy summons the ghost of the resident bad boy, who refuses to return quietly to death.
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Clap when you land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship.
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Five total strangers
by Natalie D. Richards
Desperate to reach her grieving mother, Mira joins a group of college students driving home after their flight is stranded, but the road conditions are not the only mortal danger they face
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The inheritance games
by Jennifer Barnes
When a Connecticut teenager inherits vast wealth and an eccentric estate from the richest man in Texas, she must also live with his surviving family and solve a series of puzzles to discover how she earned her inheritance
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Instant karma
by Marissa Meyer
"Chronic overachiever Prudence Daniels is always quick to cast judgment on the lazy, rude, and arrogant residents of her coastal town. Her dreams of karmic justice are fulfilled when, after a night out with her friends, she wakes up with the sudden ability to cast instant karma on those around her. Pru giddily makes use of the power, punishing everyone from public vandals to mean gossips, but there is one person on whom her powers consistently backfire: Quint Erickson, her slacker of a lab partner. Quintis annoyingly cute and impressively noble, especially when it comes to his work with the rescue center for local sea animals. When Pru resigns herself to working at the rescue center for extra credit, she begins to uncover truths about baby otters, environmental upheaval, and romantic crossed signals-not necessarily in that order. Her newfound karmic insights reveal how thin the line is between virtue and vanity, generosity and greed . . . love and hate... and fate"
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The invisible life of Addie LaRue
by Victoria Schwab
Making a Faustian bargain to live forever but never be remembered, a woman from early 18th-century France endures unacknowledged centuries before meeting a man who remembers her name. By the best-selling author of the Villains series.
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Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn
Wanting to escape her previous life after the accidental death of her mother, 16-year-old Bree enrolls in a program for high school students at the local university before her witness to a magical attack reveals her undiscovered powers as well as sinister truths about her mother’s death.
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One of us is next : The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
A sequel to the best-selling One of Us Is Lying finds the Bayview friends targeted by an anonymous adversary who uses an increasingly dangerous truth-or-dare app to keep the late Simon’s gossip legacy alive.
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LISTEN UP! Here are a few great AUDIOBOOKS worth giving a try.
It can be hard to find time to read. Listen instead! Your favorite books are also available in audio, so give one of these a try: |
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A good girl's guide to murder
by Holly Jackson
As her senior capstone project, Pippa Fitz-Amobi is determined to find the real killer in a closed, local murder case, but not everyone wants her meddling in the past
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Kent State
by Deborah Wiles
The author of the National Book Award finalist Each Little Bird That Sings presents a compelling account of the tragic May 1970 shooting of four students who were protesting against the Vietnam War before they were fired upon by American National Guardsmen. Simultaneous.
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Raybearer
by Jordan Ifueko
Raised in isolation by a mysterious mother known only as The Lady, lonely Tarisai is dispatched to become a member of the Crown Prince’s trusted council, whose members forge deep bonds with each other, before her mother directs her to commit an assassination.
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The Snow Fell Three Graves Deep : Voices from the Donner Party
by Allan Wolf
A novel in verse by the author of The Watch That Ends the Night recounts the chilling survival tale of the Donner party during the 1846-1847 winter from the perspectives of its leaders, a scholarly wife, two Miwok guides, the Reed children and other historical figures.
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Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
by Jason Reynolds
A timely reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped From the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America while explaining their endurance and capacity for being discredited.
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We are not free
by Traci Chee
Growing up together in the community of Japantown, San Francisco, four second-generation Japanese American teens find their bond tested by widespread discrimination and the mass incarcerations of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
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When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson
A Somali refugee who spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp and the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl present the graphic-novel story of a young refugee who struggles with leaving behind his nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school.
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Concrete rose
by Angie Thomas
A gang leader’s son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one’s brutal murder, in a poignant exploration of Black coming-of-age set 17 years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.
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Firekeeper's daughter
by Angeline Boulley
Treated like an outsider in both her hometown and on the Ojibwe reservation, a half-Native American science geek and star hockey player places her dreams on hold in the wake of a family tragedy.
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The electric kingdom
by David Arnold
As swarms of infected Flies roam the earth, a few survivors must navigate the woods of post-apocalyptic New England, and meet others along the way who are on their own quest to find life and love in a world that has gone dark
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Luck of the Titanic
by Stacey Lee
Stowing away aboard the Titanic on its ill-fated maiden voyage when her British-Chinese heritage bars her from joining her twin in America, a young acrobat struggles to hide and then survive when the unthinkable happens.
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The cost of knowing
by Brittney Morris
Struggling with constant visions of the future whenever he touches an object or person, 16-year-old ice-cream shop employee Alex Rufus finds his life upended when he has a premonition about the imminent death of his brother.
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Connecting with Ancient Civilizations at Hearst Castle
Friday, December 3, 1:30 pm
Library Online
Click here to Join. Starting with a rare virtual trip to the Library on the second floor of La Casa Grande, we will take a look at ancient Greek pottery and enjoy the art in the gardens and at the pools of this enchanting California State Park. Join us as we discover the mythology, art, and architecture of the ancient civilizations through the Hearst Castle art collection. Statues such as the Egyptian Goddess Sekhmet will transport you 3000 years back in history. The architecture at the Neptune Pool will provide proof that the Greeks and Romans still influence our world today. Hearst Castle preserves a collection of statues, architecture, and artifacts that symbolizes the beliefs and traditions of these ancient cultures. Registration Required.
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Immigration Stories from Angel Island State Park
Friday, December 10, 10:00 am
Library Online
Click here to Join. Historically called the "Guardian of the Western Gate" by staff, the U.S. Immigration Station, second in size only to Ellis Island in New York, was built to enforce immigration laws like the Chinese Exclusion Act. People from over 80 countries were detained on Angel Island between 1910-1940, the largest groups were immigrants from China, Japan, Russia, and India.
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Atascadero & SLO Library Teen Advisory Board Meeting
Saturday, December 11, 3:30 pm
Library Online
Looking for volunteer hours? Join Atascadero Library's Teen Advisory Board! Help plan virtual teen events, create content for social media, create contest ideas, recommend books, movies and more. All meetings will be virtual via Zoom for the time being and projects can be worked at from home and around your own schedule. We will have TAB meeting once a month and we'll talk about what the library can do to help teens with school, plan events, discuss current trends, and more. Participation can be listed on job, scholarship and college applications.
Topic: Various topics related to teen services/programs/collection
Time: This is a recurring meeting (3:30 -4:00pm)
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/91623663321?pwd=Vmk1NlpHNlIyc1ZEVnk5QitLaVJhUT09
You must be 10-17 years old.
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Teen Virtual Games on Jackbox games
Saturday, December 18, 4:00 pm
Atascadero Library Online
Click here to sign up. Join us for JACKBOX GAMES! This is a game platform where you use your smartphone, laptop, and/or game console to play online games with your friends. We need a minimum of 2 people to play Trivia Murder Party! If we have more people we can play more games. Games included are Trivia Murder Party, Guesspionage, Fakin' It, Quiplash, and More!Register for this event to get the Zoom event link. Then go to <jackbox.tv> to play.
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