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Pride Month Reads for Teens
Celebrate Pride Month and the LGBTQIA+ community with this list of Young Adult books from a variety of genres and experiences. Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on June 2, 2022
Hidden Girl: The True Story of a Modern-Day Child Slave
Imagine you were sold into slavery as an 8 year old child. Now imagine the people that sold you were your parents. This is Shyima Hall’s truth. She worked 20 Read more...
Posted by Heidi E. on May 19, 2022
Poison Ivy: Thorns
All Pamela Isley wants to do is save the environment. So much so, that she’s willing to kill for it. With the stress of school, a blooming relationship with her Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on May 5, 2022
Social Justice in Poetry & Verse: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections of poetry and books in verse serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of social justice. Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo Xiomara Batista feels Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on April 2, 2022
Black Voices & Experiences: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue on topics of centering around Black voices, characters, and communities. Happily Ever Afters by Elise Bryant Tessa Johnson has Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on February 4, 2022
Access to Healthcare: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue around the biases and inequalities that affect access to healthcare and preventative care. These books highlight people and communities affected by these inequalities and the social justice activists and movements working towards change.
Posted by Book Rex on December 3, 2021
YTS Staff Picks 2021 – Our Favorite Books of the year
Check out some of our Youth & Teen Services staff favorites, all published in 2021. These books represent a wide variety of formats and intended audiences. We hope you will find something of interest in these selections.
Posted by Kristi M. on November 22, 2021
My Hero Academia Vigilantes
My Hero Academia is one of the biggest things going in the manga and anime spheres currently. It depicts a world in which the majority of people have super powers Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on November 8, 2021
Worker Rights: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue around worker’s rights and the labor movement both here in the United States and around the world. Audacity by Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on October 1, 2021
Manga Essentials
Enjoy this selection of essential manga by Westmont Public Library Librarian, Gil!
Posted by Adult Services on September 23, 2021
Hyouka
Oreki is a first year high school student who does his best to conserve his energy. His motto is “If I don’t have to do it, I won’t. If I Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on September 15, 2021
YA BookTok Books
Some of the most popular YA books from TikTok found under the hashtag #BookTok. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas Dragged to a treacherous magical land Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on September 2, 2021
Haikyu!!
Hinata is a middle school kid who wants, badly, to be a star volleyball player. However, he has a couple of problems. One, he’s short. Five foot four in fact. Read more...
Posted by Adult Services on August 31, 2021
Throne of Glass
Celaena Sardothien is Adarlan’s greatest assassin. After being enslaved and imprisoned, she accepts the Crown Prince’s offer to compete with other assassins and thieves for a chance to serve as Read more...
Posted by Book Rex on August 12, 2021
Advocacy & Activists: A Reading List for Teens
We hope these selections serve to educate and encourage a dialogue around advocacy, activism and allyship in relation to social justice issues.
Posted by Book Rex on August 6, 2021