Book Recommendations for Teens

Teens' Top Ten

The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in school and public libraries around the country.

The results are in! Click here to find out more about the Top Ten!

Diverse Booklists

Asian Characters and Culture

Black Characters, Culture, and History

Indigenous Peoples Characters and Culture

Latinx Characters and Culture

LGBTQ+ Characters

Librarian Recommendations

See a list of books from the young adult section that librarians recommend for 6th to 8th grades:

Additional Recommendations

Reading Olympics

At the library, we have print copies of the lists available that also include what section you can find the titles in at our library. Click here to see the Montgomery County Reading Olympics lists online.

Award Winners

The Young Adult Library Services Association honors the best in teen literature each year with these award lists. Click here to see the winners.

Additional Book Lists

With lists that cover fiction, graphic novels, audiobooks, the voter-selected Teens' Top Ten, and more, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) offers plenty of suggestions for great reads. Click here to see these lists.