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Best Books for Young Adults
Great Graphic Novels for Teens
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Outstanding Books for the College Bound
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
Quick Picks for Reluctant Y.A. Readers
Selected Audiobooks
Teens’ Top Ten
100 Most Frequently Challenged Books of 1990-1999
Classic Fiction - list provided in the library, Ask a Librarian!
Graphic Novels
a novel whose narrative is related through a combination of text and art, often in comic-strip form
WRHS Dewey Decimal Call Number 741.5
Comic Books for Young Adults – University of Buffalo
Harvey Awards – one of the comic book industry’s oldest and most respected awards with 20 categories
Newsaroma – covers the comic book industry
Comic Book Resources
Heartland Award
Historical Fiction
New York Public Library Teen Link – Historical Fiction by time period
Fiction Genres by Author and Title
ADVENTURE
Crichton, Michael
Clancy, Tom
Cussler, Clive
Hobbs, Will
London, Jack
Paulsen, Gary
Adventure Titles
The Cay, Taylor
Deathwatch, White
Heaven Eyes, Almond
House of Pain, Leib
Journey of the Sparrows, Buss
Last of the Breed, L’Amour
Life of Pi, Martel
No One to Trust, Johansen
Peacemaker, Kent
Peak Survival, Withers
Reef of Death, Zindel
Snowfall, Smith
So Yesterday, Westerfeld
Timothy of the Cay, Taylor
Tomorrow When the War Began, Marsden
Wings of a Falcon, Voigt
Wreckers, Lawrence
FANTASY
Anthony, Piers
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia
Brooks, Terry
Card, Orson Scott
Cooper, Susan
Eddings, David
Hobb, Robin
Jacques, Brian
Jones, Diana Wynne
Jordan, Robert
L’Engle, Madeleine
Lackey, Mercedes
Lee, Tanith
LeGuin, Ursula
McCaffrey, Anne
McKinley, Robin
Morris, Gerald
Nix, Garth
Pierce, Tamora
Pullman, Philip
Wrede, Patricia
Yep, Laurence
Yolen, Jane
HISTORICAL
Cadnum, Michael
Cather, Willa
Coldsmith, Don
Holm, Jennifer
Rinaldi, Ann
Tingle, Rebecca
Historical Fiction Titles
A Bone from a Dry Sea, Dickinson
Bound, Napoli
Final Journey, Pausewang
I Had Seen Castles, Rylant
Midwife’s Apprentice, Cushman
Mine Eyes Have Seen, Rinaldi
Out of the Dust, Hesse
Shadow Spinner, Fletcher
Sign-talker, Thom
Soldier’s Heart, Paulsen
HORROR
Gaiman, Neil
King, Stephen
Koontz, Dean
Pike, Christopher
Poe, Edgar Allan
Rice, Anne
Saul, John
Shan, Darren
Shelley, Mary
Shusterman, Neal
Stine, R. L.
Stoker, Bram
Horror Titles
Blood and Chocolate, Klause
Clockwork, Pullman
Companions of the Night, Vande VeldeDeal with a Ghost, Singer
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Stevenson
Dracula, Stoker
Fat Man, Gee
Look for me by Moonlight, Hahn
Summer of Night, Simmons
Witchwater, Naylor
INSPIRATIONAL
Baer, Judy. Live! From Brentwood High
Gunn, Robin. The Christy Miller Series
LaHaye, Timothy. Left Behind
Morris, Gilbert. Time Navigators
Myers, Bill. Forbidden Doors
Roberts, Laura Peyton. Clearwater Crossing
Inspirational Titles
Armageddon Summer, Yolen and Coville
Asylum for Nightface, Brooks
Leaving Fishers, Haddix
The Revelation of Saint Bruce, Seymour
Send Me Down a Miracle, Nolan
The Singing Mountain, Levitin
Song of the Magdalene, Napoli
The Tent: a Parable in One Sitting, Paulsen
War of Jenkins’ Ear, Morpurgo
What Child is This?, Cooney
MYSTERY
Baldacci, David
Braun, Lilian Jackson
Burke, James
Christie, Agatha
Clark, Mary Higgins
Cornwell, Patricia
Doyle, Arthur Conan
Evanovich, Janet
Follett, Ken
Grafton, Sue
Grimes, Martha
Grisham, John
Hiaasen, Carl
Hillerman, Tony
Ludlum, Robert
Pascall, Francine
Patterson, James
ROMANCE
Cabot, Meg
Lowell, Elizabeth
Oke, Janette
Roberts, Nora
Sparks, Nicholas
Steel, Danielle
Romance Titles
For the Love of Venice, Napoli
Forever, Blume
Much Ado About Prom Night, McCants
Rose Daughter, McKinley
Sicilian Amulet, Manning
Snowfall, Petyon
SCIENCE FICTION
Adams, Douglas
Asimov, Isaac
Atwood, Margaret
Bradbury, Ray
Clarke, Arthur C.
Herbert, Frank
Huxley, Aldous
Kage, Baker
Rand, Ayn
Sleator, William
Turtledove, Harry
Verne, Jules
Vonnegut, Kurt
Star Trek
Carey, Diane
David, Peter
Dillard, J.M.
Friedman, Michael Jan
Vornholt, John
SPORTS
Crutcher, Chris
Deuker, Carl
Dygard, Thomas
Gutman, Bill
Lipsyte, Robert
Sports Titles
Bleachers, Grisham
Cobra Threat, Brouwer
Losing is Not an Option, Wallace
Rat, Cheripko
Runner, Voigt
Warrior Angel, Lipsyte
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