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Our expanding teen collection includes many popular teen authors and a growing number of graphic novels. Videos and DVDs of popular movies and television series, Playaway digital audiobooks, and Ebooks, searched through Jasmine, are also available.

Some books we'd like to suggest...

The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
In 1936 Berlin, fourteen-year-old Karl Stern, considered Jewish despite a non-religious upbringing, learns to box from the legendary Max Schmeling while struggling with the realities of the Holocaust.

Into the Wild Nerd Yonder (My Life on the Dork Side) by Julie Halpern
It's Jessie's sophomore year of high school. A self-professed "mathelete," she isn't sure where she belongs and things are changing fast! Jessie needs new friends. Her quest is a hilarious tour through high school clique-dom, with a surprising stop along the way—

Okay For Now by Gary D. Schmidt
As a fourteen-year-old who just moved to a new town, with no friends, an abusive father, and a louse for an older brother, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer – a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds, and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.

Stupid Fast by Geoff Herbach
Just before his sixteenth birthday, Felton Reinstein has a sudden growth spurt that turns him from a small, jumpy, picked-on boy with the nickname of "Squirrel Nut" to a powerful athlete, leading to new friends, his first love, and the courage to confront his family's past and current problems.