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Classic Teen Books

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So many “classic” YA books to choose from! Here is a sampling of the many out there, maybe even a few you have not heard about. What are your favorites?

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Jefferson County Public Library

16 items

16 items

The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-time Indian

The Absolutely True Diary of A Part-time Indian

by Alexie, Sherman

Book - 2017

In this semi-autobiographical novel, Sherman Alexie narrates his adolescence of growing up on a reservation and going to school off rez with mostly white students. In this semi-autobiographical novel, Sherman Alexie narrates his adolescence of growing up on a reservation and going to school off rez with mostly white students. Show less

In this semi-autobiographical novel, Sherman Alexie narrates his adolescence of growing up on a reservation and going to school off rez with mostly white students. In this semi-autobiographical novel, Sherman Alexie narrates his adolescence of growing up on a reservation and going to school off rez with mostly white students. Show less

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Alanna

Alanna

The First Adventure

by Pierce, Tamora

Book - 2014

In the age of chivalry, when knights are valiant and magic common, women are not allowed to train for the knighthood. Not deterred by this reality, Alanna determinedly pursues her dreams and passion for adventure. In the age of chivalry, when knights are valiant and magic common, women are not allowed to train for the knighthood. Not deterred by this reality, Alanna determinedly pursues her dreams and passion for adventure. Show less

In the age of chivalry, when knights are valiant and magic common, women are not allowed to train for the knighthood. Not deterred by this reality, Alanna determinedly pursues her dreams and passion for adventure. In the age of chivalry, when knights are valiant and magic common, women are not allowed to train for the knighthood. Not deterred by this reality, Alanna determinedly pursues her dreams and passion for adventure. Show less

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Annie on My Mind

Annie on My Mind

by Garden, Nancy

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Girl meets girl at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sparks soon begin to fly! Meanwhile, the world of the heart and reality collide for the teens in 1982 New York. Girl meets girl at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sparks soon begin to fly! Meanwhile, the world of the heart and reality collide for the teens in 1982 New York. Show less

Girl meets girl at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sparks soon begin to fly! Meanwhile, the world of the heart and reality collide for the teens in 1982 New York. Girl meets girl at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and sparks soon begin to fly! Meanwhile, the world of the heart and reality collide for the teens in 1982 New York. Show less

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The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation

1, The Pox Party

by Anderson, M. T.

eBook - 2010

Revolutionary-era Boston is a hotbed of study in to racial superiority, where Octavian, a living experiment, finds himself driven to desert the only home ...Show more Revolutionary-era Boston is a hotbed of study in to racial superiority, where Octavian, a living experiment, finds himself driven to desert the only home he has known and join the Revolutionary army. As the saying goes, out of the frying pan, in to the fire. Show less

Revolutionary-era Boston is a hotbed of study in to racial superiority, where Octavian, a living experiment, finds himself driven to desert the only home ...Show more Revolutionary-era Boston is a hotbed of study in to racial superiority, where Octavian, a living experiment, finds himself driven to desert the only home he has known and join the Revolutionary army. As the saying goes, out of the frying pan, in to the fire. Show less

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The Chocolate War

The Chocolate War

by Cormier, Robert

Book - 1974

There can be a price to be paid for going against your peers and the status quo, something Jerry Renault learns when he becomes the focus of vicious and violent mob cruelty. There can be a price to be paid for going against your peers and the status quo, something Jerry Renault learns when he becomes the focus of vicious and violent mob cruelty. Show less

There can be a price to be paid for going against your peers and the status quo, something Jerry Renault learns when he becomes the focus of vicious and violent mob cruelty. There can be a price to be paid for going against your peers and the status quo, something Jerry Renault learns when he becomes the focus of vicious and violent mob cruelty. Show less

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The Diary of A Young Girl

The Diary of A Young Girl

The Definitive Edition

by Frank, Anne

Book - 2001

Jewish teenager Anne Frank hid for two years with her family in a warehouse in Amsterdam, leaving this candid diary behind when she was captured and sent to the Camps. This new translation includes material left out from the first translation. Jewish teenager Anne Frank hid for two years with her family in a warehouse in Amsterdam, leaving this candid diary behind when she was captured and sent to the Camps. This new translation includes material left out from the first translation. Show less

Jewish teenager Anne Frank hid for two years with her family in a warehouse in Amsterdam, leaving this candid diary behind when she was captured and sent to the Camps. This new translation includes material left out from the first translation. Jewish teenager Anne Frank hid for two years with her family in a warehouse in Amsterdam, leaving this candid diary behind when she was captured and sent to the Camps. This new translation includes material left out from the first translation. Show less

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Esperanza Rising

Esperanza Rising

by Ryan, Pam Muñoz

Book - 2000

Esperanza and her mother flee from their formerly prosperous, now-demolished farm in Mexico for the United States, where they assimilate to life in a California labor camp during the Great Depression. Esperanza and her mother flee from their formerly prosperous, now-demolished farm in Mexico for the United States, where they assimilate to life in a California labor camp during the Great Depression. Show less

Esperanza and her mother flee from their formerly prosperous, now-demolished farm in Mexico for the United States, where they assimilate to life in a California labor camp during the Great Depression. Esperanza and her mother flee from their formerly prosperous, now-demolished farm in Mexico for the United States, where they assimilate to life in a California labor camp during the Great Depression. Show less

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The Face on the Milk Carton

The Face on the Milk Carton

by Cooney, Caroline B.

Book - 1996

We’ve all seen them: faces of missing children looking at you from milk cartons. The age of sixteen is not the time to discover the parents you know may actually be your kidnappers. We’ve all seen them: faces of missing children looking at you from milk cartons. The age of sixteen is not the time to discover the parents you know may actually be your kidnappers. Show less

We’ve all seen them: faces of missing children looking at you from milk cartons. The age of sixteen is not the time to discover the parents you know may actually be your kidnappers. We’ve all seen them: faces of missing children looking at you from milk cartons. The age of sixteen is not the time to discover the parents you know may actually be your kidnappers. Show less

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Howl's Moving Castle

Howl's Moving Castle

by Jones, Diana Wynne

Book - 2001

Witch of the Waste maliciously turns Sophie in to an old woman; Sophie then seeks gifted Wizard Howl’s aid to restore her to normal. Jones weaves a complex and hilarious tale replete with a wild cast of characters and a preposterous plot line. Witch of the Waste maliciously turns Sophie in to an old woman; Sophie then seeks gifted Wizard Howl’s aid to restore her to normal. Jones weaves a complex and hilarious tale replete with a wild cast of characters and a preposterous plot line. Show less

Witch of the Waste maliciously turns Sophie in to an old woman; Sophie then seeks gifted Wizard Howl’s aid to restore her to normal. Jones weaves a complex and hilarious tale replete with a wild cast of characters and a preposterous plot line. Witch of the Waste maliciously turns Sophie in to an old woman; Sophie then seeks gifted Wizard Howl’s aid to restore her to normal. Jones weaves a complex and hilarious tale replete with a wild cast of characters and a preposterous plot line. Show less

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I Know What You Did Last Summer

I Know What You Did Last Summer

by Duncan, Lois

Book - 2020

Four teens have sworn a pact to keep secret their involvement in a fatal hit-and-run. A year later, each receives a menacing anonymous message: Someone knows. Each realizes their danger when one of them is murdered. Four teens have sworn a pact to keep secret their involvement in a fatal hit-and-run. A year later, each receives a menacing anonymous message: Someone knows. Each realizes their danger when one of them is murdered. Show less

Four teens have sworn a pact to keep secret their involvement in a fatal hit-and-run. A year later, each receives a menacing anonymous message: Someone knows. Each realizes their danger when one of them is murdered. Four teens have sworn a pact to keep secret their involvement in a fatal hit-and-run. A year later, each receives a menacing anonymous message: Someone knows. Each realizes their danger when one of them is murdered. Show less

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Looking for Alaska

Looking for Alaska

by Green, John

Book - 2015

Alaska, center of a dynamic band of classmates, inexplicably dies in a car crash. Each of the surviving group members embark on the journey of coming to terms with her loss. Alaska, center of a dynamic band of classmates, inexplicably dies in a car crash. Each of the surviving group members embark on the journey of coming to terms with her loss. Show less

Alaska, center of a dynamic band of classmates, inexplicably dies in a car crash. Each of the surviving group members embark on the journey of coming to terms with her loss. Alaska, center of a dynamic band of classmates, inexplicably dies in a car crash. Each of the surviving group members embark on the journey of coming to terms with her loss. Show less

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Monster

Monster

by Myers, Walter Dean

Book - 1999

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. Show less

While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. While on trial as an accomplice to a murder, sixteen-year-old Steve Harmon records his experiences in prison and in the courtroom in the form of a film script as he tries to come to terms with the course his life has taken. Show less

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The Outsiders

The Outsiders

by Hinton, S. E.

Book - 2017

Three teen brothers from the wrong side of the tracks struggle to stay together and make their way in to adulthood following their parents’ deaths. Writte...Show more Three teen brothers from the wrong side of the tracks struggle to stay together and make their way in to adulthood following their parents’ deaths. Written by a teen for teens, this page-turner will draw you in and not let go until the very last word. Show less

Three teen brothers from the wrong side of the tracks struggle to stay together and make their way in to adulthood following their parents’ deaths. Writte...Show more Three teen brothers from the wrong side of the tracks struggle to stay together and make their way in to adulthood following their parents’ deaths. Written by a teen for teens, this page-turner will draw you in and not let go until the very last word. Show less

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Speak

Speak

by Anderson, Laurie Halse

Book - 2019

Have you ever had an experience too painful to talk about, even with your bestie? Following an assault at a party, Melinda is shunned by her classmates and becomes increasingly estranged from the world. Have you ever had an experience too painful to talk about, even with your bestie? Following an assault at a party, Melinda is shunned by her classmates and becomes increasingly estranged from the world. Show less

Have you ever had an experience too painful to talk about, even with your bestie? Following an assault at a party, Melinda is shunned by her classmates and becomes increasingly estranged from the world. Have you ever had an experience too painful to talk about, even with your bestie? Following an assault at a party, Melinda is shunned by her classmates and becomes increasingly estranged from the world. Show less

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Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry

by Taylor, Mildred D.

Book - 2001

The entire Logan family saga is unforgettable. Start with "Roll of Thunder"; you won’t stop until reaching the thunderous conclusion in "All the Days Past, All the Days To Come", the tenth book. The entire Logan family saga is unforgettable. Start with "Roll of Thunder"; you won’t stop until reaching the thunderous conclusion in "All the Days Past, All the Days To Come", the tenth book. Show less

The entire Logan family saga is unforgettable. Start with "Roll of Thunder"; you won’t stop until reaching the thunderous conclusion in "All the Days Past, All the Days To Come", the tenth book. The entire Logan family saga is unforgettable. Start with "Roll of Thunder"; you won’t stop until reaching the thunderous conclusion in "All the Days Past, All the Days To Come", the tenth book. Show less

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Touching Spirit Bear

Touching Spirit Bear

by Mikaelsen, Ben

eBook - 2001

Ben Cole’s anger is out of control, culminating in his viciously beating a classmate. Now he has a choice between jail time or Circle Justice: one year on an uninhabited Arctic island, supervised by a Tlingit elder. Which would you choose? Ben Cole’s anger is out of control, culminating in his viciously beating a classmate. Now he has a choice between jail time or Circle Justice: one year on an uninhabited Arctic island, supervised by a Tlingit elder. Which would you choose? Show less

Ben Cole’s anger is out of control, culminating in his viciously beating a classmate. Now he has a choice between jail time or Circle Justice: one year on an uninhabited Arctic island, supervised by a Tlingit elder. Which would you choose? Ben Cole’s anger is out of control, culminating in his viciously beating a classmate. Now he has a choice between jail time or Circle Justice: one year on an uninhabited Arctic island, supervised by a Tlingit elder. Which would you choose? Show less

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