JCPL Teens

Get into the school spirit with some of these teen fiction books:

Messed Up by Janet Nichols Lynch

R.D. is repeating the eighth grade and this year he plans to graduate.  After his grandmother walks out  and her boyfriend is no longer able to care for him R.D. must fend for himself.

Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky

Charlie writes letters to an anonymous receiver detailing the painful and poignant moments of his freshman year of high school.

Friends with Boys by Faith Erin Hicks

After an idyllic childhood of homeschooling with her mother and three older brothers, Maggie enrolls in public high school.  Fitting in is complicated by the melancholy ghost that has followed her throughout her entire life.

Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac by Gabrielle Zevin

Naomi hits her head after falling down the stairs at school.  She has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life, including her friendship with the school rebel, James.

Jumped by Rita Williams-Garcia

The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique's plans to beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved.