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Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Staff Suggestions
The following are lists of fiction and nonfiction titles recommended for teens by Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh staff.
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African American History -- Fiction and Nonfiction
Celebrate Black History all year long with one of these books.
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Believers and Doubters
Struggling with your faith, something that EVERYONE goes through.
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Books can be Murder
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Brothers and Sisters
They drive you crazy, but you love them anyway.
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Censorship Causes Blindness: Read!
Celebrate Banned Books Week by checking out one of these titles about what happens when the culture of
censorship reigns supreme.
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Chill out and laugh
Lighten up! Try one of these laugh out loud funny books.
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The College Years
Gain new perspective on life after high school.
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Dear Diary...
Read all their secrets in these novels written as diaries, blogs, or other interesting formats.
- Don't Stop me if you've heard this one...
Retellings of classics
- Get Your Game On
Is gaming your life? Try one of these books about gaming and gamers when you can't play.
- Girl Power! Fiction
These books show that girls can accomplish anything.
- Graphic Novels
Teen Graphic Novels- Get a Graphic Novel @ Your Library
- Holden Caulfields for the New Age
The Catcher in the Rye is a classic teen novel. These books feature characters that are reminiscent of the feelings expressed in that book.
- It's Rough Out There
Teen Life and Issues Fiction Booklist
- Looking Back
Historical Fiction Picks
- Love All Around
The ups and downs and unpredictable turns of love...
- Manga Mania!
Fill your otaku impulses! These manga series will get you started.
- Modern Day Fairy Tales
It's not all "Once upon a time" and happy endings anymore...
- Novels in Verse
Enjoy poetry and fiction? Try a novel in verse. These authors use the freedom of verse form to express themselves and their stories.
- Outdoor Pursuits: Survival
Whether you prefer being outside or sitting inside on the couch, these books about teens surviving in the great
outdoors will spark your imagination.
- Out of the Closet
Fiction featuring gay and lesbian characters.
- Romance Through the Years
Historical Romance.
- Science Fiction
Think science fiction is all just spaceships and time travel? Think again...
- Short Takes: Short Stories for Teens
What's better than one long story? A bunch of short ones!
- Sports Books
Books about sports
- Survival
Testing your wits to stay alive
- Teen Pregnancy and Parenthood: Fiction and Nonfiction
What would you do if you, your girlfriend or a friend was pregnant? These titles explore some choices teens make.
- Teens Around the World: Fiction About International Teens
Have you always longed to travel? Want to know how teens in other parts of the world live? Try one of these fiction titles and travel the globe without leaving your living room.
- Thrillers and Mysteries for the Adrenaline Junkie
These thrillers and mysteries will keep you turning the pages.
- Touchdown!
Are you a football fan? Then you're sure to find something you'll enjoy! Fiction, nonfiction and movies.
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Things that Go Bump in the Night
- Vampires: Bloodsucking Fiends?
Vampires get a bad rap...read these books and decide for yourself if they're really all that bad.
- Wisdom, Wonder, Women
Strong Females in Fantasy
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Urban Teen Fiction
Teens living life the hard way
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War -- What is it good for?
War affects everyone, in many different ways.
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African American History -- Fiction and Nonfiction
Celebrate Black History all year long with one of these books.
- Get Your Game On!
Nonfiction about all sorts of sports
- Girl Power!
Nonfiction about Strong Women
- Hip Hop
At long last. A bunch of books for all you hip-hop fans.
- How the World Works
Books about Science
- Lives They Lived
Biographies for teens
- Religion and Spirituality
Interested in learning about other religions, or more about your own?
- My Life
Memoirs for teens
- Outdoor Pursuits: Skateboarding
Learn more about skateboarding!
- Poetry
Poetry in the teen collection
- Real Life: International
What's real life like for teens around the world?
- Stories of Yesterday
History
- Survival
Testing your wits to stay alive
- The Teenaged Girl's Guide to Love, Romance and Friendship
Navigate the rocky roads of romance.
- Touchdown!
Are you a football fan? Then you're sure to find something you'll enjoy! Fiction, nonfiction and movies.
Not sure what you want?
Try Great Books for Middle Readers, grades 6-8
or More Good Reads for older readers, grades 9+.
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