25 Feb Books for Reluctant Teen Readers
Sometimes, picking a book is difficult. It’s even more difficult when you don’t know what you like! Check out this list of some of the reads in Teen Central that can suck you into their worlds, even if you’re not a big reader!
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder
by Holly Jackson
Pip knows that Sal Singh didn’t kill Audie Bell. Everyone may believe it, but she knows the truth– she just hasn’t found the evidence yet. For her senior project, Pip only wanted to reexamine the findings of the original investigation. She wasn’t expecting to find clues that lead to a deeper conspiracy in her town… nor that she might be next.
To All the Boys I Loved Before
by Jenny Han
Lara Jean Song has loved five times. Each crush has a corresponding letter in an old hatbox that her mother gave her. These love letters were only ever for herself, not meant to actually be read by the boys they’re addressed to. Unfortunately, that doesn’t matter when all those letters get mailed out, and, suddenly, her feelings aren’t so private anymore.
The Selection
by Kiera Cass
America Singer has no desire to be Selected. Unlike the other thirty-four girls that have been plucked from their otherwise dull lives into glitz and glamor, America already has a boy she loves. She has no desire to compete for the heart of Prince Maxon. Until, she actually meets him. Suddenly, she finds herself wondering if the life she imagined back home is truly what she wants.
The Silver Eyes
by Scott Cawthon and Kira Breed-Wrisley
Ten Years ago, Charlie lost her brother in a tragedy that shook Hurricane, Utah. Michael was murdered at Freddy Fazbear’s Pizza, a restaurant owned by their father. Now, she’s returned to town, reuniting with old friends due to a scholarship being made in Michael’s name. Together, they make their way into the old pizzeria, discovering that the mascots they once loved have changed… and there’s more to the tragedy that took Charlie’s brother away.
One of Us is Lying
by Karen M. McManus
Five Students walk into detention, but only four walk out. Bronwyn, Addy, Nate, and Cooper, all had a motive to kill Simon. The police seem convinced one of them did it, but did they really? Is their petty teenage drama just a cover-up to the real killer?
The Hidden Dragon
by Melissa Marr
On the Tempest, her father’s ship, Otter feels most at home. It is better than staying in the kingdom, where homelessness is rampant among children. London, one of those kids, stows away on the Tempest in hopes of escaping street life. Together, through rough seas and making deals with dragons, they begin to imagine a better world for everyone, that only children could build.
May The Best Player Win
by Kyla Zhao
May Li loves chess. Or, at least, before her team began to doubt her, she did. She won their middle school chess team a chance at nationals, as well as an award and more fame than she knows what to do with. When her so-called best friend, Ralph, challenges her to win the school’s internal competition to pick team captain, she takes him up on it. However, with her waning confidence in her skills, and the lack of support from her friends, she questions if this really is what she wants.
The Ghosts of Bitterfly Bay
by Mary Averling
Maudie isn’t so different from other girls her age– only that she is a ghost. With her best friend Kit, and her little brother Scratch, they haunt a cottage in the woods. However, one day, Kit and Scratch are stolen by Longfingers: a creature from Maudie’s nightmares. In order to get them back, she must find a key to a mysterious cabin. Unable to do it alone, she enlists the help of a living girl, Gianna. Together, they must find this key and thwart the plans of Longfingers. However, Maudie doesn’t want to face the past– which might just cause her to lose Kit and Scratch forever.
The Night Gardener
by Jonathan Auxier
Two Irish siblings find work at a crumbling English manor, but nothing is as it should be. A mysterious stranger appears shortly after their arrival, bringing with him a terrible curse that threatens the lives of the siblings.
Minecraft: Zombies Unleashed!
by Nick Eliopulos
With a zombie threat overwhelming the overworld, Bobbie’s party is the closest thing to “heroes” they have. Unfortunately, they need all the help they can get, which means welcoming former bully Logan into the party. With the Wither looming large in the skies, they must work together to save their friends and family from being fully overrun.
– written by Ajax T, Teen Central Library Assistant
