CCBC Choices 2024 -- Teens (ages 12 and up)

The Cooperative Children's Book Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison compiles a yearly list of excellent books for youth readers.
 

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1. 83 days in Mariupol: a war diary

Book cover for 83 days in Mariupol.
Author:
Brown, Don, 1949-
Notes:
Contemporary People, Places, and Issues;12-up
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"A city ruined. In once quiet residential streets, two armies battle, driving people into cellars and basements with little food or water. No lights or heat. Dwindling medical supplies. Shells and bullets deliver cruel, random death to the young and old, men, women, and children. This is Mariupol, a Ukrainian city and early target of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Bordering Russian-occupied territory, the coastal city seemed doomed to a defeat...

2. Cross my heart and never lie

Book cover for Cross my heart and never lie.
Author:
Dåsnes, Nora, 1995-
Notes:
Fiction for Children;9-13
Formats:
Graphic Novel, OverDrive eComic
Description:
★ WINNER of the 2024 Stonewall Book Award, American Library Association
Perfect for fans of The Girl from the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag, HeartStopper by Alice Oseman, and Jen Wang's The Dressmaker and the Prince.
In this fresh, sensitive, diary-style graphic novel, 12-year-old Tuva's questions about becoming a teenager are confusing—so when her first crush turns out to be on another...

3. A first time for everything

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Author:
Santat, Dan
Notes:
Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir;10-14
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In this feel-good coming-of-age memoir, the best-selling author and Caldecott Medalist shares his life-changing middle school trip to Europe during which he experiences a series of firsts, including first love.

4. Hidden systems: water, electricity, the internet, and the secrets behind the systems we use every day

Book cover for Hidden systems.
Author:
Nott, Dan
Notes:
Science, Technology, and the Natural World;12-up
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Boulder Reynolds Graphic Novel
GRAPHIC Hidden
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"What was the first message sent over the internet? How much water does a single person use every day? How was the electric light invented? For every utility people use each day, there's a hidden history below the surface -- a story of intrigue, drama, humor, and inequity. This graphic novel provides a guided tour through the science of the past -- and how the decisions people made while inventing and constructing early technology still affect the...

5. Parachute kids

Book cover for Parachute kids.
Author:
Tang, Betty C.
Notes:
Fiction for Children;9-13
Formats:
Graphic Novel, OverDrive eComic
Description:

**National Book Award Longlist Title**

**Asian/Pacific American Award Honor Book**

This funny, fast-paced, and heartrending story about three siblings living on their own as undocumented new immigrants is perfect for fans of New Kid and Front Desk.

A DREAM TRIP TO AMERICA TURNS INTO A NIGHTMARE!

Feng-Li can't wait to discover America with her family! But after an action-packed

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6. Stars in their eyes: a graphic novel

Book cover for Stars in their eyes.
Author:
Walton, Jessica
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;11-up
Formats:
Graphic Novel, OverDrive eComic
Description:

A Stonewall Honor Book

In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of falling in love for the first time.

Maisie is on her way to Fancon! She's looking forward to meeting her idol, Kara Bufano, the action hero from her favorite TV show, who has a lower-leg amputation, just like Maisie. But when Maisie and her mom arrive at the convention center, she is stopped

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