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. 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...

2. A first time for everything

Book cover for A first time for everything.
Author:
Santat, Dan
Notes:
Biography, Autobiography, and Memoir;10-14
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Checked Out/Available Elsewhere
Description:
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.

3. 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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