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.
 

Showing 1 - 5 of 5  There are a total of 92 valid entries on the list.

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. Enter the body

Book cover for Enter the body.
Author:
McCullough, Joy
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;14-up
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
In the room beneath a theater stage, the ghosts of Juliet, Ophelia, Cordelia, and other teenage girls who died tragically in Shakespeare's plays, share their experiences and trauma and get the chance to retell the stories of their lives in their own terms.

3. 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.

4. Forever is now

Book cover for Forever is now.
Author:
Lockington, Mariama
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;12-up
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Boulder Main Teen Fiction
T Lock
Boulder Meadows Teen Library Fiction
T Lock
Boulder NoBo Teen Fiction
T Lock
Description:
"When sixteen-year-old Sadie, a Black bisexual recluse, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears."--

5. Total garbage: a messy dive into trash, waste, and our world

Book cover for Total garbage.
Author:
Donnelly, Rebecca
Notes:
Contemporary People, Places, and Issues;9-14
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Boulder Main Childrens Nonfiction
J 363.7282 Donn
Boulder NoBo Childrens Nonfiction
J 363.728 Donn
Description:
Trash has been part of human societies since the beginning. It seems like the inevitable end to the process of making and using things―but why? In this fascinating account of the waste we make, we'll wade into the muck of history and explore present-day STEM innovations to answer these important questions: What is garbage? Where does our garbage come from? Why do we make so much garbage? Where does our garbage go? What can we learn from our garbage?...