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. Chinese menu: the history, myths, and legends behind your favorite foods

Book cover for Chinese menu.
Author:
Lin, Grace
Notes:
Contemporary People, Places, and Issues;8-up
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook, Read-Along Book
Description:
"From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods . . . Separated into courses like a Chinese menu, these tales -- based in real history and folklore -- are filled with squabbling dragons, magical fruits, and hungry monks. This book will bring you to far-off times and marvelous places, all while making your mouth water. And, along the way, you might just discover a deeper understanding of the resilience and triumph...

2. Impossible escape: a true story of survival and heroism in Nazi Europe

Book cover for Impossible escape.
Author:
Sheinkin, Steve
Notes:
Historical People, Places, and Events;13-up
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust: one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape"--