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 - 4 of 4  There are a total of 92 valid entries on the list.

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. First-year orientation

Book cover for First-year orientation.
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;14-up
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Description:
"Spanning genres and moods, from humorous to heartfelt to ghostly, this collection of sixteen linked short stories about the first days of college tackles what it feels like to take those first shaky steps into adulthood"--

3. When we become ours: a YA adoptee anthology

Book cover for When we become ours.
Author:
Gibney, Shannon
Notes:
Fiction for Young Adults;12-up
Formats:
Book, Hoopla eAudiobook, Hoopla eBook
Description:
Written by adoptees for adoptees, this anthology of 15 powerful, poignant and evocative stories in a variety of genres reflects the complexity, breadth and depth of the adoptee experience.

4. You are here: connecting flights

Book cover for You are here.
Author:
Oh, Ellen
Notes:
Fiction for Children;9-13
Formats:
Book, Audio CD, OverDrive eAudiobook
Description:
"Twelve young Asians Americans cross paths, meeting challenges and victories, in a busy airport"--