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Chicago Public Library-Blog: Best Of The Best Books For Teens: 2021
Chicago Public Library recommends the Best of the Best for Teens each year. We recommend the titles in this video as our selections of t ...

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February 2, 2022
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Chicago Public Library recommends the Best of the Best for Teens each year. We recommend the titles in this video as our selections of the very best books published in 2021 for readers of teen literature, encompassing fiction, non-fiction, manga and graphic novels.
Every year, our librarians evaluate the year’s new books and select the very best for Chicagoans—making these the only booklists for Chicago, by Chicago. Happy reading!
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Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best fiction published in 2021 for teens.
Be DazzledBe Dazzled
La Sala, Ryan,La Sala, Ryan, Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Be Dazzled, Book, Available
Beasts of PreyBeasts of Prey
Gray, Ayana,Gray, Ayana, Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Beasts of Prey, Book, Available
BlackoutBlackout
Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Blackout, Book, Available
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best graphic novels and manga published in 2021 for teens.
Boys Run the Riot. 1Boys Run the Riot. 1
Gaku, Keito,Gaku, Keito, Paperback, 2021Available View detailsView details for Boys Run the Riot, Paperback, Available
Cheer Up!Cheer Up!
Love and PompomsFrasier, Crystal,Frasier, Crystal, Paperback, 2021Available View detailsView details for Cheer Up!, Paperback, Available
The Crossroads at MidnightThe Crossroads at Midnight
Howard, Abby (Comic artist),Howard, Abby (Comic artist), Paperback, 2020Available View detailsView details for The Crossroads at Midnight, Paperback, Available
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best nonfiction published in 2021 for teens.
Black Birds in the SkyBlack Birds in the Sky
the Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race MassacreColbert, Brandy,Colbert, Brandy, Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Black Birds in the Sky, Book, Available
Disability VisibilityDisability Visibility
17 First-person Stories for Today : Adapted for Young Adults Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Disability Visibility, Book, Available
Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to AskEverything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask
Young Readers EditionTreuer, Anton,Treuer, Anton, Book, 2021Available View detailsView details for Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians but Were Afraid to Ask, Book, Available
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