Chicago Public Library-Blog: Best Of The Best Books For Teens: 2021

Press release from the Chicago Public Library-blog:

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February 2, 2022

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!

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

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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

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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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