Teen Picks
Recommendations from Enfield students and the library's Teen Advisory Board members
To recommend a book on this page, send an email with your full name, grade, school, book title, author, and comments about the book to ephillips@enfield.org
Caroline - Grade 11
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Angelou, Maya B Angelou
This book is an autobiographical account of growing up in Arkansas and the many hardships and challenges Angelou faced.
The Face on the Milk Carton Cooney, Caroline YA F Cooney
Janie discovers one day that the picture of the missing girl on the milk carton is herself.
The Chocolate War Cormier, Robert YA F Cormier
Jerry refuses to sell chocolate in his school’s annual chocolate sale as a way of defying the bullies at the school.
Athletic Shorts Crutcher, Chris YA C
This collection of short stories all involve sports and the difficulties of growing up.
Killing Mr. Griffin Duncan, Lois YA D
A group of high school students kidnap their teacher as a prank, but the prank turns horribly wrong.
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Abby - Grade 9
Watership Down Adams, Richard F Adams
Little Women Alcott, Louisa May YA F Alcott
Sense and Sensibility & Emma Austen, Jane F Austen
(the movie Clueless is an adaptation of Emma)
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Jacob - Grade 9
Feed Anderson, M.T. YA F Anderson
Imagine being born with an Internet feed implanted in your brain. Sure, you can IM your friends when you want to, but you can’t always control your own thoughts.
Weetzie Bat Block, Francesca Lia YA F Block
Life in L.A. (la la land) for Weetzie and her gay housemate, Dirk, is full of glitz, action and love.
Martyn Pig Brooks, Kevin YA F Brooks
A mystery wherein Martyn accidentally kills his father and tries to cover it up.
Lady: My Life as a Bitch Burgess, Melvin YA F Burgess
A bad-girl teen lives life as a dog after being magically changed into man’s best friend.
Tenderness Cormier, Robert YA C
See what happens when Lori falls in love with a teenage serial killer.
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Jeremy - Grade 9
Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos
Fourteen-year-old Nadira, her sister, and their parents leave Bangladesh for New York City, but the expiration of their visas and the events of September 11, 2001, bring frustration, sorrow, and terror for the whole family.
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
Day of Tears by Julius Lester
Emma has taken care of the Butler children since Sarah and Frances's mother, Fanny, left. Emma wants to raise the girls to have good hearts, as a rift over slavery has ripped the Butler household apart. Now, to pay off debts, Pierce Butler wants to cash in his slave "assets", possibly including Emma.
Heat by Mike Lupica
Pitching prodigy Michael Arroyo is on the run from social services after being banned from playing Little League baseball because rival coaches doubt he is only twelve years old and he has no parents to offer them proof.
Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
After spending her summer running the family farm and training the quarterback for her school's rival football team, sixteen-year-old D.J. decides to go out for the sport herself, not anticipating the reactions of those around her.
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