July Teen Books recommended by Teen Librarian Eliana L.
Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults by Robin Wall Kimmerer
Check out this book on “Indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants” adapted for young adults. Maintaining the original content, this version has added tailored questions, reflections, and sidebars designed for teens. The wisdom and questions within will stick with you: “How, in our modern world, can we find our way to understand the earth as a gift again?”
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Tree. Table. Book. by Lois Lowry
Check out our upcoming August Teen Book Club book! If you enjoyed The Giver, you are sure to enjoy this book by the same author. Lowry’s tale of an 88 year-old Sophie Gershowitz and her unlikely friendship with teen, Sophie Winslow is heart-warming. When Sophie Winslow sets off to help her elderly neighbor with her emerging memory problems, she has no idea of what stories Sophie Gershowitz will impart about her life: moving, sad and heart-warming in equal parts.
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The Stolen Heir by Holly Black
Check out the upcoming July Young Adult Book Club book! If you are into reading fantasy books, this new duology is strongly recommended. Filled with magic, mythical creatures, and romance, The Stolen Heir has grown in popularity since its release in 2023. Fae and humans collide, while child queen Suren, hides and lives feral in the human woods. When Prince Oak (who she was betrothed to before fleeing the Court of Teeth) enters her life, Suren is forced to confront the horrible life she left behind. This enemies-to-lovers romantasy is related to The Cruel Prince series, set in the same lands with matching events, but following different characters.