Teens
Featured Teen Blog
Winter Reading Challenge 2025-26
How can you participate? Simply stop by either of the Herrick District Library locations and pick up a Winter Reading Challenge sheet.
Spotlight on Teen Fiction
Invisible Wounds, YA Mental Health
Check out these YA books where the protaginists live, deal, and thrive with mental health challenges. HerrickDL TeenPicks
Retold Realms- YA
Check out these fairy and folk tales that have been retold with an imaginative twist! HerrickDL TeenPicks
Crazy Little Things Called Love - YA
Check out these YA novels filled with romance. HerrickDL TeenPicks
Black Voices in YA
Celebrate Black History Month by checking out some of these contemporary Black YA authors this month and all year long!
Award Winning Young Adult Books
Michael L Printz Award
An award presented annually to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
YA Lit: 2026 Morris Award Finalists
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens. HerrickDL TeenPicks
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award
An award presented annually recognizing an African-American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
Michael L Printz Award
An award presented annually to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
YA Lit: 2026 Morris Award Finalists
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, honors a book published by a first-time author writing for teens. HerrickDL TeenPicks
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award
An award presented annually recognizing an African-American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.
2024 National Book Awards for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is considered "by writers to writers". These are the longlist titles and winners.
2025 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Long List
YALSA presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended for ages 12 to 18. Here are the top ten
YA Lit: 2026 YALSA Nonfiction Award
YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors books published for YA during a Nov 1 – Oct 31 publishing year. HerrickDL TeenPicks
YA Lit: ALA's 2026 Youth Media Awards
ALA announced its 2026 Youth Media Awards. Descriptions of each award can be found here: https://ala.unikron.com/ HerrickDL TeenPicks
2024 National Book Awards for Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is considered "by writers to writers". These are the longlist titles and winners.
2025 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Long List
YALSA presents fiction titles published for young adults in the past 14 months that are recommended for ages 12 to 18. Here are the top ten
YA Lit: 2026 YALSA Nonfiction Award
YALSA's Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors books published for YA during a Nov 1 – Oct 31 publishing year. HerrickDL TeenPicks
YA Lit: ALA's 2026 Youth Media Awards
ALA announced its 2026 Youth Media Awards. Descriptions of each award can be found here: https://ala.unikron.com/ HerrickDL TeenPicks
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