Austin Public Library

If you do not already have an Austin Public Library card, we encourage you to get one.

You can find out everything you need about getting a youth library card at this link: http://library.austintexas.gov/librarycard#youthlibrary.

Websites

Here are just a few websites offering recommendations specifically for young adult books:

When looking at book recommendations, please note the age appropriate level and talk to the adults in your home to make sure they approve of the books you choose.

Feeling Lost? Here’s a short list of some great books, by level:

Tier 1: If you are just becoming an independent reader:

Front Desk by Kelly Yang
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
The First Rules of Punk by Celia Perez
Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez
The Tiger Rising by Kate DiCamillo

Tier 2: Just right books for 6th graders:

A Wish in the Dark by Christina Soontornvat
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Ghost Squad by Claribel Ortega
The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
The Secret Keepers by Trenton Lee Stewart
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Tier 3: If you need more of a challenge:

The Mysterious Edge of the Heroic World by E.L. Konisburg
Hidden Figures (Young Reader’s Edition) by Margot Lee Shetterly
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Greenglass House by Kate Milford
Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan

**Students enrolled in magnet or advanced ELA class should choose from Tier 2 or 3 or any grade level and above book of their choice.