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It can be difficult to be teen and live through the middle and high school years. We have a collection of books for teens about a variety of issues. We call these our "Teen Survival Guides" and we keep them near the Young Adult collection on the same book case as the graphic novels. These are a few of the books we have. We welcome suggestions for more titles.
A smart girl's guide to boys: surviving crushes, staying true to yourself & other stuff
by Nancy Holyoke
This book explores being friends, going out, getting dumped, being yourself and much much more.
Life strategies for teens
by Jay McGraw
McGraw offers realistic advice on how to deal with peer pressure, thrive through tough times and improve relationships.
Middle school: how to deal
written by five real girls, Sara Borden, Sarah Miller, Alex Stikeleather, Maria Valladares and
Miriam Yelton 
These girls wrote this book for a seventh grade school project. It was written to help girls like them and offers advice on surviving middle school.
Too old for this, too young for that! your survival guide for the middle years
by Harriet Mosatche & Karen Unger 
This book offers advice on how to make the transition from childhood to adult easier and smoother. The authors address changing bodies, self-esteem, feelings, connecting with family, finding, making and keeping friends, school problems and how to take charge of your life.
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GRAPHIC NOVELS
WHAT IS A GRAPHIC NOVEL?
The exact definition of a graphic novel is debatable. Are comic books graphic novels? Are cave paintings that told stories using only pictures a form of graphic novel. Artists in the Middle Ages produced tapestries and illuminated manuscripts that used words and pictures to tell stories. Are these the precursors of graphic novels?
The first Western artist who interlocked lengthy writing with specific images was probably William Blake (1757-1826). He created several books in which the pictures and the storyline are inseparable as in graphic novels.
BLOODSTAR (1976)
" ... the term appeared in print in 1976 in connection with three separate works. Bloodstar by Richard Corben (adapted from a story by Robert E. Howard) used the term to define itself on its dust jacket and introduction. George Metzger's Beyond Time and Again, serialized in underground comics from 1967-72, was subtitled "A Graphic Novel" on the inside title page when collected as a 48-page, black-and-white, hardcover book published by Kyle & Wheary."considered an illustrated novel... "
Read more about the history of the graphic novel in Wikipedia.
OUR COLLECTION OF GRAPHIC NOVELS
We have expanded our collection of graphic novels for all ages and it now includes:
Tokyo Mew-Mew
One Piece
Naruto
Deathnote
Kitchen Princess
Bone
We need your help deciding what to order! Let us know what you like to read.
BOOKS FOR TEENS FROM THE WESTCHESTER LIBRARY SYSTEM
Every year teen librarians in Westchester choose what they think are the best books.
From their list of fantasy books...
Streams of Babel by Carol Plum-Uccu After a bioterrorist attact, four friends are infected with a mysterious disease and two others assist the Intelligence Coalition in tracking the perpetrators.
From their list of fiction books...
Hot Scots, Castles, and Kilts by Tammy Swoish In Scotland for a month, Sami and her mom fix up an old farm as a tourist destinatin and uncover stories of ghosts and ancient feuds.
For more titles pick up some of their bookmarks at the library or follow this link.
COLLEGE AND TESTING COLLECTION
The library has a collection of study guides for the ACT, SAT, GRE and other tests. It also has guides to help you choose and get into college, graduate or professional school.
The online database, LearningExpress, contains practice tests, information and exercises to help succeed on these important tests.
Click here to open the LearningExpressLibrary. This database may be accessed from in the library or remotely.
Click below to join the:
Teen blog at the Westchester Library System
This blog is maintained by teen librarians in Westschester County. Among other things, they review books and discuss award winners.
The Printz Award
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 The Printz Award is given every year by the American Library Association to a book which exemplifies excellence in young adult literature. This year's choice is:
Click here for more information about this award.
Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta 
published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 
Haunted by the past, Taylor Markham reluctantly leads the students of the Jellicoe School in their secret territory wars against the Townies and the Cadets. Marchettas lyrical writing evokes the Australian landscape in a suspenseful tale of raw emotion, romance, humor and tragedy.
Melina Marchetta lives in Sydney, Australia, and is the award-winning author of two previous novels. A former high school teacher, she is recognized for the authenticity of her teen characters voices.
This roller coaster ride of a novel grabs you from the first sentence and doesnt let go. You may not be sure where the ride will take you, but every detailfrom the complexities of the dual narrative to the pangs of first loveis pitch perfect, said Printz Award Committee Chair Mary Arnold.
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