Young Adult Collection

Books

The Teen Zone houses the Young Adult collection of the Grafton-Midview Public Library. The Young Adult collection features fiction, nonfiction, comic strip collections, graphic novels, manga, audiobooks (Playaway and CD), magazines, book discussion sets, stem items, and board games. All materials are available for check-out.


Collection Highlights

Fiction:

         The Hunger Games

         The Grisha Trilogy

         The Book Thief

         John Green Books

Nonfiction:

Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates, Teenagers Who Resisted the Nazis

Where's My Stuff? 2nd Edition: The Ultimate Teen Organizing Guide

Hope in the Mail: Reflections on Writing and Life

Say Her Name

Graphic Novels, Manga, Comic Strip Collections:

         Garfield

         My Hero Academia

         One Punch Man

         Pumpkinheads

Audiobooks:

         The Fountains of Silence

         Lovely War

         Children of Blood and Bone

Magazines:

         Otaku    

 Board Games:

         Bob Ross Art of Chill

         Scythe

         Ticket to Ride

         Twister

Inter-Library Loan

If we do not have an item you are looking for, we may be able to borrow the item from another library.

Reader’s Advisory

The teen librarian is here to help. Do you need something different to read? Are you looking for a book that is like one of your favorites? Or are you looking for books about certain topics or books with characters that you can relate to? Ask the teen librarian for suggested titles or to help you locate your next great read.

GMPL YA Staff Picks

Crystal:

         Ashfall Series – Mike Mullins

         The 100 Series – Kass Morgan

         The Light Years Series – Kass Morgan

         The Mortal Instruments Series – Cassandra Clare

         The Winter Horses – Phillip Kerr

Maureen:

           Everything, Everything – Nicola Yoon

Girl in the Blue Coat – Monica Hesse

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas – John Boyne

I'll Give You the Sun – Jandy Nelson

The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

John:

          Scythe – Neil Shusterman

Tami:

          13 Little Blue Envelopes – Maureen Johnson

          Harry Potter series – J.K. Rowling

Kim:

        Crank – Ellen Hopkins

Matched series – Ally Condie

Uglies series – Scott Westerfeld

Pam:

Queen of the Tearling – Erika Johansen

A Monster Calls – Patrick Ness

Shiver – Maggie Stiefvater

Great Hunt – Wendy Higgins

Lauren:

           The Book Thief – Markus Zusak

Children of Blood and Bone – Tomi Adeyemi

The Outsiders – S.E. Hinton