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1. Find other books by the same author.
2. Find another book in the same genre.
3. Ask a friend what books they like from the library.
4. Take a risk! Try something you never read: a new author, a new genre, etc. 
5. Look up a book you liked on Goodreads or Novelist and see what books are similar.
6. Look at this webpage for the best books based on recommendations from other young readers!
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**Please note: This page is for older teenagers (16+). Many of the books below have mature content. 
Patrons should look up books on Common Sense Media and decide if that book is appropriate for the reader.**

If you like Superheroes and Super Powers... try:

• Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson 
• Maximum Ride by James Patterson 
• Gone by Michael Grant
• I Am Number Four by Pittacus Lore
• The Prisoner of Cell 25 (Michael Vey series)
• The Zodiac Legacy series by Stan Lee
• Renegades by Marissa Meyer

If you like Sports... try:

• Books by Mike Lupica
• Books by Tim Green​
• Books by Carl Deuker (Tends to write mature content)
• Samurai Shortstop by Alan Gratz (Warning: Mature)

If you like Animals... try:

• The Warriors series by Erin Hunter
• A Dog’s Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron
• Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein 

If you like Paranormal or Horror... try

• Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake (Warning: Mature)
• Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs (Warning: Mature)
• Asylum by Madeleine Roux (Warning: Mature)
• The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon by Stephen King

If you like School Drama... try:

• 13 Reasons Why by Jay Asher  (Warning: Mature)
• Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver (Warning: Mature)
• Looking for Alaska by John Green  (Warning: Mature)
• The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky  (Warning: Mature)
• Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson  (Warning: Mature)

If you like Romance... try:

• Love and Gelato by Jenna Evans Welch
• Eleanor and Park by Rainbow Rowell   (Warning: Mature)
• The Selection by Keira Cass
• The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon  (Warning: Mature)
• Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon ​ (Warning: Mature)

If you like characters dealing with difficult decisions... try:

• The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
• That Was Then, This Is Now by S.E. Hinton
• Monster by Walter Dean Myers
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
• Highly Illogical Behavior by John Corey Whaley
• Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
• The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie

If you like epic fantasy worlds... try:

• The Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
• Eragon by Christopher Paolini
• The Ranger’s Apprentice series by John Flanagan
• Homeland: The Legend of Drizzt by R.A. Salvatore
• The Dragon Rider series by Cornelia Funke

If you like magic, like Harry Potter... try:

• The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel series by Michael Scott
• The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
• The Unwanted series by Lisa McGann

If you like Dark Fantasy... try:

• Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson (Warning: Mature Content)
• An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir (Warning: Mature)
• The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss 
• Game of Thrones (Warning: Mature Content)

If you like Sci-Fi... try:

• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• Skyward by Brandon Sanderson
• The Martian by Andy Weir
• Artemis by Andy Weir
• Across the Universe by Beth Revis

If you like Dystopian worlds... try:

• The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
• Divergent by Veronica Roth
• The Giver by Lois Lowry
• Legend by Marie Lu
• Blood Red Road by Moira Young Warning: Mature 
• Scythe by Neal Shusterman Warning: Mature Content
• Unwind by Neal Shusterman Warning: Mature Content

If you like Spy Novels... try:

• Stormbreaker by Anthony Horowitz
• H.I.V.E. by Mark Walden
• Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer

If you like Murder Mysteries... try:

• Ten by Gretchen McNeil     Warning: Mature Content
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie

If you like Missing Person Mysteries... try:

• Shift by Jennifer Bradbury
• Paper Towns by John Green
• Turtles All the Way Down by John Green

If you like Video Games... try:

• Warcross by Marie Lu
• Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
• Armada by Ernest Cline
• The Cure for the Common Universe by Christian McKay Heidicker
• Tomorrow, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin (Mature)