Blog Posts by Subject: Teen and Young Adult Literature

Here we’ve gathered titles that feature either the effort that goes into creating manga, selling manga, or just being obsessed with manga.

If you’re ready to help a dragon find a home or to explore the realities of dungeon cuisine, then you’re ready for this fun manga subgenre.

As these titles show, the turbulent teenage years are prime fodder for stories that explore burgeoning feelings of love, anger, resentment, and self-actualization.

Ready to kick back on the beach with a new book? Here is a list of our librarians' personal favorite must-read manga.

Sometimes you need a break from the overpowered foes and never-ending tournaments of battle manga. If you're looking for a calmer read, slice of life manga are what you need.

The Black protagonists, characters, and historical figures featured in this booklist dared to imagine freedom against all opposing factors even if they had to carve out their own path.

These stories revolve around the protagonist struggling to choose which of the possible romantic partners they want to end up with. The series will end up in one of two ways: 1. They make a decision and end up with one person, or 2. They choose none of them.

While typically romantic in nature, manga in this genre focus on the relationships between humans and monsters or monsters and other monsters regardless of whether they are platonic, romantic, or sexual. Here monster refers to any non-human creature such as a vampire, demon, mermaid, unicorn—anything really!

Greetings fighters! Are you ready to power up and battle down? Then drop your training weights, and let’s dive into some battle manga!

Here we have gathered some of the most popular and unique genres, subgenres, and tropes that currently exist in manga to better help you find your next read!

Some of these series have been going on for years with no end in sight while others are relatively new. If you’re looking for something new or new-ish to check out, you’re in the right place.

Eco-fiction are books about the environment and humans' relationship with it. In these works the Earth is not a secondary character, but a main character and influence in the human world.

These behemoths of twenty-five volumes or more are perfect for veteran readers who can handle long, multi-volume story arcs, and slow but steady character growth.

To help our patrons with their Ramadan celebrations at home or physically and socially distant gatherings, here is a selection of fifteen fiction and nonfiction print books, e-books, and electronic audiobooks by #OwnVoices Muslim authors.

Love manga and want a nice juicy series to sink your teeth into, but don't want to get overwhelmed? We've got you!

Novels and nonfiction books for all ages to help during the bereavement and grieving process.

Enjoy these stories that reimagine African diaspora culture through the lens of science fiction, fantasy and technology.

Perhaps these teen titles will tempt you to give romances a try.

A group of YA librarians teamed up to put on a series of programs for teens aimed at setting themselves up for success in the new year. Here are some additional book recommendations and resources related to the topics they presented including financial literacy, mental health, and building habits.