DCS Teen Lit Top 10 List

2019-2020

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What is the DCS Teen Lit Top 10?

The DCS Teen Lit Top 10 list, first implemented during the 2016-2017 school year, was created to give Davidson County high school students options to explore quality young adult titles through a list curated by their school librarians.


Be sure to check back often for updated information, book trailers, and links to activities!

DCS Teen Lit Top 10 Toolkit

Want to promote the DCS Teen Lit Top with your students?

Checkout our Toolkit full of flyers, handouts, bookmarks and more!


http://tinyurl.com/DCSTLT10-2019

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • in the NC Digital Library in audiobook and ebook


Book Trailer:

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
Swing by Kwame Alexander

Swing by Kwame Alexander

Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • the NC Digital Library in audiobook and ebook
  • FREE on audiobooksync.com (April 25 - May 1)


Book Trailer:


Swing by Kwame Alexander
Grenade by Alan Gratz

Grenade by Alan Gratz

On April 1, 1945, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center


Book Trailer:

Grenade by Alan Gratz
To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han

Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Song keeps her love letters in a hatbox. One for every boy she’s ever loved—five in all. When she writes, she pours out her heart and soul and says all the things she would never say in real life, because her letters are for her eyes only. Until the day her secret letters are mailed, and suddenly, Lara Jean’s love life goes from imaginary to out of control.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • in the NC Digital Library in audiobook and ebook


Netflix Movie Trailer:


To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han
Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry

When nonbeliever Michael transfers to a Catholic school in eleventh grade, he quickly connects with a secret support group intent on exposing the school's hypocrisies one stunt at a time. But when Michael takes one mission too far—putting the other Heretics at risk—he must decide whether to fight for his own freedom or rely on faith, whatever that means, in God, his friends, or himself.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • the NC Digital Library in ebook
  • FREE on audiobooksync.com (June 27 - July 3)


Epic Author Facts: Katie Henry


Heretics Anonymous by Katie Henry
Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

In graphic novel format author and illustrator Jarrett J. Krosoczka discusses growing up in a family grappling with addiction.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center


Book Trailer:

Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga

Seventeen-year-old Jazz learned all about being a serial killer from his notorious "Dear Old Dad." Jazz helps the police catch the town's newest murderer, "The Impressionist," but, in doing so, he discovers he may have more in common with his father than he thought.



Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • the NC Digital Library in audiobook and ebook


Book Trailer:

I Hunt Killers by Barry Lyga
Dumplin' by Julie Murphy

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy


Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to compete in the beauty pageant her mother runs.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • the NC Digital Library in ebook


Netflix Trailer:

Dumplin' by Julie Murphy
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Bri hopes to become a great rapper, and after her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, must decide whether to sell out or face eviction with her mother.


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center
  • the NC Digital Library in audiobook and ebook


Author, Angie Thomas, talking about On the Come Up:

On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride--or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. At night he puts on daring dresses and takes Paris by storm as the fabulous Lady Crystallia--the hottest fashion icon in the world capital of fashion! Sebastian's secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone's secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend?


Available:

  • in your DCS HS Media Center


Book Trailer:

The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang

Vote for Your Favorite!!!

In the Spring of the 2019-2020 school year, students and teachers will be able to vote for their favorite titles from the DCS Teen Lit Top 10 List!

Check Back Often for Updated Information and Links to Activities!