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TAG Recommends Books!

A list of reads recommended by the Teen Advisory Group at the Pickering Public Library! To find out more about TAG, check our website at the top of the list!

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  • The Break is a powerful and emotional novel that explores the impact of violence, colonialism, and generational trauma within Indigenous communities. Katherena Vermette writes with honesty and compassion, giving each character a unique…
    BookToronto : Anansi, 2016. — FIC Verme
  • Randy Ribay’s After the Shot Drops is a powerful young adult novel that explores friendship, loyalty, and social inequality through the alternating perspectives of Bunny, a rising basketball star, and Nasir, his estranged best friend. As…
    eBookHarperCollins, 2018
  • This book combines fantasy, futurism, and Indigenous storytelling to explore identity, nature, and the connection between the two. Through traditional Lipan Apache storytelling form and the familiar premise of a good fantasy novel, Little…
    BookMontclair, NJ : Levine Querido, 2021. — YA FIC Littl
  • Onyx Storm by Rebecca Yarros is the third book in the Empyrean series and has been drawing a lot of attention. It’s praised for its intense action, emotional depth, and character development, with readers particularly enjoying the…
    BookShrewsbury, PA : Red Tower Books, 2025. — FIC Yarro
  • BookNew York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2020. — YA FIC Deonn
  • “The City We Became” by N.K. Jemisin expertly combined urban fantasy with social commentary. It was packed with action, humor, and themes of identity, gentrification, and resilience. The plot was not only unique, but was brought to life…
    BookNew York, NY : Orbit, 2020. — FIC Jemis
  • BookNew York : Dutton, 2023. — FIC Sager
  • BookNew York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2024. — FIC Quinn