Not sure what to read next? We can help! Check out these links and resources to find your next favourite read.

Readers Advisory

New Young Adult Books and Graphic Novels

Book Butler

YOUth Review

Read This Next

Inter-Library Loan

Suggestion to Purchase

Book Lists

Online Resources

Novelist

• Visit the online database NoveList to find author or book readalikes, tons of genre lists, and more. Just visit our virtual collection and log in with your Library barcode and PIN.
  
  

Book Butler

• Not sure what to read next? Tired of picking out books yourself? Looking to read something new? TBPL's Book Butler can help you find new books just by filling out a brief survey. Our staff will take your answers and find books in our collection that you might like to read. 
  
  

YOUth Review

• Want to know what other TBPL youth are reading? Check out our blog and select Young Adult and look for YOUth Review! Want to write your own for volunteer hours? Sign up for YOUth Review.
  
  

Read This Next

• Join Nicole and Laura weekly on YouTube for Read This Next, a weekly series were they recommend their favourite Adult and Young Adult books on a specific topic or genre! 
  
  

Inter-Library Loan

• Are you looking for a book and can't find it in our collection? We can still get it for you! Inter-Library Loans are used to request books from outside of Thunder Bay.
  
  

Suggestion To Purchase

• Do you feel like our collection is missing something? Do you have suggestions for what should be in our collection? Click here for our purchase suggestion form.

Please note that while we try to keep these book lists up-to-date some titles may no longer be available.

• #DiverseReads and #OwnVoices
  
  • LGBTQIA2S+ Books
    • LGBTQIA2S+ Books by Genre 2020 edition
    • LGBTQIA Books by Genre 2018 edition
    • LGBTQIA Books by Orientation 2017 edition
    • LGBTQIA Books by Genre 2016 edition
  • Indigenous Knowledge Centre YA
    • Young Adult Fiction
    • Graphic Novels
  • Celebrate Black History Month
• YA Series Completed
  • YA Series Completed in 2020
  • YA Series Completed in 2019
  • YA Series Completed in 2018
  • YA Series Completed in 2017
  • YA Series Completed in 2016
• Awards
  • Eisner Winners 2019
  • Various Award Winners
• Similar To (Read-alikes) 
  • TV Show - Riverdale
• Remakes
  • Book - Frankenstein
  • Book/Film - Peter Pan
• Genres
  
  • Asian Inspired Fantasy
  • Gothics
  • Horror - Exorcisms
  • Horror - Haunted Locations
  • Westerns
• Topics
  
  • Fairies and Fae
  • Gods and Goddesses
  • Robots & Androids & Clones
  • Villains and Antiheroes
  • Witches
• Non-Fiction 
  • Chefs In Training (Cookbooks)
• Looking for Read-A-Likes for Juveline Fiction? Check out Kids Read for ideas!

• YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Book Finder 
  • This finder lets you search by genre, book list, award, author, or year published to find tons of gems pre-vetted by Librarians for teen appeal
• Diversity in YA
  • A tumblr blog run by authors Malinda Lo and Cindy Pon. It includes book lists, cover reveals, interviews with authors, and more
• #WeNeedDiverseBooks
  • The #WeNeedDiverseBooks movement has its own website with lots of information and links to specific types of diverse reads
• BookRiot
  • A great website for bookish news, articles, reviews, and more. They have a Young Adult and a Comic Books category
• GoodReads
  • It's like Facebook but better, because it is for books! Sign up to add books to your to-reads list, give them ratings, and write reviews. Check out their Listopia section for user-generated book lists on a huge variety of topics, including YA Books Released in 2019 and YA Books Released in 2018. Search for LauraLisbeth to add Librarian and long-time YA reader Laura to your friends list and peruse her (virtual) bookshelves!