Teenage fiction
Some recommended reading for teenagers
These books have been chosen by Walsall young people for the Walsall Book award. Why not read them and vote for your favourite? If you would like to read one of these books, please ask at the counter
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Dylan Hughes is the only lad living in his tiny Welsh village. He helps out in his family's failing garage, however even when he discovers priceless artwork stashed down the disued slate mines he's not bothered until one day Dad leaves home. Overnight Dylan must become the man of the house.
Lots of laughs as well as excitement and adventure.
Ella Mental and the good sense guide by Amber Deckers
Fourteen year old Ella never leaves home without her Good Sense Guide, a book of her basic observations on how to survive life. But when Ella and her best friend, Toby, start quarrelling, her Good Sense Guide fails her for the first time.
She's been so busy looking out for everyone else that she hasn't realised what's been staring her in the face...
Beast by Ally Kennen
A boy in foster care must decide the fate of his secret, monstrous crocodile which lives in the reservoir and has become uncontrollable. Stephen is a boy with many secrets and the Beast is the biggest.
All the odds are against him finding a decent place in the world, but his efforts to free himself of the Beast make him a hero that readers will never forget.
Henry Tumour by Anthony McGowan
As if bullies and his mom's tofu sandwiches weren't enough for Hector, he now has another dilemma: a talking brain tumour. Soon however Henry is trying to make more decision's about Hector's life than he'd like and a battle to the death ensues.
Not suitable for younger readers because of swearing.