Book lists for teens - the best of 2014

I'm not really one for resolutions, but one thing I find myself doing in January is bringing with me the best stuff from the previous year. I clean an reorganize my kitchen, my computer, and my notebooks. I look over the things that accumulated in the previous year and try to give away, throw away, or file away everything I don't need anymore; everything that's a keeper goes to the top of the pile.

So one thing I love is when bloggers and librarians put together their "best of" lists. More than anything, these lists remind me what books I've missed, and what to keep an eye out for now that it's off the New Shelf and running around the regular collection. ICPL has some great Staff Recommendations I've been looking over, but I'm also excited about this list of teen books from the New York Public Library. There is a ton of variety in this list of the best 25 books for teens in 2014, and you'll find almost all of them at the Iowa City Public Library!