Teen Book Club: YA’ll Read This?

Calling all teen readers! YA’ll Read This? is not your average book club. Dive into stories that speak to you—told through the voices of young protagonists navigating love, loss, identity, rebellion, and everything in between. We’ll explore a new title from across the young adult spectrum, including novels, graphic novels, and manga. 

Together, we’ll dig deep into the big questions behind the stories like what it means to belong, how we define ourselves, and how we make choices in a complicated world. Through fun, thoughtful discussions, you’ll connect with other teens and gain fresh perspectives on universal themes—all through the powerful lens of YA storytelling.

The Library will have a limited number of copies available for the book club to check out. The books are on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, talk to a staff member.

If there are no copies left and you would like to put this item on hold with the library, check our catalog here: 

Physical book: The First State of Being 

Our June pick is: The First State of Being by Erin Entrada Kelly

It's August 1999. For twelve-year-old Michael Rosario, life at Fox Run Apartments in Red Knot, Delaware, is as ordinary as ever—except for the looming Y2K crisis and his overwhelming crush on his sixteen-year-old babysitter, Gibby. But when a disoriented teenage boy named Ridge appears out of nowhere, Michael discovers there is more to life than stockpiling supplies and pining over Gibby.

It turns out that Ridge is carefree, confident, and bold, things Michael wishes he could be. Unlike Michael, however, Ridge isn’t where he belongs. When Ridge reveals that he’s the world’s first-time traveler, Michael and Gibby are stunned but curious. As Ridge immerses himself in 1999—fascinated by microwaves, basketballs, and malls—Michael discovers that his new friend has a book that outlines the events of the next twenty years, and his curiosity morphs into something else: focused determination. Michael wants—no, needs—to get his hands on that book. How else can he prepare for the future? But how far is he willing to go to get it?