Friday, January 10, 2025

Dorris Van Doren's Best Books of 2024


As we reached the end of 2024, we asked Dorris Van Doren's teen patrons what books they enjoyed the most in 2024. We received a variety of responses! Here are their favorites:

A Song to Drown Rivers by Ann Liang

The Ogress and the Orphans by Kelly Barnhill

Joined at the Joints by Marissa Eller

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

Beholder by Ryan La Sala

Cinder by Marissa Meyer

Fourteen Ways to Die by Vincent Ralph

The Iron King by Julie Kagawa

Shatter Me by Tahereh Mahi

Once Upon a Broken Heart by Stephanie Garber

Divine Rivals by Rebecca Ross

Rot and Ruin by Jonathan Mayberry

Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi

Ace of Spades by Faridah Abike-Iyimide

Betting on You by Lynn Painter

Dog Man by Dav Pilkey (x 5)

Dork Diaries by Rachel Renee Russell

Amari and the Despicable Wonders by BB Alston

The Land of Stories by Chris Colfer

The Boys of Tommen Series by Chloe Walsh

To put physical copies of any of these books on hold, please visit our catalog https://elpasopl.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default/? or you can call our branch at 915-212-0440 and we would be happy to place the hold for you. 

Also check out our digital materials to find eBooks and eAudiobooks: https://www.elpasolibrary.org/explore/digital-books-and-media/