Reading Corner

Have suggestions for the Teen Center? Want to request a book?

If you want a book, videogame, manga volume or series, or other physical or electronic item, let us know by filling out the Anon Y. Moose request form, found at this link. If you have general feedback (if you want more chairs, a specific program, or a suggestion for events), please fill out the Anonymous Frog feedback form, found at this link.

If you want to be first on the checkout list, any staff member will take your request directly.

Looking for something to read for fun? Check out the list below! The "Teen Award Winners" is a list of books that have won an award for youth, either through regional, state, or national award groups and events. 

Have suggestions for the Teen Center? Do we not have a book that you want? Loved a book so much you feel compelled to shout about it from the rooftop (metaphorically)? The Teen Center has you covered.

From the multiple forms in the teen center, to the digital versions linked above, we love to hear from you. If you feel especially compelled to share about a book (the good and the bad), you can follow this link: https://tinyurl.com/5wbrcc7f, and your review could be featured below!

TEEN BOOK REVIEWS:

a review of Percy Jackson: Lightning Thief and the song Runaway by Aurora, arranged on a background.

Have suggestions for the Teen Center? Want to request a book?

Don't forget that Fitchburg is part of the CW-MARS library network! If there's not a book on our shelf, try our NEW digital catalog to see if it's in a neighboring library! We can borrow from other libraries in our network.

Teens, don't miss this years' Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award winner! You can see it here. The library has the nominees& winner(s) from all recent years available for checkout. Don't forget to tune in this year for 2026's nominees!

If you have general feedback (if you want more chairs, a specific program, or a suggestion for events), please fill out the Anonymous Frog feedback form, found at this link.

All forms can be found in print in the Teen Center or by asking a staff member.

Graphic Novels & Manga!

Tired of reading all that fine print? Just want something to entertain yourself? Try these-and many more- graphic novels and manga!

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Run On Your New Legs, by Wataru Midoria

Shouta Kikuzato’s hopes of starting on his school’s prestigious soccer team are derailed when a terrible incident costs him his leg. Now in his first year of high school (again), Kikuzato has resigned himself to never reaching his athletic dreams. But when Chidori, a passing prosthetist, notices Kikuzato’s artificial limb— and speed—as he races through the train station, the specialist proposes a partnership: Chidori will build Kikuzato a brand-new leg designed solely for speed.

All Kikuzato has to do is run!


Found in Teen Manga under "Y Manga RUN". Volumes 1-5 available. The series is complete.

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Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day, written and illustrated by Dan Nott

We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what’s the plan to keep them running for years to come? This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a well-illustrated journey from how the most essential systems were developed in the past, to how they are implemented in our world today, and concludes with how they could be, and will be, used in the future.

For any teen or adult with an interest in "How it's made", this is an excellently written and illustrated non-fiction graphic novel.

Found in Teen Center Graphic Novels.

Call number: Y GN 509 Nott

This book is Non-Fiction. 
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Buckhead, by Shobo Coker, illustrated by George Kambadais


Nigerian immigrants Toba and his renowned scientist mother have moved to a sleepy Pacific Northwest town called Buckhead. Hidden away in the basement of the school, Toba and his new friends at school discover a strange video game, resulting in mysterious and dangerous events unfolding. As they pursue a vast conspiracy with connections to another world in the fight to save their parents, they soon uncover the ancient terror that’s behind it all. Will they be able to work together before it’s too late? An astonishing Afrofuturist series from Shobo (New Masters) and George Kambadais (The Black Ghost) that blends the immigrant experience, Yoruba myth, and weird science in Small Town USA! Collects Buckhead #1-5.

A Fitchburg Teen read and reviewed Buckhead. "I like the game theme." They rated it 3/5 stars.



Do you agree? You can find Buckhead in the teen Graphic Novel section of the library (Y GN Buckhead). Check it out, read it, and let us know what you think!

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Just Roll With It, by Lee Durfey-Lavoie and Veronica Agarwal


As long as Maggie rolls the right number, nothing can go wrong...right?

Maggie just wants to get through her first year of middle school. But between finding the best after-school clubs, trying to make friends, and avoiding the rumored monster on school grounds, she’s having a tough time...so she might need a little help from her twenty-sided dice. But what happens if Maggie rolls the wrong number?

This touching middle-grade graphic novel explores the complexity of anxiety, OCD, and learning to trust yourself and the world around you.

Located in Teen Graphic Novels: Y GN Durfey-Lavoie, L.

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Supper Club, written and illustrated by Jackie Morrow

Nora, Lili, and Iris are seniors at Seaside High. Their differing schedules and mounting extracurriculars inspire the girls to form a secret club where they can hang without sacrificing their future aspirations. Enter Supper Club, the delicious solution to their problems. When life starts to crumble like a cookie under the girls’ feet, they rely on comfort food of all types to hold it together. Can Supper Club endure life’s most challenging recipes without burning to a crisp?

Let us know what your favorite food featured in this graphic novel is!

You can find this graphic novel with the call number: Y GN Morrow, J.


All these, and many more, are available from the Fitchburg Public Library! We have non-fiction, too. Call us at 978-829-1780 to place a hold, or  for help using your online account. If you're not sure of something, ask the staff. We are glad to help!

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