Travel and visiting outside your home are being strongly discouraged during this “pause” time, but books are here to help with this challenge! With a Young Adult series in ebook or audiobook from our digital collection, you can borrow a title and travel to another world or escape the everyday through another’s perspective. You can meet new (fictional) people, and since these books are all part of a series, you can count on those characters and these worlds to provide a welcome escape through more than one book -- and that can be quite a comfort when you need to take a step outside of your quarantined life.
The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer (paranormal, 6th grade & up)
5 books: Eighth Grade Bites, Ninth Grade Slays, Tenth Grade Bleeds, Eleventh Grade Burns, Twelfth Grade Kills
Half human/half vampire Vlad must keep his powers a secret, defend himself from a slayer, and deal with the horrors of school as well. And you thought you had it bad.
Ebooks (whole series) & Audiobooks (book 1 & 2): Overdrive
Embassy Row trilogy by Ally Carter (action thriller, 8th & up)
3 books: All Fall Down, See How They Run, Take the Key and Lock Her Up
The granddaughter of a powerful ambassador, Grace moves into Embassy Row to covertly investigate her mother’s death, but she uncovers an international conspiracy along the way.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
Audiobooks: Hoopla
The Body Finder series by Kimberly Derting (paranormal murder mystery, 9th & up)
4 books: The Body Finder, Desires of the Dead, The Last Echo, Dead Silence
While fighting her romantic feelings for her longtime best friend Jay, Violet is also trying to hide a unique and powerful skill: she can sense the dead and the people who killed them. Each book in the series ups the stakes when it comes to danger & romance.
Ebooks: Overdrive & Hoopla
The Sports Beat series by John Feinstein (sports mystery, 6th & up)
6 books: Last Shot, Vanishing Act, Cover-Up, Change-Up, The Rivalry, Rush for the Gold
Two aspiring journalists work together to solve mysteries in the world of sports. Great characters, exciting plots, and an array of sports settings (basketball, tennis, football, baseball, and swimming) make for a highly entertaining series.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
The Alex Rider series by Anthony Horowitz (action thriller, 6th & up)
12 books: Stormbreaker, Point Blank, Skeleton Key, Eagle Strike, Scorpia, Ark Angel, Snakehead, Crocodile Tears, Scorpia Rising, Russian Roulette, Never Say Die, Nightshade
Alex is still mourning his beloved uncle and guardian when he discovers that Ian was a spy who was subtly training Alex in espionage skills for years. Convinced by MI6 to finish out his uncle's last case despite his youth, Alex starts a life of dangerous adventures that last him through a dozen books .
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
Dread Nation duology by Justina Ireland (historical fiction/horror, 9th & up)
2 books: Dread Nation, Reckless Divide
In a reimagination of history, Jane is a biracial teen in Civil War America who is forced to attend combat training school when the dead begin to rise and attack the living. This wild premise makes for a breathtaking adventure story that will have you wishing there were more than just two books in the series.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive & Hoopla
Legend series by Marie Lu (dystopia, 8th & up)
4 books: Legend, Prodigy, Champion, Rebel
In futuristic North America, The Republic is at war with The Colonies. Two teens -- June, a girl with everything going for her and Day, a wanted criminal -- find that despite their differences, their common enemy draws them together in a thrilling quest that might affect the fate of the entire country.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive & Axis360
Dimple and Rishi companion books by Sandhya Menon (rom com, 7th & up)
3 books: When Dimple Met Rishi, There’s Something About Sweetie, 10 Things I Have About Pinkie
In the first of these romantic comedy books, two Indian-American teens have been promised to each other in an arranged marriage, but while Rishi is in favor of chosen matches, Dimple is intensely opposed. When they attend the same summer university program, the sparks are sure to fly! The characters in the other books are connected to Dimple and Rishi through friendship or family ties.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
Audiobook of When Dimple Met Rishi also on Hoopla & Axis360
Fablehaven series by Brandon Mull (fantasy, 6th & up)
5 books: Fablehaven, Rise of the Evening Star, Grip of the Shadow Plague, Secrets of the Dragon Sanctuary, Keys to the Demon Prison
While their parents are on vacation, two siblings are sent to their grandparents house, which happens to be located at the edge of a forest that is home to a world of magical and endangered creatures. Thrilling adventures ensue!
Ebooks: Overdrive & Hoopla
The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini (fantasy, 6th & up)
4 books: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance
A farm boy stumbles upon a dragon’s egg, and when he and the hatchling bond, they discover that they have an important role to play in the fight for their land’s freedom from an evil tyrant.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
Brian’s Saga by Gary Paulsen (wilderness survival, 6th & up)
5 books: Hatchet, The River, Brian’s Winter, Brian’s Return, Brian’s Hunt
During a trip to visit his father, the worst occurs and the small plane that Brian is on crashes. As the only one left alive, stuck with no help in the remote Canadian wilderness, Brian must survive with no experience and extremely limited supplies.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
Audiobook of Hatchet also available on Axis360
The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater (paranormal romance, 9th & up)
4 books: Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner
When Grace discovers that the wolves in the woods behind her house are actually werewolves, she is torn between her burgeoning love for Sam (a member of the pack) and the distrusting townspeople when a local boy is attacked and suspicion falls on Sam and his family.
Ebooks & Audiobooks: Overdrive
Audiobooks: Hoopla
