Teens Know Best

TKB meets every second Tuesday of the month from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. at Dayton's Bluff Public Library in the Teen Area. Come talk books with us.

Dayton's Bluff Library is located in the same building as the Metropolitan University Library. There is currently a separate temporary entrance on the side of the building - follow the arrows.  There is parking by the temporary entrance.

An application, opens a new window needs to be filled out and submitted before you attend the first meeting and before you can borrow any ARCs.

Contact teensknowbeststpaul@gmail.com for more information.

Teens can come to Dayton’s Bluff Library during Library Open Hours to pick up and drop off the freshest books between meetings.  There is time during each meeting to get more books too.

Teens Know Best is an official Teens Top Ten review group. Did you love the book?  Was it so bad you couldn’t finish it? Was there a character that you really identified with?  Let publishers know what you really think about the book.  Your voice matters!

Teens' Top Ten Galley Review, opens a new window

Members are encouraged to submit at least one review a month using the form linked above. Non-submittal of reviews may be a case for suspension of borrowing privileges.

We are currently in the SECOND round of voting to narrow the selection from 25 books to the final Top 10.

2021 Teens' Top Ten Nominees

All Boys Aren’t Blue, opens a new window by George M. Johnson

All the Stars and Teeth, opens a new window by Adalyn Grace

Atomic Women, opens a new window by Roseanne Montillo

The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, opens a new window by Suzanne Collins

The Betrothed, opens a new window by Kiera Cass

The Black Friend: On Being a Better White Person, opens a new window by Frederick Joseph

The Bone Thief, opens a new window by Breeana Shields

Cemetery Boys, opens a new window by Aiden Thomas

Chain of Gold, opens a new window by Cassandra Clare

Clap When You Land, opens a new window by Elizabeth Acevedo

Dangerous Secrets by Mari Mancusi

The Dark Matter of Mona Starr, opens a new window by Laura Gulledge

Dragon Hoops, opens a new window by Gene Luen Yang

Five Total Strangers, opens a new window by Natalie D. Richards

Flamer, opens a new window by Mike Curato

The Inheritance Games, opens a new window by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Instant Karma, opens a new window by Marissa Meyer.

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, opens a new window by VE Schwab

Legendborn by Tracy Deonn

Lost Book of the White, opens a new window by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu

The Mermaid, the Witch, and the Sea, opens a new window by Maggie Tokudo-Hall

One of Us is Next, opens a new window by Karen M. McManus

The Shadows Between Us, opens a new window by Tricia Levenseller

Tweet Cute: A Novel, opens a new window by Emma Lord

We Used to Be Friends, opens a new window by Amy Spalding

If you are a TKB member you can vote HERE, opens a new window. There are TKB copies available at Dayton's Bluff Library.

If you are not a member of TKB but still want to read them even though you can't vote, you can check them out from Saint Paul Public Library.

• Talk about at least one book you have read by briefly sharing the highlights.
• You are always allowed to “pass” if you are not prepared to share.
• Respect is crucial: everyone deserves to share as much or as little as they like, without interruption – even if you disagree with them.
• Everyone is entitled to their opinion and there are no right or wrong responses.
• Don’t feel stuck with a book, if you don’t like it read something else. You can still talk about it and write a review because why you dislike a book is just as important as why you like one!