Teens Take the Met, an afterhours event just for teens, usually draws thousands of NYC teens to the Metropolitan Museum of Art on a May Friday evening. This year, it's going virtual on Friday, May 29 from 11:00am-8:00pm, and is getting interest from teens all over the world.
Interns in BookMatch Teen, who are trained to give book recommendations to other teens, have created a virtual program that will take place on BPL's teen Instagram account, @bklynfuture. Join us in the Stories at 1:30pm on Friday, May 29 to get book recommendations, paired with songs and movies, and share your favorites!
Want a booklist of your own? Answer this short form, and BookMatch Teen will be in touch with a personalized booklist for you!
Caught the program and want to track down a few of the titles? Here is the full list of BookMatch Teen's recommendations, with links to entries in the BPL catalog. You can also find these titles as a list in our catalog.
Feel free to share your own favorites in the comments!
Romance
One Day in December by Josie Silver
paired with "The One that Got Away," Katy Perry
One Man Guy by Michael Barakiva
paired with "Little League," Conan Gray
Someone Like You by Sarah Dessen
paired with "I Knew You Were Trouble," Taylor Swift
The Bad Boy and the Tomboy by @nikki20038 (on Wattpad)
Mysteries
Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
paired with Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
Paper Towns by John Green
paired with "Heroes," David Bowie
Nonfiction
Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur
paired with Formation, Beyoncé
Raise Your Voice: 12 Protests That Shaped America by Jeffrey Kluger
paired with "We Didn't Start the Fire," Billy Joel
Fantasy
The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
paired with "Without Me," Halsey
The Black Taint by Kiahni C. (on Wattpad)
paired with The Matrix
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss
paired with "Dust in the Wind," Kansas
Manga and Webtoons
Haikyu!! by Haruichi Furudate
paired with "Phoenix," Burnout Syndrome
unOrdinary by uru-chan (on webtoons.com)
paired with "Say You Won’t Let Go," James Arthur
Realistic Fiction
The Buddha of Suburbia, by Hanif Kureishi
paired with "The Buddha of Suburbia," David Bowie
Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
paired with "Street Credibility," 9ice
This blog post reflects the opinions of the author and does not necessarily represent the views of Brooklyn Public Library.
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