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Art & Creativity Books for Ages 12–18 – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Art & Creativity Books for Ages 12–18

Creative expression for teenagers is often tied to identity. These 3,396 books explore artistic ambition, creative risk, and the experience of finding your medium, whether that's paint, music, writing, or something you haven't been taught the name of yet.

3,396 books

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Andrew Clements School Stories #7

Andrew Clements

Greg is a natural moneymaker, but his biggest project yet involves a surprising partnership with his lifelong rival to s

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The Goldsmith's Daughter

In ancient Tenochtitilan, a girl born into a life of drudgery secretly masters the forbidden art of goldwork while her c

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Boy of the Painted Cave #1

Boy of the Painted Cave

Shunned by his clan in prehistoric times, Tao follows his forbidden passion for cave painting under the secret guidance

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Seeing Emily

Joyce Lee Wong

Sixteen-year-old Emily uses her gift for art to bridge the gap between her Chinese heritage and her American life in thi

Ages 12–17

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Formerly Shark Girl

Kelly L. Bingham

For the teen navigating life after a major trauma or injury. Jane explores her identity and artistic dreams while adjust

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Marianne Dreams

Catherine Storr

For the child feeling trapped by illness or boredom who finds that their imagination is a powerful but sometimes frighte

Cover of Dream On, Amber

Dream On, Amber

For the child navigating the complex feelings of a parent's absence while trying to find their place between two differe

Cover of Lucky Fools

David faces a difficult choice between the Ivy League path expected of him and his own artistic dreams, while a new lead

Cover of Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid

Ngozi Ukazu, Mad Rupert

When an art student loses her scholarship, she recruits a ragtag group of fellow artists to win a high-stakes softball g

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My Brother's Keeper

Israel Bernbaum

Ben Edelbaum recounts his family's journey of courage and survival within the Łódź ghetto before their eventual separa

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Xander and the Lost Island of Monsters

Margaret Dilloway

Drawing on the rich world of Japanese mythology, twelve-year-old Xander must master incredible new powers to rescue his

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Captured History

Shadow Catcher: How Edward S. Curtis Documented American Indian Dignity and Beauty

Explore the life of Edward S. Curtis and his twenty-year journey to capture the dignity of Native American cultures thro

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The Baby-Sitters Club

Claudia and the First Thanksgiving

For the creative child navigating the pressure to conform, this story explores standing up for your artistic vision and

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The Sound of Colors: A Journey of the Imagination

For the child navigating a life-altering change or physical loss. This poetic journey shows how the inner eye can transf

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Jennifer Mathieu

High school football rules this small Texas town, but sixteen-year-old Viv is ready to spark a feminist revolution with

Cover of You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves

You Don't Have to Be Everything: Poems for Girls Becoming Themselves

For the teenager navigating the highs and lows of growing up, this inclusive anthology offers poetic comfort for moments

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For the teenager grappling with high school pressures, cultural displacement, and mental health, this memoir offers a ra

Cover of The Strange Night Writing of Jessamine Colter

The Strange Night Writing of Jessamine Colter

Cynthia DeFelice

For the child grappling with the concept of life's end, this gentle story uses a touch of magic to explore legacy, prepa

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Paul Fleischman

Seven plays perform simultaneously in this high-speed theatrical farce that zaps between parodies of everything from Aga

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Shakespeare Bats Cleanup #2

Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs

For the child feeling stuck or uninspired by schoolwork, this book offers a humorous tale about finding creative sparks

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The Sketchbook of Thomas Blue Eagle

Gay Matthaei, Jewel H. Grutman

Follow the journey of a Lakota man who travels through America and Europe as a performer in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Sho

Cover of Glass Town

Step into the daily lives of the Brontë sisters through Charlotte’s eyes as they build imaginary worlds and secret stori

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Civil War Witness

Mathew Brady's Photos Reveal the Horrors of War

For the middle-schooler curious about how a single photograph can change history and the way we view the reality of conf

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The Revolution of Sabine

Beth Levine Ain

Amidst the glamour of 1776 Paris, sixteen-year-old Sabine defies her mother and society by embracing radical political i

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