In addition to asking friends and teachers for reading suggestions, why not also use the power of the Internet to find recommended books? The links below will get you started.
Internet Resources
Professional Organizations
Young Adult Library Services (American Library Association) - Several lists of best books for young adults
California Young Reader Medal Lists of books nominated by teens and voted best reads
The National Book Award (Publisher's Weekly) Honors exceptional books written by Americans in four categories including Young People's Literature
California Department of Education Recommended Literature K-Grade 12 Searchable list of state recommended reading
Commercial Sites
Teen Reads A site where teens sound off about the books and issues they care about
Modern Library/100 Best Nonfiction (Random House) Reader's choices for the best nonfiction published in the English language since 1900
Modern Library/100 Best Novels (Random House) Reader's choices for the best novels published in the English language since 1900
Hungry Mind Review(an independent journal) Writers recommend literature for teens
Teen Features (amazon.com) Browse favorite authors or genres
Favorite Teenage Angst Books The name says it all.
Public Library and Librarian Lists
New York Public Library Teen Link Books for the teen age and other links of interest
Girl Power (Flint, Michigan) A slew of strong, sizzling, and hip books about the power of girls as they move toward womanhood.
Booklists for Young Adults on the Web Teen reading/ more teen book lists
Personal Sites
Reading Rants Out of the ordinary teen book lists
Teacher Sites
Booklists on the English Companion website English teacher Jim Burke's site (creator of CATENET, a listserv for English teachers and reading professionals.