Teens & Young Adults

Books set in New York City for teens and young adults allow us to experience excitement, magic, sadness, fear, and joy. You can find the spots where a princess lives and writes a diary, a fountain where spirits emerge at night, locations made famous in books and movies, and spots where German spies might or might not be hiding.

Click a link to read about a New York City book and the real locations of the scenes in the books.

• The Night Tourist–Fantasy and sci-fi together in New York City.
• The Girl is Murder–World War II and teenagers in New York City. Plus a mystery.
• The Princess Diaries–The movie with Anne Hathaway is based on this book.
• Lily’s Crossing–Dangerous secrets in World War II.
• It’s Like This Cat–What a cat this is too!
• The Great Gatsby–The novel is set in the Roaring Twenties in and around New York City.