Book Love | Read Local: Zest Books Make Reading Fun For Teens

New York City might be home to the big houses, but this scrappy city just happens to be the epicenter of publishing on the Best Coast. Join Alexis Coe every Wednesday for Read Local, a series on books produced in the Bay Area.

Zest Books produces award-winning, nonfiction books for teens. They recently releasedZoo Station, a book that has been a cult classic in Germany for 35 years, but much of their list is originally published titles on relationships, health, how-to, pop culture, school life, style, and true stories, like a newly launched line of memoirs and first-person accounts. Here’s a look at five of their most interesting offerings.

Journalist Kenrya Rankin tells kids, including the aspiring dog walker and website designer, how to start and structure a profitable company. Given the average debt accrued in college, it seems worthwhile for kids to learn how to market a product, make money, and benefit society.