Young Adult
The book thief
Markus Zusak
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Zusak, Markus
Young Adult
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
The absolutely true diary of a part-time Indian
Sherman Alexie
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Alexie, Sherman
Young Adult
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school where the only other Indian is the school mascot.
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I am not your perfect Mexican daughter
Erika L. Sánchez
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Sanchez Erika
Young Adult
Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' house after high school graduation. Perfect Mexican daughters never abandon their family. But Julia is not your perfect Mexican daughter.
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Legend
Marie Lu
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Lu Marie
Young Adult
In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
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The hate u give
Angie Thomas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Thomas Angie
Young Adult
After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.
Starting the list off with 25 highly recommended YA titles. -Becky
A wrinkle in time
Madeleine L'Engle
YOUNG ADULT FICTION L'Engle, Madeleine
Fantasy, Young Adult
Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.
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An ember in the ashes
Sabaa Tahir
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Tahir Sabaa
Fantasy, Young Adult
"Laia is a Scholar living under the iron-fisted rule of the Martial Empire. When her brother is arrested for treason, Laia goes undercover as a slave at the empire's greatest military academy in exchange for assistance from rebel Scholars who claim that they will help to save her brother from execution"--
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The Upside of Falling
Alex Light
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Light Alex
Young Adult, Romance
A fun, flirty teen debut from Wattpad phenom Alex Light about a fake relationship and real love. It's been years since seventeen-year-old Becca Hart believed in true love. But when her former best friend teases her for not having had a boyfriend, Becca impulsively pretends she's been secretly seeing someone. Brett Wells has it all. As captain of the football team and one of the most popular guys in his school, he should have no problem finding someone to date, but he's always been more focused on his future than who to bring to prom. When he overhears Becca's lie, Brett decides to step in and be the mystery guy. It's the perfect solution: he gets people off his back for not having a meaningful relationship and she can keep up the ruse that she's got a boyfriend. Acting like the perfect couple isn't easy, though, especially when you barely know the other person. But with Becca still picking up the pieces from when her world was blown apart years ago and Brett just barely holding his together now, they begin to realize they have more in common than they ever could have imagined. When the line between what is pretend and what is real begins to blur, they're forced to answer the question: Is this fake romance the realest thing in either of their lives?--
An upbeat romantic tale. 12-16. -Victoria
Dear Justyce
Nic Stone
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Stone Nic
Black Lives Matter, Young Adult
Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system. 13+.
Great sequel to Dear Martin for those boys who have not had the same opportunities as the Justyce McAllister's. -Victoria
Cemetery Boys
Aiden Thomas
YOUNG ADULT FICTION Thomas Aiden
Young Adult, Paranormal
Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family. 14+.
Summoning spirits to provide closure results in a ground-breaking paranormal transgender romance. -Victoria
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