What I Carry
By: Jennifer Longo
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Library Binding
For readers of Robin Benway's Far From the Tree, a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl ab…
Want to Read $ 9.99"The entire fucking point of being born is that someone is supposed to take care of you."-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
"Not being perfect is for people who have families; you can screw up and they still keep you."-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
"Memory is a fascinating thing. Months and years can pass, uneventful and lost, but then certain tiny moments, pieces of conversation or feelings within the thousands of blank days stay sharp, clear like yesterday."-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
"It's not like I'm dead inside. It's that I'm allergic to manufactured, insincere emotion. A lifetime of people saying one thing but doing the opposite has inoculated me, and now I understand how to survive with my freedom and sanity intact until I'm eighteen."-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
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1. Far from the Tree
By: Robin Benway , Sophie Lamotte d'Argy
3.56
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A contemporary novel about three adopted siblings who find each other at just the right moment. Bei… read more
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2. In the Wild Light
By: Jeff Zentner
4.46
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Life in a small Appalachian town is not easy. Cash lost his mother to an opioid addiction and his P… read more
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- romance
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
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- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"Because for every way the world tries to kill us, it gives us a way to survive. You just gotta find it."-Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light
"This is what you remember of the people you love when they're gone—the ways they knew you that no one else did—even you. In that way, their passing is a death of a piece of yourself."-Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light
"You’ll never regret a decision more than the one you make out of fear. Fear tells you to make your life small. Fear tells you to think small. Fear tells you to be small-hearted. Fear seeks to preserv…"-Jeff Zentner, In the Wild Light
3. The How and the Why
By: Cynthia Hand
4.21
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
A poignant exploration of family and the ties that bind, perfect for fans of Far From the Tree, fro… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
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- young adult
- fiction
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- audiobook
4. Jane Anonymous (Jane Anonymous, #1)
By: Laurie Faria Stolarz
3.90
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
“Jane” was just your typical 17-year-old getting ready to start her senior year. She had a part-tim… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
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- contemporary
- audiobook
5. The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.67
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to Amontillado, Ohio, where your last name is worth more than money, and secrets can be kep… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"...If I can't feel the good things anymore, then doing a few bad ones shouldn't hurt a bit. And they are long overdue."-Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)
"I’ve borne it all with patience, the years of small cuts that heal over, my heart a pulpy mass of scars. But it was still beating, at least I could say that, right up until she took Goldie from me. N…"-Mindy McGinnis, The Initial Insult (The Initial Insult, #1)
6. If These Wings Could Fly
By: Kyrie McCauley
4.25
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Laura Ruby, Laurie Halse Anderson, and Mindy McGinnis, Kyrie McCauley's stunnin… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
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- audiobook
"Maybe fear is the toll women pay to exist in this world at all."-Kyrie McCauley, If These Wings Could Fly
"This is what I know of pride . I know that it keeps the secrets of cruel men. I know that it holds us in the shadows, because we are too proud to admit we need help. I know that pride values a men's …"-Kyrie McCauley, If These Wings Could Fly
"This is what I know of pride . I know that it keeps the secrets of cruel men. I know that it holds us in the shadows, because we are too proud to admit we need help. I know that pride values a man's …"-Kyrie McCauley, If These Wings Could Fly
"But some things should fall apart. They should burn themselves out, like a candle that's run its wick to the bottom. It's dangerous to wish for such a thing, though, because some flames are too selfi…"-Kyrie McCauley, If These Wings Could Fly
7. What I Carry
By: Jennifer Longo
4.22
Format: 336 pages, Library Binding
For readers of Robin Benway's Far From the Tree, a powerful and heartwarming look at a teen girl ab… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
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- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"The entire fucking point of being born is that someone is supposed to take care of you."-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
"Not being perfect is for people who have families; you can screw up and they still keep you."-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
"Memory is a fascinating thing. Months and years can pass, uneventful and lost, but then certain tiny moments, pieces of conversation or feelings within the thousands of blank days stay sharp, clear l…"-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
"It's not like I'm dead inside. It's that I'm allergic to manufactured, insincere emotion. A lifetime of people saying one thing but doing the opposite has inoculated me, and now I understand how to s…"-Jennifer Longo, What I Carry
8. This Is My America
By: Kim Johnson
4.46
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist in… read more
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9. This Light Between Us
By: Andrew Fukuda
4.35
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals--a Japanese American boy and a French Jew… read more
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- family
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- audiobook
10. How It All Blew Up
By: Arvin Ahmadi
3.84
Format: 271 pages, Hardcover
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda goes to Italy in Arvin Ahmadi's newest incisive look at identity … read more
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- romance
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- young adult
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- audiobook
"I rolled my eyes. " What, are you my dad now?" "Maybe your daddy..." "Just kidding," Neil said. "You probably don't even know what that means." "Hey, just because I came out like five seconds ago doe…"-Arvin Ahmadi, How It All Blew Up
11. After Dark with Roxie Clark
By: Brooke Lauren Davis
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From the author of The Hollow Inside comes a twisty, thought-provoking YA thriller about grief, fam… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
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12. We Can Be Heroes
By: Kyrie McCauley
4.27
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Kyrie McCauley, author of If These Wings Could Fly, delivers a powerful contemporary YA novel about… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"In a world that tells girls we shouldn't be angry, even as our lives are ripped from our grasps. When I throw the brick, I picture myself as a small child throwing pennies in a pond making wishes. So…"-Kyrie McCauley, We Can Be Heroes
13. Be Not Far from Me
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.82
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The world is not tame. Ashley knows this truth deep in her bones, more at home with trees overhe… read more
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- young adult contemporary
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"Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help."-Mindy McGinnis, Be Not Far from Me
"I've always known my body, its strength and purpose, the long muscles of my legs and the lean bulge of my biceps. This is different; this is an intimacy with my skeleton, from the exposed broken tips…"-Mindy McGinnis, Be Not Far from Me
14. Fadeaway
By: E.B. Vickers
3.88
Format: 393 pages, Kindle Edition
When a high school basketball star goes missing, a town’s secrets are exposed in this edge-of-your … read more
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15. Girl on the Run (Underlined Paperbacks)
By: Abigail Johnson
3.68
Format: 272 pages, Paperback
A fast-paced original paperback thriller about a girl who discovers that her mother might not be wh… read more
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- young adult
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- audiobook
16. The Right Side of Reckless
By: Whitney D. Grandison
3.63
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
He’s never met a rule he didn’t break… She’s followed the rules her whole life… When they meet, one… read more
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- audiobook
17. Not So Pure and Simple
By: Lamar Giles
4.05
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she’s f… read more
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- audiobook
"I'd told the truth. That shouldn't be wrong, but the truth could be a weapon depending on who used it."-Lamar Giles, Not So Pure and Simple
18. Those Summer Nights
By: Laura Silverman
3.77
Format: 373 pages, Hardcover
After recovering from a life-changing injury, a teen girl must navigate a new summer job, an ex-bes… read more
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19. Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
By: Jared Reck
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The future is anything but certain in this alternately funny and heartbreaking contemporary story a… read more
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" HAMBURGARE Hand-patted, local grass-fed beef, homemade buns ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- POMMES FRITES Fresh-cut fries ---- ---- ---- MUNKAR ---- ---- ---- ---- "-Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
"Goat cheese poutine. Fresh-cut fries. Thick, rich beef gravy. Some other secret goodies splashed in. And creamy, tangy goat cheese. Jösses, the stuff was life-changing."-Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
"We stuck with the traditional Äpple Munk and the favorite munkhål, but we also added a seasonal one I'd been working on in Mrs. Bixler's room during this dramatic lull in school-apple leftovers. I'd …"-Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
"I wonder if maybe Farfar's heaven would be steering his own kart, inside the game, his gray ponytail slowly flapping in the lessened gravity of Rainbow Road, cackling as a smiling puff-cloud fishes h…"-Jared Reck, Donuts and Other Proclamations of Love
20. Golden Arm
By: Carl Deuker
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
In this riveting story about baseball and brotherhood, a boy from the wrong side of the tracks find… read more
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- coming of age
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21. Shooting for Stars
By: Christine Webb
4.31
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A charming romantic dramedy from the author of The Art of Insanity High schooler Skyler Davidson s… read more
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