The Truth Project
By: Dante Medema
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen-year-old Cordelia Koenig was sure of many things going into her last year of high school.…
Want to Read $ 5.99"I've been cut open and spread out so everyone can see how every moment my heart pumps is a moment it bleeds."-Dante Medema, The Truth Project
"I've been cut open and spread out so everyone can see how every moment my heart pumps is a moment it bleeds."-Dante Medema, The Truth Project
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1. Solo
By: Kwame Alexander , Mary Rand Hess
3.94
Format: 463 pages, Kindle Edition
When the heart gets lost, let the music find you. Blade never asked for a life of the rich and f… read more
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- poetry
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"Life is a mountain, Youngblood. Nobody said the climb was gonna be easy. You gotta choose your route. Get your gear. Breathe. Clear your mind. And enjoy the journey"-Kwame Alexander, Solo
"The heart is a small and lonesome place she is a country her eyes hold the river I used to swim her skin, the morning fruit I touched and tasted the heart is a small and lonesome place she is a count…"-Kwame Alexander, Solo
2. Punching the Air
By: Ibi Zoboi
4.41
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning, bestselling author Ibi Zoboi and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam of the Exo… read more
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"They call it free time and it's the biggest lie because we are still here"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"This is the first time my feet are bound where the fuck am I supposed to run anyway"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"Blank Canvas I have a crayon and paper I didn't know that I could hold this little bit of freedom in my hands"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
"They believed those lies about me and made themselves a whole other boy in their minds and replaced me with him"-Ibi Zoboi, Punching the Air
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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4. White Rose
By: Kip Wilson
3.97
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college … read more
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- poetry
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"I already know the idyll of my childhood is fading away, stomped flat by something that feels like doom."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"I close my eyes and pray that the world will somehow change. But I know it isn't going to change on its own, so I know I must pray for the courage to bring it about."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"We amble away from the city, away from all angst, into the heart of a fairy-tale forest that reminds me how very lucky we are to live and breathe on this great Earth flourishing with wonder."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
5. Me: Moth
By: Amber McBride
4.07
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A debut YA novel-in-verse that is both a coming-of-age and a ghost story. Moth has lost her fami… read more
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"Most of the founding fathers were like that; they spoke of freedom but did not offer it to everyone. They had bodies in their closets."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
"Places we decide to stop. Monticello Plantation, Charlottesville, Virginia: Where Thomas Jefferson committed several sins; we go to stomp on hateful plantation ground."-Amber McBride, Me: Moth
6. The Truth Project
By: Dante Medema
4.00
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen-year-old Cordelia Koenig was sure of many things going into her last year of high school.… read more
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- family
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"I've been cut open and spread out so everyone can see how every moment my heart pumps is a moment it bleeds."-Dante Medema, The Truth Project
7. All the Fighting Parts
By: Hannah V. Sawyerr
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more
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8. Three Things I Know Are True
By: Betty Culley
4.08
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
This moving debut novel in verse about a teenage girl dealing with the aftermath of an accident tha… read more
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"The sounds Mom made were worse than Jonah's. So now the nurses call me."-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True
"I have a theory about friendship. One friend is always nicer. Jonah made everyone laugh. He could talk to anyone about anything, but Clay was nicer."-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True
"I know how that is-- how the worst thing is right where you least expect it to be-- in your lungs, in your chest, in the attic of the house right across the street."-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True
"So impatient to start his big life, to make people laugh, to see what would happen. Doing anything for a dare. So afraid he'd be stuck in Maddigan, Maine, for the rest of his life."-Betty Culley, Three Things I Know Are True
9. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
10. The Someday Daughter
By: Ellen O'Clover
3.96
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
From the critically acclaimed author of Seven Percent of Ro Devereux comes another nuanced, heartre… read more
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"We don’t have to do anything to earn it. We matter to the people who love us just by existing."-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter
"That’s the thing about feelings—they don’t come with value judgments, they just are. A feeling cannot be wrong; it can only be."-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter
"You can honor this feeling. Grieve the loss of something you wanted very much. But these feelings are like waves. We’re better for acknowledging them. Allow this to move you but don’t let it drag you…"-Ellen O'Clover, The Someday Daughter
11. Iveliz Explains It All
By: Andrea Beatriz Arango
4.19
Format: 272 pages, Library Binding
How do you speak up when it feels like no one is listening? One girl takes on seventh grade while f… read more
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"and it's important to stop, be kind to ourselves, and ask for help- ask for love."-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"But you have to be somewhere I can find. You understand? Somewhere I can find. I nod, because I know what he is saying and what he is not saying. He can't find me if I'm not here. (p. 113 of the hard…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
"I am not okay, and sometimes I wish people wouldn't believe me when I say I am. I wish they would ask, just one more time, and I wish they wouldn't tiptoe around me like I'm a poem, so I could show t…"-Andrea Beatriz Arango, Iveliz Explains It All
12. Every Single Lie
By: Rachel Vincent
3.97
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In this gripping YA novel about social media bullying and half-truths, one girl's discovery of a de… read more
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13. This Is All Your Fault
By: Aminah Mae Safi
3.37
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Set over the course of one day, Aminah Mae Safi's This Is All Your Fault is a smart and voice-drive… read more
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14. Junk Boy
By: Tony Abbott
3.46
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Junk. That’s what the kids at school call Bobby Lang, mostly because his rundown house looks like a… read more
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15. The Name She Gave Me
By: Betty Culley
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more
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"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me
16. Social Queue
By: Kay Kerr
3.99
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
'I thought I was nobody’s teen crush, but turns out I was just missing the signs.' Zoe Kelly is … read more
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"It bothers me how people need the truth to be sugar-coated to be palatable. And that it's my job to remember the sugar."-Kay Kerr, Social Queue
"I’ve been trying to motivate myself to have a shower for the last forty-five minutes, but so far all I’ve managed to do is get my underwear out of the drawer and lie back down on the bed. Having a sh…"-Kay Kerr, Social Queue
17. Muted
By: Tami Charles
4.05
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost, perfect for fans of Eliza… read more
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18. When You Ask Me Where I'm Going (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 1)
By: Jasmin Kaur
3.92
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Rupi Kaur and Elizabeth Acevedo, Jasmin Kaur’s stunning debut novel is a collec… read more
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- audiobook
"do you remember the night i left all my tears on your skin?"-Jasmin Kaur, When You Ask Me Where I'm Going (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 1)
"dear mom i know you worry about the way i worry i know there are walls in placewhere rivers want to flow i know it feels like there is a clenched fist beating beneath your chest sometimes but i can h…"-Jasmin Kaur, When You Ask Me Where I'm Going (When You Ask Me Where I'm Going, 1)
19. Brownstone
By: Samuel Teer
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more
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20. Poza czasem
By: Agnieszka Rusin
2.56
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
Podobno prawdziwa miłość pokona każdą przeszkodę… nawet różnicę wieku. CAŁEGO WIEKU. Osiemnastol… read more
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21. The Perfect Candidate
By: Peter Stone
3.84
Format: 372 pages, Hardcover
From debut author Peter Stone comes a heart-stopping, pulse-pounding political thriller that’s perf… read more
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