With the Fire on High
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.18
Format: 400 pages, ebook
With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has…
Want to Read $ 13.49"You're the author on your own life story."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"Everything changes. I'll learn to be fine."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"The whole of me is black. The whole of me is whole."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"It's wild to miss someone so much, and yet in order to care for them you have to constantly say goodbye."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
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1. Monday's Not Coming
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.25
Format: 448 pages, ebook
Monday Charles is missing, and only Claudia seems to notice. Claudia and Monday have always been in… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"...Dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
"And dandelions are nothing but pretty weeds. - Claudia"-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
"Well, sometimes the people we love the most can hurt us the most."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
"Kids tend to forget their roots. But roots are always the first to carry you back home."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Monday's Not Coming
2. Dear Martin
By: Nic Stone
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Raw, captivating, and undeniably real, Nic Stone joins industry giants Jason Reynolds and Walter De… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
3. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
By: Erika L. Sánchez
4.57
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Perfect Mexican daughters do not go away to college. And they do not move out of their parents' hou… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
4. Long Way Down
By: Jason Reynolds
4.25
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
A cannon. A strap. A piece. A biscuit. A burner. A heater. A chopper. A gat. A hammer A tool for RU… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- contemporary
- audiobook
"How do you tell water ain't nothing funny about drowing?"-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"Best to become invisible in times like these. Everybody knows that."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"just because they were dead. People always love people more when they’re dead."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
"Pretended like yellow tape was some kind of neighborhood flag that don't nobody wave but always be flapping in the wind."-Jason Reynolds, Long Way Down
5. Felix Ever After
By: Kacen Callender
4.24
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From Stonewall and Lambda Award-winning author Kacen Callender comes a revelatory YA novel about a … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"It's easier to accept hurt and pain, sometimes, than love and acceptance."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"It's easier, sometimes, to love when you know it's a love you can't have."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"For trans and nonbinary youth: You're beautiful. You're important. You're valid. You're perfect."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
"Yeah. I don’t know, I always feel like I can’t figure out how to just stop watching and actually join."-Kacen Callender, Felix Ever After
6. You Should See Me in a Crown
By: Leah Johnson
4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"The best education is one you get in the world."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"I don’t believe in putting a question mark where God put a period."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"Did you know you have the chance to be the first black queen in Campbell history?"-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
"Just because it could be worse doesn't mean you don't get to acknowledge how much it sucks, you know."-Leah Johnson, You Should See Me in a Crown
7. 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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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"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
8. We Deserve Monuments
By: Jas Hammonds
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more
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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
9. This Could Be Us (Skyland, #2)
By: Kennedy Ryan
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. Sh… read more
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- romance
- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
10. Grown
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.25
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Author Tiffany D. Jackson delivers another ripped-from-the-headlines mystery that exposes horrific … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
11. Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
By: Angie Thomas
4.39
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
International phenomenon Angie Thomas revisits Garden Heights seventeen years before the events of … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"So is Iesha."-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
"Roses can bloom in the hardest conditions."-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
"No matter where you come from, you're always worth more than you think,"-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
"Living your life based off what other people think, ain’t living at all."-Angie Thomas, Concrete Rose (The Hate U Give, #0)
12. Blackout
By: Dhonielle Clayton
3.90
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Six critically acclaimed, bestselling, and award-winning authors bring the glowing warmth and elect… read more
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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
13. Ace of Spades
By: Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
4.16
Format: 470 pages, Paperback
An incendiary and utterly compelling thriller with a shocking twist that delves deep into the heart… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Home, lately, has been the highlight of my day."-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades
"People love to reward conventionally attractive people."-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades
"But I know dreams are dangerous; they give me too much false hope."-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades
"Money can only get you so far; you need power and influence to go with it."-Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé, Ace of Spades
14. Warrior Girl Unearthed
By: Angeline Boulley
4.34
Format: 396 pages, Hardcover
Perry Firekeeper-Birch was ready for her Summer of Slack but instead, after a fender bender that wa… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Some friendships can endure anything."-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed
"Sometimes you need to protect your heart from the pain."-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed
"Everything is connected. The past. The future. The beginning and ending."-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed
"You jump, and I'll catch you. Every time. I'm your ride or die, niijiikwe."-Angeline Boulley, Warrior Girl Unearthed
15. Pride
By: Ibi Zoboi
3.74
Format: 304 pages, ebook
Pride and Prejudice gets remixed in this smart, funny, gorgeous retelling of the classic, starring … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Late June in Brooklyn is like the very beginning of a party-when the music is really good, but you know that it's about to get way better, so you just do a little two-step before the real turn-up sta…"-Ibi Zoboi, Pride
"We have more space and less time. And the love we had for our whole neighborhood now only fits into this wood-frame house in the middle of a quiet block. We don't know the people who live across the …"-Ibi Zoboi, Pride
"Every book is a different hood, a different country, a different world. Reading is how I visit places and people and ideas. And when something rings true or if I still have a question, I outline it w…"-Ibi Zoboi, Pride
16. The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
By: Sonora Reyes
4.27
Format: 385 pages, Hardcover
A debut novel about a queer Mexican American girl navigating Catholic school, while falling in love… read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"…any way you engage with your own culture is authentic, because it’s yours."-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
"Let's just say there's not a lot of melanin over there. I could probably pay my tuition selling sunscreen between classes."-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
"I know I can't take all that shame away from him. But I can start by showing him how much I'm not ashamed. Not only am I not ashamed, I'm proud. I can't make him love himself. The closest I can get i…"-Sonora Reyes, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School
17. On the Come Up
By: Angie Thomas
4.27
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
An alternate cover edition for ISBN 9780062498564 can be found here. Sixteen-year-old Bri wants … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"All right now, y’all,"-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
"That’s what we call our goal, the come up."-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
"I'll always be my dad’s daughter if nothing else."-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
"Done up. The good news? A lot rhymes with “done up."-Angie Thomas, On the Come Up
18. With the Fire on High
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
4.18
Format: 400 pages, ebook
With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- food
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"You're the author on your own life story."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"Everything changes. I'll learn to be fine."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"The whole of me is black. The whole of me is whole."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
"It's wild to miss someone so much, and yet in order to care for them you have to constantly say goodbye."-Elizabeth Acevedo, With the Fire on High
19. The Black Flamingo
By: Dean Atta
4.35
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his w… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Don’t let anyone tell you that you are half anything."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"Be a bit gay, be very gay. Be the glitter that shows up in unexpected places."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"To have a loving family is to feel afraid and yet believe you are going to be all right."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"I know that’s wrong, my thinking was wrong, the different ones are often the most strong"-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
20. Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
By: Crystal Maldonado
3.98
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Coming of age as a Fat brown girl in a white Connecticut suburb is hard. Harder when your whole lif… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Right! You see me as superhuman! That’s some serious pressure."-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
"Just—promise me girls you won't devalue yourselves for anyone. And I mean anyone. You can't. You have to really be kind to yourself and look out for yourself because the world can be cold and cruel. …"-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
"Sometimes I didn't get it [jokes] at all, but that didn't stop him from going out of his way to make me laugh. He was always just trying his best, and that's what I loved. I know I will never replace…"-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
"You need to believe in your value for you, even if you’re not some flawless ethereal being, even if not everyone will see what makes you special, even if your story is a little chaotic. We’re all mes…"-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
21. Let Me Hear a Rhyme
By: Tiffany D. Jackson
4.14
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
In this standalone novel, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to tu… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I mean, maybe it wasn't so crazy after all. Maybe just thinking outside the box is how you get further than you ever could dream of."-Tiffany D. Jackson, Let Me Hear a Rhyme
