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…
Want to Read $ 10.99"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. Don't feel bad, ever, about putting yourself first."-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 him, ever, but I would like someone to treat me a fraction as well."-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 messy, Charlie. So when everything’s a mess, it seems to me like you just need to give yourself room to breathe."-Crystal Maldonado, Fat Chance, Charlie Vega
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1. 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
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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
2. Heretics Anonymous
By: Katie Henry
4.12
Format: 80 pages, Hardcover
The Breakfast Clubmeets Saved!in this hilarious and heartfelt YA debut by author Katie Henry about … read more
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3. The Luis Ortega Survival Club
By: Sonora Reyes
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Lesbiana’s Guide to Catholic School comes a story in the vein of… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
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- contemporary
- audiobook
4. The Dos and Donuts of Love
By: Adiba Jaigirdar
3.88
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage… read more
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- romance
- young adult romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Food is a big part of my culture, especially sweet foods. When you're Bangladeshi, you're taught that any good news or celebration has to be accompanied with some sweet food. Every time you visit som…"-Adiba Jaigirdar, The Dos and Donuts of Love
5. 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
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- contemporary
- audiobook
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
6. You Know I'm No Good
By: Jessie Ann Foley
4.01
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
From Printz Honor winner and William C. Morris Award finalist Jessie Ann Foley comes the story of o… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
7. Furia
By: Yamile Saied Méndez
4.17
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An #ownvoices contemporary YA set in Argentina, about a rising soccer star who must put everything … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Lies have long legs."-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia
"When we played, we were all the same. We were all one."-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia
"I was just a girl with strong legs and a stubborn streak."-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia
"I’ll rescue myself. No one will ever lock me up in a tower."-Yamile Saied Méndez, Furia
8. 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
- lgbt
- 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
9. 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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- fiction
- contemporary
- 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
10. Her Good Side
By: Rebekah Weatherspoon
4.05
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A swoony, heart-melting YA romance from beloved author Rebekah Weatherspoon about two awkward teens… read more
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- audiobook
11. Shut Up, This Is Serious
By: Carolina Ixta
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
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12. Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
By: Talia Hibbert
3.72
Format: 336 pages, ebook
From the New York Times bestselling author of the Brown Sisters trilogy, comes a laugh-out-loud sto… read more
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- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Are you worried about me, love?"-Talia Hibbert, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
"She's a pop of scarlet in the November fog."-Talia Hibbert, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
"Jesus H. Christ. It's like drowning in a bath of hormones."-Talia Hibbert, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
"You're allowed anywhere you want, as long as you're right next to me."-Talia Hibbert, Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute
13. 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
- young adult romance
- lgbt
- 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
14. Going Bicoastal
By: Dahlia Adler
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (an… read more
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15. When We Make It
By: Elisabet Velasquez
4.38
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-verse that redefines what it … read more
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- contemporary
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16. Love Is a Revolution
By: Renée Watson
3.67
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Renée Watson comes a new YA--a love story … read more
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- fiction
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17. How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe
By: Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
4.25
Format: 432 pages, Paperback
A romance starring a Mexican American teen who discovers love and profound truths about the univers… read more
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- lgbt
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18. Bretzel Break
By: Maëlle Desard
4.17
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
- Je n'ose même pas jeter un regard vers le miroir. - Inutile, je peux te décrire si tu le souhait… read more
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19. We Are Not Broken
By: George M. Johnson
4.35
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
New memoir from George M. Johnson that celebrates Black boyhood and brotherhood in all its glory!Th… read more
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- contemporary
- audiobook
- lgbt
20. Cracking the Bell
By: Geoff Herbach
3.79
Format: 247 pages, Hardcover
Friday Night Lights meets Concussion in this powerful and important novel by Geoff Herbach, author … read more
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- young adult
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- contemporary
- audiobook
21. Not Nothing
By: Gayle Forman
4.45
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
"The book we all need at the time we all need it.” —Katherine Applegate, Newbery Award–winning auth… read more
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