The Edge of Anything
By: Nora Shalaway Carpenter
3.98
Format: None pages, None
A *Kirkus Reviews* Best Book of 2020 One of A Mighty Girl's Best Books of the Year Finalist for t…
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1. How It Went Down
By: Kekla Magoon
4.36
Format: 352 pages, ebook
When sixteen-year-old Tariq Johnson dies from two gunshot wounds, his community is thrown into an u… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
2. The Memory Book
By: Lara Avery
4.00
Format: 186 pages, Kindle Edition
They tell me that my memory will never be the same, that I'll start forgetting things. At first jus… read more
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3. 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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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
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
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
5. Starfish
By: Akemi Dawn Bowman
4.19
Format: 353 pages, Kindle Edition
A half-Japanese teen grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushi… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
"I feel like I'm the one made out of paper."-Akemi Dawn Bowman, Starfish
"I'd rather have an ugly face than an ugly heart."-Akemi Dawn Bowman, Starfish
"I live my life in the small space between "uncomfortable and "awkward."-Akemi Dawn Bowman, Starfish
"If I can’t figure out how to live on my own一how to do things on my own一how am I supposed to live at all?"-Akemi Dawn Bowman, Starfish
6. I Can Make This Promise
By: Christine Day
4.18
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Inspired by her family’s history—Christine Day tells the story of a girl who uncovers her family’s … read more
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- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
7. The Silence Between Us
By: Alison Gervais
3.86
Format: 317 pages, Hardcover
Deaf teen Maya moves across the country and must attend a hearing school for the first time. As if … read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
8. Where You See Yourself
By: Claire Forrest
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
9. Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
By: Edward Lee
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
There is a new American culinary landscape developing around us, and it’s one that chef Edward Lee … read more
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"This is where I disagree with food critics whose mission is to judge only what is on the plate. The story such critics tell is about THEM, THEIR preferences, THEIR expectations, not the chef's. What …"-Edward Lee, Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
"I ask the ladies what we lose with each generation. They seem to agree: usually language goes first, then memories of relatives and grandparents, then traditions, then longing for home, then a sense …"-Edward Lee, Buttermilk Graffiti: A Chef’s Journey to Discover America’s New Melting-Pot Cuisine
10. One Great Lie
By: Deb Caletti
3.57
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A YA story of romance, mystery, and power about a young woman discovering her strength in Venice. … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
11. Fade Into the Bright
By: Jessica Koosed Etting
4.12
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
Five Feet Apart meets Tell Me Three Things in this YA contemporary novel about two sisters, one sum… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
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- contemporary
12. Even If I Fall
By: Abigail Johnson
4.06
Format: None pages, ebook
A year ago, Brooke Covington lost everything when her beloved older brother, Jason, confessed to th… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"We didn't always need the things we wanted, but some things were worth holding on to anyway."-Abigail Johnson, Even If I Fall
13. Colton Gentry's Third Act
By: Jeff Zentner
4.21
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
"A story of love, healing, and second chances ” (Emily Henry) following a down on his luck country … read more
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- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
"His heart leapt like a murmuration of starlings taking flight. Every reach of him filled with light. He wondered how anyone survived this feeling he'd just named. This delirious sweetness. Maybe no o…"-Jeff Zentner, Colton Gentry's Third Act
14. Gather
By: Kenneth M. Cadow
4.43
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recov… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
15. The Edge of Anything
By: Nora Shalaway Carpenter
3.98
Format: None pages, None
A *Kirkus Reviews* Best Book of 2020 One of A Mighty Girl's Best Books of the Year Finalist for t… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- teen
- realistic fiction
- psychology
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
- sports
16. The Atlas of Us
By: Kristin Dwyer
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Atlas James has lost her way. In a last-ditch effort to pull her life together, she’s working on… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
17. Here There Are Monsters
By: Amelinda Bérubé
3.33
Format: 339 pages, Paperback
The Blair Witch Project meets Imaginary Girls in this story of codependent sisterhood, the struggle… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
18. Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
By: Laekan Zea Kemp
3.94
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This is a previously-published edition of ISBN 9780316460279.A story of first love, familial expect… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"On Thursdays, they come here for the best palomas in town, thanks to my substitution of Jamaican tangelos and blood limes for the traditional grapefruit. And on Fridays, they come for half-price pork…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
"I would appreciate it if you'd turn it down." He tries to wrestle out of Pen's grasp. "It's a free country." "I'm actually aware of that," Pen says. "Which means you are free to choose self-preservat…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
"I list what I had for breakfast. I whisper the ingredients for my signature coconut cake. I take a deep breath, the scents of a thousand shifts at the restaurant tucked into the fabric of the front s…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
"We've reached that point in the night when we're slinging more drinks than tacos, and the Frankenstein monsters on our menu- which I'd created specifically for the inebriated- are flooding the line. …"-Laekan Zea Kemp, Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
19. Sunrise Nights
By: Jeff Zentner
4.06
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Two young artists have a chance meeting on the last night of summer arts camp in this YA novel in v… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"Love seems to die around me."-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights
20. A Suffragist's Guide to the Antarctic
By: Yi Shun Lai
3.56
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A teen’s fight for suffrage turns into one of survival when her crew’s Antarctic expedition ship ge… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
21. The Minus-One Club
By: Kekla Magoon
3.98
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
From the Coretta Scott King and Printz Honor-winning author of How It Went Down , Light It Up , and… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
