I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom
By: Shannon C.F. Rogers
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri…
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1. Only This Beautiful Moment
By: Abdi Nazemian
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
2. Nigeria Jones
By: Ibi Zoboi
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- family
- contemporary
- audiobook
3. Black Girl You Are Atlas
By: Renée Watson
4.61
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more
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- audiobook
- teen
- young adult
- contemporary
4. Lunar New Year Love Story
By: Gene Luen Yang
4.41
Format: 352 pages, Paperback
Graphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com ab… read more
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- teen
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
5. Impossible Escape: A True Story of Survival and Heroism in Nazi Europe
By: Steve Sheinkin
4.49
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust—one in hiding in Hung… read more
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- audiobook
6. The Blackwoods
By: Brandy Colbert
3.79
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
7. Rez Ball
By: Byron Graves
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
8. 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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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. 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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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
10. Saints of the Household
By: Ari Tison
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
11. The Collectors
By: A.S. King
3.46
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King and an all-star team of contributors including Anna-M… read more
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- teen
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
12. 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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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
13. Bright Red Fruit
By: Safia Elhillo
4.49
Format: 366 pages, Kindle Edition
An unflinching, honest novel in verse about a teenager's journey into the slam poetry scene and the… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
14. Those Pink Mountain Nights
By: Jen Ferguson
3.94
Format: 334 pages, Hardcover
In her remarkable second novel following her acclaimed debut, The Summer of Bitter and Sweet, which… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
15. The Fall of Whit Rivera
By: Crystal Maldonado
4.09
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Could you plan the Fall Formal with your (hot) nemesis? Whit Rivera is about to find out. Frenemie… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
16. Shark Teeth
By: Sherri Winston
4.36
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From National Book Award longlisted author Sherri Winston comes an important middle grade novel abo… read more
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- realistic fiction
- mental health
- family
- contemporary
- fiction
- audiobook
17. Salt the Water
By: Candice Iloh
3.37
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging auth… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. Give Me a Sign
By: Anna Sortino
4.11
Format: 303 pages, Hardcover
Lilah is stuck in the middle. At least, that’s what having a hearing loss seems like sometimes—when… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. This Book Won't Burn
By: Samira Ahmed
4.28
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspens… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Book banning has long been used to silence those who want to speak out, those who are unwilling to be gaslit into thinking they're living in the best of all possible worlds."-Samira Ahmed, This Book Won't Burn
20. Forgive Me Not
By: Jennifer Baker
3.92
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In this searing indictment of the juvenile justice system, one incarcerated teen weighs what she is… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"...Counselor Susan was right about one thing: We’re more than our worst mistakes."-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not
"All this got me wondering: Is that what forgiveness is? Is it forgetting and moving on? Is it doing whatever it takes to hear “I forgive you"-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not
"We’re not the same. Nothing will ever be the same. I try to say it, but it doesn’t come out. It can’t, because all the hurt needs to be spewed out first. Along with all the shame, hiding, guilt."-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not
"The way my parents are reacting to this and last week’s Trials reminds me how much is and isn’t in their control. We’re all experiencing this together with Letta, only we can’t be there to help her. …"-Jennifer Baker, Forgive Me Not
21. 49 Days
By: Agnes Lee
4.22
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Day 1 Gotta get up. Gotta keep moving. This map – it says I have to cross over here. Wait, what’… read more
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- teen
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
22. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom
By: Shannon C.F. Rogers
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- asian literature
- family
- audiobook
23. The Blood Years
By: Elana K. Arnold
4.32
Format: 390 pages, Hardcover
The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania. Frederieke T… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
24. The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman
By: Mari Lowe
3.86
Format: 165 pages, Kindle Edition
SHAINDY is a twelve-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl who struggles in school and has no good friends. … read more
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- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
25. Forever Is Now
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
26. An Appetite for Miracles
By: Laekan Zea Kemp
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must co… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
- audiobook
"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Dear God. I know our relationship is not supposed to be transactional. But, You are the one who invented an eye for an eye, so, maybe I can entice you with a good deal."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Because there are people in our lives; rare unexpected people who don't just walk beside us through life; they witness our lives too. They hold our memories in their DNA. So that when one body forget…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
27. The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
By: Lorraine Avila
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her sch… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Mamá Teté has a saying: “Al que no le gusta el caldo, que le den dos tazas."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"I wish I would’ve never internalized the need to put the needs of others over my own."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"Mamá Teté comes to my mind: “Our powers exist so we can preserve our power and take back and protect what is ours."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"Right above the mirror is the Julia De Burgos quote I’ve learned to love: “Don’t let the hand you hold, hold you down."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
28. Where Wolves Don't Die
By: Anton Treuer
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more
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- teen
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
29. 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
- audiobook
30. Eighteen Roses
By: Shannon C.F. Rogers
4.15
Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition
Lucia Cruz may be turning eighteen this year, but she is not the debutante type. Everything about a… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
31. Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend
By: Brandon Hoàng
4.14
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Gary Võ is one of the few Vietnamese kids in his school and has been shy for as long as he can reme… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- family
- contemporary
- asian literature
