The Lightness of Hands
By: Jeff Garvin
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A quirky and heartfelt coming-of-age story about a teen girl with bipolar II who signs her failed m…
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1. I Hate Everyone But You (I Hate Everyone But You, #1)
By: Gaby Dunn , Allison Raskin
3.47
Format: 344 pages, Hardcover
Gaby Dunn and Allison Raskin’s I Hate Everyone But You is a hilarious and heartfelt debut novel abo… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"I don't subscribe to labels. Unless I'm labeling other people."-Gaby Dunn, I Hate Everyone But You (I Hate Everyone But You, #1)
2. Beautiful Broken Things
By: Sara Barnard
4.09
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
I was brave She was reckless We were trouble Best friends Caddy and Rosie are inseparable. Their di… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
3. Ellen Foster
By: Kaye Gibbons
4.00
Format: 321 pages,
"When I was little I would think of ways to kill my daddy. I would figure out this or that way and … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
4. American Heart
By: Laura Moriarty
3.91
Format: 337 pages, ebook
Imagine a United States in which registries and detainment camps for Muslim-Americans are a reality… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
5. A Step Toward Falling
By: Cammie McGovern
4.33
Format: None pages, ebook
Cammie McGovern follows up her breakout young adult debut, Say What You Will, with this powerful an… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
6. The Grief Keeper
By: Alexandra Villasante
3.39
Format: 414 pages, Hardcover
Putnam has acquired Alex Villasante's The Grief Keeper, about sisters Marisol and Gabriella Morales… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
7. Spy Stuff
By: Matthew J. Metzger
3.72
Format: 134 pages, ebook
Anton never thought anyone would ever want to date him. Everyone knows nobody wants a transgender b… read more
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8. After The Shot Drops
By: Randy Ribay
4.36
Format: 94 pages, ebook
A powerful novel about friendship, basketball, and one teen's mission to create a better life for h… read more
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9. Under This Red Rock
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.94
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Neely’s monsters don’t always follow her rules, so when the little girl under her bed, the man in h… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
10. Tornado Brain
By: Cat Patrick
4.14
Format: 286 pages, Hardcover
A neurodivergent 7th grader is determined to find her missing best friend before it's too late. … read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
11. 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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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
12. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- audiobook
13. This Is My America
By: Kim Johnson
4.46
Format: 416 pages, ebook
Dear Martin meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting YA novel that explores the racist in… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
14. Not Quite a Ghost
By: Anne Ursu
4.08
Format: 277 pages, Hardcover
From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- contemporary
15. Be Not Far from Me
By: Mindy McGinnis
3.82
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The world is not tame. Ashley knows this truth deep in her bones, more at home with trees overhe… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Be not far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help."-Mindy McGinnis, Be Not Far from Me
"I've always known my body, its strength and purpose, the long muscles of my legs and the lean bulge of my biceps. This is different; this is an intimacy with my skeleton, from the exposed broken tips…"-Mindy McGinnis, Be Not Far from Me
16. The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
By: Shaun David Hutchinson
3.59
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A good friend will bury your body, a best friend will dig you back up. Dino doesn’t mind spendin… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Of course my battery dies. Fucking figures the only thing dead in this coffin is the one thing that shouldn’t be."-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
"You can tell me I’m dead until the words lose their meaning, but it won’t change that I’m not, and I don’t want to waste the time I have."-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
"Fine. He dumped me for a girl with perfectly normal hips who’s probably one of those people who believes the earth is as flat as your ass."-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
"I’ve never understood how doctors can smoke. It’s like a firefighter deliberately disabling the smoke detectors in her house and then setting fire to her couch."-Shaun David Hutchinson, The Past and Other Things That Should Stay Buried
17. The Perfect Guy Doesn't Exist
By: Sophie Gonzales
3.51
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A fanfic writer brings her favorite TV character to life in this friends-to-enemies-to-lovers novel… read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- contemporary
- audiobook
18. Clique Bait
By: Ann Valett
3.57
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Pretty Little Liars meets Burn for Burn in this thrilling debut from Wattpad star Ann Valett. Chlo… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
19. 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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- romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
20. Let's Call It a Doomsday
By: Katie Henry
3.65
Format: 416 pages, ebook
There are so many ways the world could end. There could be a fire. A catastrophic flood. A super er… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"They were meant to carry you. Not just when it’s convenient. Not just when you were small. For your entire life. You were brought into the world to be loved, and guided, and carried. That’s the deal …"-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday
"She waves the question off. "Don't worry about it." I hate it when people say that. I hate that they assume it's an option for me, I hate that. "Of course I'm going to worry!" I shout at her, throwin…"-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday
"She waves the question off. "Don't worry about it." I hate it when people say that. I hate that they assume it's an option for me, I hate that. "Of course I'm going to worry!" I shout at her, throwin…"-Katie Henry, Let's Call It a Doomsday
21. 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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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
22. Drum Roll, Please
By: Lisa Jenn Bigelow
4.23
Format: 320 pages, ebook
Find the confidence to rock out to your own beat. Melly only joined the school band because her … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"I may only be four foot, eight inches, but all the more reason I've got to stand by every one of them. Now, where's my glitter?"-Lisa Jenn Bigelow, Drum Roll, Please
23. The Lightness of Hands
By: Jeff Garvin
4.09
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A quirky and heartfelt coming-of-age story about a teen girl with bipolar II who signs her failed m… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
24. You Don't Live Here
By: Robyn Schneider
3.87
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Robyn Schneider, author of The Beginning of Everything, delivers a witty and heartbreaking tale of … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Who is this?' I asked. 'Phoebe Bridgers,' she said. 'I'll make you a playlist."-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here
"I'm not ashamed of myself. I'm ashamed that the world isn't good enough yet. Because it should be."-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here
"Because the truth is always hard. Because being queer is hard, and coming out is hard, and it never stops being hard. The world keeps shoving into you. But you stand tall anyway. You take up space an…"-Robyn Schneider, You Don't Live Here
25. Sorry For Your Loss
By: Jessie Ann Foley
4.25
Format: 352 pages, ebook
Printz Honor winner and William Morris Award finalist Jessie Ann Foley’s latest YA novel is a comit… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
26. Music from Another World
By: Robin Talley
4.18
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A master of award-winning queer historical fiction, New York Times bestselling author Robin Talley … read more
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- romance
- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"I'm a child. They're the ones hurting me"-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
"We know how the world works, but that doesn't change who we are."-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
"There’s no point worrying so hard you can’t breathe. Life’s short, and you’ve got to make sure there's time to live it."-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
"Then I kissed her. And I finally understand all those songs I didn’t get before. This is what people mean when they write songs about love. This feeling. This perfect, overwhelming knowledge that eve…"-Robin Talley, Music from Another World
27. When We Were Lost
By: Kevin Wignall
3.86
Format: 309 pages, Hardcover
When their plane crashes in a remote rainforest with no adults left alive, a group of high school s… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
28. Goodbye from Nowhere
By: Sara Zarr
3.29
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Kyle Baker thought his family was happy. Happy enough, anyway. That’s why, when Kyle learns that hi… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
29. Breath Like Water
By: Anna Jarzab
3.88
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Susannah Ramos has always loved the water. A swimmer whose early talent made her a world champion, … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
30. The Night Librarian: A Graphic Novel
By: Christopher Lincoln
3.93
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A graphic novel adventure in which two siblings, a mysterious Night Librarian, and a motley cast of… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
31. Frozen Beauty
By: Lexa Hillyer
3.38
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Everyone in Devil’s Lake knows the three golden Malloy sisters—but one of them is keeping a secret … read more
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- romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
