Ariel Crashes a Train
By: Olivia A. Cole
3.99
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting w…
Want to Read $ 10.99"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ dreams?"-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train
"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ dreams?"-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train
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1. 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
2. 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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- poetry
- young adult
- contemporary
3. Homebody
By: Theo Parish
4.43
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
In their comics debut, Theo Parish masterfully weaves an intimate and defiantly hopeful memoir abou… read more
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- contemporary
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
"Being openly queer can feel intimidating. But every day just by being yourself you inspire the people around you. You don't have to be an influencer to influence!"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"There is no one way to be transgender, just like there is no one way to be cisgender. We are all just trying to find a place to call our own. We are all deserving of comfort and safety, a place to ca…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Living authentically in a world that takes every opportunity to squeeze you uncomfortably into a box of someone else's design...that is the most radical act of self love. Blossoming in an environment…"-Theo Parish, Homebody
"Words are important. They allow us to communicate how we think and feel. Words help us to understand and to be understood. So, finally grasping the language you've been reaching for, to explain this …"-Theo Parish, Homebody
4. Bunt! Striking Out on Financial Aid
By: Ngozi Ukazu
4.12
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Molly Bauer's first year of college is not the picture-perfect piece of art she'd always envisioned… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
5. Kindling
By: Traci Chee
3.76
Format: 423 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-r… read more
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- fiction
- queer
- young adult
- lgbt
6. 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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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
7. 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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
8. 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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
9. The Brightwood Code
By: Monica Hesse
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Seven months ago Edda was on the World War I front lines as one of two hundred “Hello Girls,” femal… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- mental health
10. Thirsty
By: Jas Hammonds
4.16
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
It’s the summer before college and eighteen-year-old Blake Brenner and her girlfriend, Ella, have o… read more
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- lesbian
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
11. 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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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
12. Ariel Crashes a Train
By: Olivia A. Cole
3.99
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
“A gorgeously kind, wonderfully gentle, and unfailingly compassionate depiction of OCD...bursting w… read more
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- lesbian
- poetry
- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- mental illness
- fiction
- contemporary
- queer
"Parents set themselves up for failure by giving their kids names that mean too much. Some people put so much weight in names, and how is a baby supposed to carry anything so heavy as their parents’ d…"-Olivia A. Cole, Ariel Crashes a Train
13. Looking for Smoke
By: K.A. Cobell
4.27
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Since moving to the Blackfeet Reservation with her parents, Mara Racette has felt like an outsider,… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
14. Six Truths and a Lie
By: Ream Shukairy
3.97
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Six Muslim teens are falsely accused of a deadly attack in this timely and harrowing examination of… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
15. What's Eating Jackie Oh?
By: Patricia Park
3.86
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A Korean American teen tries to balance her dream to become a chef with the cultural expectations o… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
16. The Color of a Lie
By: Kim Johnson
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
17. 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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- fiction
- contemporary
"Love seems to die around me."-Jeff Zentner, Sunrise Nights
18. Brownstone
By: Samuel Teer
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more
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- fiction
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- contemporary
19. Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire
By: Paula Yoo
4.23
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Paula Yoo’s latest is a compelling, nuanced account of Los Angeles’s 1992 uprising and its impact o… read more
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20. Ash's Cabin
By: Jen Wang
4.27
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more inter… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
21. Everything We Never Had
By: Randy Ribay
4.50
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally c… read more
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- young adult
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