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…
Want to Read $ 10.99"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"...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
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1. 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
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- audiobook
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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- audiobook
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3. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
By: Thien Pham
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more
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4. The Space Between Here & Now
By: Sarah Suk
4.09
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA … read more
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- audiobook
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5. A Long Stretch of Bad Days
By: Mindy McGinnis
4.02
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Lydia Chass doesn’t mind living in a small town; she just doesn’t want to die in one. A lifetime of… read more
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- realistic fiction
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"The action is wrong. But the person committing it is a breathing, thinking, living, feeling human being. And I can tell you that most of the time where there's violence, there's fear- and it's not on…"-Mindy McGinnis, A Long Stretch of Bad Days
6. 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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- realistic fiction
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7. 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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- poetry
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- audiobook
8. ¡Ay, Mija!: My Bilingual Summer in Mexico
By: Christine Suggs
4.10
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
"An absolutely heartwarming and vibrant story of belonging, family, and the meaning of home. This b… read more
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- family
- young adult
9. 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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10. 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
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11. Imposter Syndrome and Other Confessions of Alejandra Kim
By: Patricia Park
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
A multicultural teen struggles to fit into her elite prep school, her diverse Queens neighborhood, … read more
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- family
- audiobook
12. 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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13. Aniana del Mar Jumps In
By: Jasminne Mendez
4.07
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A novel-in-verse by about a 12-year-old Dominican American swimmer who is diagnosed with Juvenile A… read more
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14. Frontera
By: Julio Anta
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with th… read more
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- fiction
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15. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
By: Olivia A. Cole
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
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- mental health
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- contemporary
"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
16. The Next New Syrian Girl
By: Ream Shukairy
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Furia meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter about the unlikely friendship between two very d… read more
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17. 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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18. 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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19. 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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- romance
- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- mental health
- food
- 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
20. The Weight of Everything
By: Marcia Argueta Mickelson
3.89
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
It’s been six months since Sarah’s mom died. Three months since her dad fell apart. Sarah has left … read more
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21. The Jump
By: Brittney Morris
3.60
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of SLAY and The Cost of Knowing comes an action-driven, high-octane “thri… read more
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