Like Home
By: Louisa Onomé
3.62
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Netflix's On My Block, In the Heights, and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Ibi Zoboi wi…
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1. Rani Patel in Full Effect
By: Sonia Patel
3.75
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Almost seventeen, Rani Patel appears to be a kick-ass Indian girl breaking cultural norms as a hip-… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
2. Charming as a Verb
By: Ben Philippe
3.85
Format: 328 pages, Hardcover
Henri “Halti” Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"All children are charming as an adjective, but you’re charming as a verb."-Ben Philippe, Charming as a Verb
3. Once Upon a Quinceañera
By: Monica Gomez-Hira
3.61
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after come true. Except apparently “happily ever… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Honestly...welcome to the world the rest of us live in, where we're trying our best and still end up just mostly OK, and somehow manage to get up in the morning in spite of that."-Monica Gomez-Hira, Once Upon a Quinceañera
4. Breathe and Count Back from Ten
By: Natalia Sylvester
3.86
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeously written and authentic novel, Verónica, a Peruvian-American teen with hip dysplas… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"You are so a physical person...You're taking up space. You're made of all this matter. What more proof do you need than that?"-Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back from Ten
"Like maybe the "magic" isn't just about believing in mermaids; it's about believing peope like me don't exist, Like maybe admitting I've needed crutched dispels the myths we want to believe about peo…"-Natalia Sylvester, Breathe and Count Back from Ten
5. You Are Here: Connecting Flights
By: Ellen Oh
4.26
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
An incident at a TSA security check point sows chaos and rumors, creating a chain of events that im… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
"Being good was slippery. It didn't stay still; it moved around, and not only that, sometimes it meant exactly opposite things. Like, there were times when being good meant speaking up, but other time…"-Ellen Oh, You Are Here: Connecting Flights
6. In the Same Boat
By: Holly Green
4.04
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Sadie Scofield is just a few days away from the race of a lifetime. The Texas River Odyssey may be … read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
7. This Will Be Funny Someday
By: Katie Henry
3.98
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A girl walks into a bar… then onto a stage, and up to the mic. Sixteen-year-old Izzy is used to … read more
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- young adult contemporary
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"you are biologically incapable of being funny"-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
"How do you know they both went to Harvard? Mom smiles. 'It's like with vegans, sweetheart. They tell you."-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
"...that's the biggest reason people laugh at anything. Surprise. Unpredictability. We love being wrong about things... The surprise is the best part."-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
"The world wants girls to be pretty and polite,’ Mo says. ‘And careful and deferential and selfless. You can’t be any of those things onstage. The world is a better place when you’re onstage."-Katie Henry, This Will Be Funny Someday
8. Barakah Beats
By: Maleeha Siddiqui
4.17
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
For fans of The First Rule of Punk and Save Me a Seat, Barakah Beats is a sweet, powerful, and joyo… read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- fiction
- contemporary
9. 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
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"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
10. Something More
By: Jackie Khalilieh
4.06
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A contemporary teen romance novel featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism d… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"No matter how far I've come and no matter how hard I try, beneath the mask will always be a girl who's afraid of being left behind."-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More
"Maybe if people can get past the things that make me different on the outside, then they might try to get to know the real me. And maybe I’ll let them."-Jackie Khalilieh, Something More
11. You Bet Your Heart
By: Danielle Parker
3.38
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A riveting, swoon-worthy teen romance centered on two high achievers fighting for the title of high… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
12. Hurricane Summer
By: Asha Ashanti Bromfield
4.23
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Tilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- canada
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Sometimes little girls must become their own heroes."-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer
"Mom says you get two birthdays. The first one is the day you are born. The second one is the day you leave home and give birth to yourself."-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer
"When they ask me how I weathered the storm, I will tell them I did not. I was ravished like the zinc houses and devoured like the soil as it swallowed itself whole. I was ruined. I was disaster. I wa…"-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer
"We watch as the rain pummels the land, tearing apart houses and sheds and wiping out what has been so perfectly crafted. Objects crash into one another, and there is an evolution to their madness as …"-Asha Ashanti Bromfield, Hurricane Summer
13. The Love Match
By: Priyanka Taslim
3.82
Format: 386 pages, Hardcover
Zahra Khan is basically Bangladeshi royalty, but being a princess doesn’t pay the bills in Paterson… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
14. You Truly Assumed
By: Laila Sabreen
3.79
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In this compelling and thought-provoking debut novel, after a terrorist attack rocks the country an… read more
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- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"I am tired of existing. I want to live"-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed
"She has a heart of gold. But people rob gold."-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed
"But their voices and their words move mountains, create waterfalls, mend hearts, and make this world closer to what it should be."-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed
"But if I am going to paint my own future, then I can't have have people-pleasing on my paint palette. It only muddles the rest of the colors."-Laila Sabreen, You Truly Assumed
15. Hate to Fake It to You
By: Amanda Sellet
3.09
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
A waitress masquerading as an influencer and a wildlife photographer are on a collision course with… read more
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- romance
- fiction
- contemporary
16. Like Home
By: Louisa Onomé
3.62
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Fans of Netflix's On My Block, In the Heights, and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Ibi Zoboi wi… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- canada
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
17. I Felt Myself Slipping
By: Ray Nadine
3.78
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
Former competitive gymnast and cartoonist Ray Nadine (Light Carries On, Raise Hell!, Messenger) tel… read more
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- young adult
18. Dashed
By: Amanda Quain
3.65
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In this contemporary update of Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood is setting sail on an adven… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- young adult romance
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
19. The Sea Is Salt and So Am I
By: Cassandra Hartt
3.51
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
West Finch is one hurricane away from falling into the sea. Yet sixteen-year-old Harlow Prout is… read more
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- romance
- young adult contemporary
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"The sea takes everything—except this."-Cassandra Hartt, The Sea Is Salt and So Am I
"Nothing stays secret in West Finch for long."-Cassandra Hartt, The Sea Is Salt and So Am I
"When all you know is sea and the sky, everything on land is something to look at."-Cassandra Hartt, The Sea Is Salt and So Am I
20. Time and Time Again
By: Chatham Greenfield
4.21
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Phoebe Mendel's day is never ending—literally. On August 6th, she woke up to find herself stuck … read more
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- romance
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
21. Crumble
By: Meredith McClaren
4.31
Format: 208 pages, None
A heartfelt graphic novel for fans of Sheets and Real Friends about baking, friendship, and feeling… read more
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- middle grade
