I Am Here Now
By: Barbara Bottner
3.62
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Set in the 1960s, Barbara Bottner's I Am Here Now is a beautiful novel in verse about one artist’s …
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1. Home: A Memoir of My Early Years
By: Julie Andrews Edwards
3.95
Format: 315 pages, Hardcover
Since her first appearance on screen in Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews has played a series of memorabl… read more
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2. Al Capone Does My Shirts (Al Capone at Alcatraz, #1)
By: Gennifer Choldenko
4.00
Format: 176 pages, Paperback
Today I moved to a twelve-acre rock covered with cement, topped with bird turd and surrounded by wa… read more
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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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- poetry
- art
- young adult
- contemporary
4. Burn Down, Rise Up
By: Vincent Tirado
3.75
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Stranger Things meets Get Out in this Sapphic Horror debut from nonbinary, Afro-Latine author Vince… read more
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- young adult
- contemporary
5. Not Here to Be Liked
By: Michelle Quach
3.66
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Emergency Contact meets Moxie in this cheeky and searing novel that unpacks just how complicated ne… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"You can’t not submit it,"-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked
"Is it possible to be hungover from too much boba?"-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked
"To be human is hard enough. Don’t make it harder for yourself."-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked
"everyone loves a girlboss until she tries to tell you what to do."-Michelle Quach, Not Here to Be Liked
6. Love Radio
By: Ebony LaDelle
4.23
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Hitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a pop… read more
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- family
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"It's crazy how a relationship can be over long before you both call it quits."-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
"That's what love looks like. It's not always about the flowers and grand gestures, but this right here. Being completely yourself with another person in the moment, and them accepting no less of you."-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
"And now I'm realising it's ok to let toxicity go, even if it used to be good at one point. What matters is how does it make you feel now, and right now nothing about Destiny makes me believe she care…"-Ebony LaDelle, Love Radio
7. The Cheerleaders
By: Kara Thomas
3.75
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
There are no more cheerleaders in the town of Sunnybrook. First there was the car accident—two g… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"At some time you have to choose to live in the light."-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders
"A migraine coming on. She got them when she was stressed."-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders
"It shouldn't be this easy. Grief isn't supposed to be easy."-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders
"My bike in one of those old-fashioned cruisers, with a mint-green body."-Kara Thomas, The Cheerleaders
8. Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
By: Julie Andrews Edwards
3.88
Format: 340 pages, Hardcover
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this follow-up to her critically acclaimed memoir, Home, Julie Andrews … read more
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"All my life I have struggled with making decisions—which I blame on being a true Libra—"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
"I know that I am—all that I am. And all that I am is full and ripe. All that I am is standing still, waiting and watching and bursting with life. Holding the straining seams of my skin, my passion an…"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
"Dancers can look at a mirror, a writer can look at a page, and a painter can look at a canvas and see their work reflected back at them. But singers can only hear and feel what they are doing. After …"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
"Dancers can look at a mirror, a writer can look at a page, and a painter can look at a canvas and see their work reflected back at them. But singers can only hear and feel what they are doing. After …"-Julie Andrews Edwards, Home Work: A Memoir of My Hollywood Years
9. White Rose
By: Kip Wilson
3.97
Format: 358 pages, Hardcover
A gorgeous and timely novel based on the incredible story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college … read more
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- poetry
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
"I already know the idyll of my childhood is fading away, stomped flat by something that feels like doom."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"I close my eyes and pray that the world will somehow change. But I know it isn't going to change on its own, so I know I must pray for the courage to bring it about."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
"We amble away from the city, away from all angst, into the heart of a fairy-tale forest that reminds me how very lucky we are to live and breathe on this great Earth flourishing with wonder."-Kip Wilson, White Rose
10. To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel
By: Fred Fordham
4.40
Format: 279 pages, Hardcover
‘Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit ‘em, but remember it’s a sin to kill a mockingbird… read more
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- historical
- young adult
- family
- fiction
- historical fiction
"He staked me out, marked as his property, said I was the only girl he would ever love, then he neglected me."-Fred Fordham, To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel
11. And Then, Boom!
By: Lisa Fipps
4.69
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A gripping new novel-in-verse by the author of the Printz Honor-winning Starfish , featuring a pove… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- family
- fiction
- contemporary
"Friendship is being there to notice someone's about to fall, to try to keep them from falling, to catch them when they fall or to cushion the blow when they do, to feel what they're feeling, and to u…"-Lisa Fipps, And Then, Boom!
12. In the Beautiful Country
By: Jane Kuo
4.24
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A novel in verse about a young Taiwanese immigrant to America who is confronted by the stark differ… read more
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- poetry
- coming of age
- historical
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
13. The Black Flamingo
By: Dean Atta
4.35
Format: 360 pages, Hardcover
A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his w… read more
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- poetry
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"Don’t let anyone tell you that you are half anything."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"Be a bit gay, be very gay. Be the glitter that shows up in unexpected places."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"I know that’s wrong, my thinking was wrong, the different ones are often the most strong"-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
"To have a loving family is to feel afraid and yet believe you are going to be all right."-Dean Atta, The Black Flamingo
14. Brooms
By: Jasmine Walls
4.23
Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition
YALSA TOP 10 GREAT GRAPHIC NOVELS FOR TEENS BEST OF THE Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Publ… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- historical fiction
15. Again Again
By: E. Lockhart
3.14
Format: 289 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of We Were Liars and Genuine Fraud comes a complex novel… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"Adelaide wished to love someone and be loved back. And to love someone and know that it was him she loved, not some idea of him. Maybe that was two wishes. Maybe it was only one."-E. Lockhart, Again Again
"And with that recitation, Adelaide Buchwald gave Jack Cavallero her heart. Impulsively, gloriously, openly, she gave it to him, falling in love with someone she did not know, wondering at the curve o…"-E. Lockhart, Again Again
16. We Are All So Good at Smiling
By: Amber McBride
3.88
Format: 291 pages, Hardcover
They Both Die at the End meets The Bell Jar in this haunting, beautiful young adult novel-in-verse … read more
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- poetry
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Sorrow is no one's fault."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"The only way out is through."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"Let's write our story, so no one can take it away."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
"It starts in the middle not the beginning or the end- stories start in the middle."-Amber McBride, We Are All So Good at Smiling
17. It All Comes Back to You
By: Farah Naz Rishi
3.49
Format: 432 pages, ebook
After Kiran Noorani's mom died, Kiran vowed to keep her dad and sister, Amira, close. Then out of … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"Where you live, where you love, where you breathe--that is where your home will be."-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You
"Who you have feelings for—that is not a choice. Feelings happen whether you want them to or not. But love isn’t a feeling; it’s the act of planting a seed and putting in the time and care it needs to…"-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You
"DEEN: What about you? KIRAN: Hmm . . . seeing the future! KIRAN: I want to be able to see the future. DEEN: Feeling anxious about the future? KIRAN: Yeah. Always. KIRAN: Especially lately. DEEN: How’…"-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You
"There are millions of shayaris and ghazals and songs that spin beautiful words about what love is: fire, wine, pain," he goes on. "But that is all passion. Feeling. Love, on the other hand, is an act…"-Farah Naz Rishi, It All Comes Back to You
18. You Don't Have a Shot
By: Racquel Marie
4.38
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
A queer YA romance about rival soccer players from author Racquel Marie, perfect for fans of She Dr… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
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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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- family
"...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. Mid-Air
By: Alicia D. Williams
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more
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- poetry
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
21. I Am Here Now
By: Barbara Bottner
3.62
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Set in the 1960s, Barbara Bottner's I Am Here Now is a beautiful novel in verse about one artist’s … read more
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- poetry
- art
- coming of age
- historical
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
- family
