This Terrible True Thing: A Visual Novel
By: Jenny Laden
4.44
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
In this heartbreaking multimedia debut--filled with drawings, poems, and journal entries--author Je…
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1. Took: A Ghost Story
By: Mary Downing Hahn
4.31
Format: 66 pages, Hardcover
"Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty years--then lets her go and takes another on… read more
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2. 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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- coming of age
- contemporary
- 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
3. 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
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
4. 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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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
5. Sunhead
By: Alex Assan
3.53
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In this queer coming-of-age teen graphic novel by breakout talent Alex Assan, high schooler Rotem f… read more
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- lgbt
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
6. 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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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
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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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
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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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
9. Finally Seen (Finally Seen #1)
By: Kelly Yang
4.46
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Times bestselling author of Front Desk comes a “involving, realistic” ( Booklist … read more
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- audiobook
- realistic fiction
- fiction
- contemporary
10. 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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- historical
- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
11. 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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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
12. 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
- audiobook
"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
13. Hope Ablaze
By: Sarah Mughal Rana
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
She lost her words but found her voice. All My Rage meets The Poet X in this electric debut tha… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
14. Lord of the Fly Fest
By: Goldy Moldavsky
3.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
One of Us Is Lying meets Lord of the Flies meets Fyre Fest in this wickedly addictive and funny YA … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
"It's a condition I have where I don't care about things."-Goldy Moldavsky, Lord of the Fly Fest
15. The Deep Dark
By: Molly Knox Ostertag
4.42
Format: 480 pages, Paperback
From Molly Knox Ostertag, writer-illustrator, comes a darkly beautiful story of identity, family, l… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
16. Dark Parts of the Universe
By: Samuel Miller
3.73
Format: 432 pages, Hardcover
Outer Banks meets Bone Gap in New York Times bestselling author Samuel Miller’s propulsive and genr… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
17. When You Look Like Us
By: Pamela N. Harris
4.03
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
When you look like us—brown skin, brown eyes, black braids or fades—people think you’re trouble. No… read more
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- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
"Doesn't matter that I'm the guy in here trying to work. My popping melanin makes me the aggressor in every situation."-Pamela N. Harris, When You Look Like Us
18. When the World Tips Over
By: Jandy Nelson
4.18
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
An explosive new novel brimming with love, secrets, and enchantment The Fall siblings live in h… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
"He liked trees more than people."-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
"Why won’t you ever tell me about your parents?"-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
"Sometimes platonic loves are the most profound."-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
"Desiderium, n. an ardent desire for something lost."-Jandy Nelson, When the World Tips Over
19. Girls Like Her
By: Melanie Sumrow
4.13
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
A raw, gripping, authentic, and boldly original novel about a fifteen-year-old Texas girl set to st… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
20. Twenty-Four Seconds from Now...
By: Jason Reynolds
4.39
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
“Jason Reynolds has done it again!...Fresh from start to finish…This is what it could be, should be… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
21. Where Wolves Don't Die
By: Anton Treuer
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojib… read more
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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
22. 49 Miles Alone
By: Natalie D. Richards
3.65
Format: 273 pages, Paperback
Four days alone in the desert. Except they're not as alone as they think. A year ago, Katie and her… read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
23. The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky
By: Josh Galarza
4.22
Format: 313 pages, Hardcover
Perfect for fans of Mark Oshiro and Adam Silvera comes a fiercely funny and hopeful story of one bo… read more
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- lgbt
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
24. 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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- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
25. 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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- historical
- audiobook
26. I Will Never Leave You
By: Kara A. Kennedy
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
This emotional debut thriller follows a teen girl being haunted by the ghost of her toxic ex-girlfr… read more
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- contemporary
- young adult
- lgbt
27. 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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- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
28. The Glass Girl
By: Kathleen Glasgow
4.39
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Girl in Pieces comes a raw, heart-wrenching novel … read more
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- fiction
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
29. How It All Ends
By: Emma Hunsinger
4.30
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Thirteen-year-old Tara lives inside the nonstop adventure of her imagination. It’s far more enterta… read more
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- contemporary
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
30. This Terrible True Thing: A Visual Novel
By: Jenny Laden
4.44
Format: 376 pages, Hardcover
In this heartbreaking multimedia debut--filled with drawings, poems, and journal entries--author Je… read more
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- lgbt
- coming of age
- historical
- realistic fiction
- young adult
- fiction
- contemporary
- audiobook
31. Pick the Lock
By: A.S. King
3.74
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From Michael L. Printz Award winner A.S. King, a weird and insightful new novel about a girl intent… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- contemporary
