Showing 1–11 of 11 books
- List: Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
- List: Best Fiction for Young Adults
- Genre: Realistic Fiction
- Award year: 2017
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Booked
Soccer star Nick Hall is on top until his parents shatter his world. How will Nick put the pieces back together? -
Drag Teen
A drag competition offers JT the opportunity to break out of his small-town Florida life and live his dream onstage in wig, heels, and false eyelashes. -
Ghost
Ghost lands a spot on an exclusive track team promising to stay out of trouble, but he finds it harder than he thought. -
Highly Illogical Behavior
Solomon Reed hasn't stepped out of his house in three years; Lisa Praytor wants nothing more than to leave their town. Solomon may be her ticket out. -
Lily and Dunkin
Lily and Dunkin struggle with gender identity, mental illness, and the eighth grade. -
Not If I See You First
Parker doesn't forgive, especially when someone takes advantage of her blindness. Is there someone worth a second chance? -
The Serpent King
One is the son of a snake-handling preacher serving time in prison. One is a fashionista with New York dreams. One escapes an abusive life in fantasy novels. These high-school seniors in a small Tennessee town consider the options for their future. -
Symptoms of Being Human
Is Riley Cavanaugh a boy or a girl? The answer is yes. In this ground-breaking exploration of what it's like to be a gender fluid teen, Riley grapples with self-identity, balancing that identity with family expectations, and standing up to bullies. -
Watched
Marina Budhos' YA novel explores society's fear and suspicion of those deemed Other – most especially young Muslim men. Naeem is one, and he's always being watched — by his parents, by the neighbors, by the cops, by his little brother, by surveillance cameras. However, an arrest for shoplifting turns into an opportunity for the Watched to become the Watcher. -
When We Collided
Vivi and Jonah are both struggling with more than the average high school student, and are instantly drawn to each other. They fall in love, but is their love enough to keep the darkness at bay? -
Where You'll Find Me
Stuck living with her dad and step mom after her mother's suicide attempt, Anna discovers acceptance in the unlikeliest of places.