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100 Sideways Miles
Finn Easton is trying to find his own story, but between epileptic blank-outs and his doomed first love, he has a hard time seeing his path. Heyborne's angsty, discontented teen guy narration perfectly expresses Finn's frustration with the universe.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781494514099
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Adrian and the Tree of Secrets
This French graphic novel tells the story of Adrian, whose oppressive mother and strict Catholic school make being openly gay seem outside of the realm of possibility. After sharing a kiss in a treehouse, Adrian experiences a glimpse of a life without loneliness.- Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels and Graphic Nonfiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781551525563
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After
How can someone like Devon – so driven, so focused, so good at everything – do something as horrible as throwing a baby in the trash? Devon can't believe it since she denies she was even pregnant, but the truth can only be covered up for so long before everything starts falling apart.
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Alex As Well
Fourteen years old and intersex, Alex was raised by her parents as a boy, but she knows she is a girl. Taking her identity into her own hands, she stops her testosterone pills and starts over at a new school. This presents a whole new set of challenges, from facing down disapproving parents to navigating her legal rights.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781627790147
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All American Boys
What should have been a typical Friday night explodes into racial violence when Quinn witnesses a cop beating 16-year-old Rashad. Nobbs and Lockard's compelling narration infuses this audiobook with realistic energy and attitude.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781427617361
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All the Bright Places
After Theodore “Freak” Finch talks down popular Violet Markey from the school bell tower, they team up for a project wandering Indiana. Meyers' authentic teen voice captures Violet's fear and heartbreak; Heyborne voices Finch with such vibrancy it makes his descent all the more heartbreaking.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780553552195
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All The Rage
Since Romy Grey accused the sheriff's son of rape, she has been ostracized and bullied by the community. When her former friend goes missing after a party Romy must decide if she's willing to raise her voice against the cultural tides of silence and sham -
Anything Could Happen
Having a secret crush can be hard. For Tretch, a closeted teen who is in love with his straight best friend, it verges on torture. Whether he reveals his true feelings or continues to avoid them, the only certain thing is that anything could happen.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780545709545
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Awkward
When the science and art clubs do battle over school space, things are bound to get awkward. -
Because You'll Never Meet Me
Ollie ?is allergic to electricity? and lives in isolation with his mother. Moritz was born with no eyes?, has a pacemaker, and is bullied at school. ?They become pen pals and unlikely friends as they learn more about one another.- Realistic Fiction
- William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2016
- ISBN: 9781619635906
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The Boy in the Black Suit
To deal with his mother's passing, Matt accepts a job at the local funeral home. Matt meets Lovey at her grandmother's funeral. The two of them share a bond that will help them both to move past their own. respective losses.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781442459502
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The Boy in the Black Suit
- Realistic Fiction
- CSK Book Awards - Author - Honor 2016
- ISBN: 9781442459519
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Boy Meets Boy
When Paul falls hard for Noah, he thinks he has found his one true love, but when Noah walks out of his life, Paul has to find a way to get him back and make everything right once more.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2016
- ISBN: 9780375824005
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Boys Don't Knit (In Public)
After an embarrassing legal mishap, Ben serves his probation time in a knitting class. Turns out he's pretty good with the needles--enter the world of competitive knitting.- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2016
- ISBN: 9781250053312
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Breathing Underwater
Nick has been court-mandated to write about his relationship with Caitlin. While he believes everything was fine between them, Nick soon discovers the reasons that Caitlin took out a restraining order against him.
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Calvin
As a child, Calvin played with the toy Hobbes. Now Calvin is a schizophrenic teenager, and Hobbes is back—a delusion he can't control. If he can convince Bill Watterson to draw one final Calvin & Hobbes comic strip with a normal teenaged Calvin, will he be cured?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780374380731
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Challenger Deep
As Caden descends into mental illness, his visions of a descent into the deep waters of a trench take over.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780061134111
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Chloe by Design: Making the Cut
When a reality competition series comes to town, can fashionista Chloe make the cut?- Realistic Fiction
- Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2016
- ISBN: 9781623701123
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Crazy
You would be a little crazy too if your mother just died and your mentally ill father was not taking it well. Can Jason get by with a little help from his friends, real or not?
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Cut Both Ways
Seventeen-year-old Will believes he is adept at straddling two worlds. He lives with his affluent mother in the suburbs where he makes out with his gay best friend; he lives with his struggling father in the city where he hooks up with a girl from school. When his worlds collide, he is cut both ways.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780062349880
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Devoted
Raised with a strict fundamentalist adherence to the Bible, Rachel Walker has been taught that women can only become a loving helpmate to a husband. When a former member of her church moves back to town, Rachel begins to see other possibilities.- Realistic Fiction
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781596439115
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Dime
Dime is looking for love and security when she finds Daddy, Brandy, and L.A. She believes she is loved even as she is groomed to work as a prostitute. When a much younger girl joins their “family,” Dime realizes that she has to break the cycle. -
Dumplin'
After deciding to enter Miss Teen Blue Bonnet Beauty Pageant, Willowdean and her friends defy expectations based on beauty and gain a greater sense of confidence and self worth. -
Eden West
Jacob, a member of the Grace, starts questioning his deeply held faith when he meets Lynna, a girl from the World, and Tobias, a new member of the Grace.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780763674182
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Fans of the Impossible Life
Jeremy, Mira and Sebby first bond while gathering signatures on a petition to establish an after-school Art Club. All three of them struggle with physical and emotional traumas, but together they hope to bring some light into their lives. The use of a different voice for each character's portion of the narrative (first, second and third person) adds haunting perspective to their powerful stories.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780062331755
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The Five Stages of Andrew Brawley
Andrew Brawley should have died in the car accident that killed his parents and sister; he did not. Instead, he skulks around in the hospital where they died, working on his graphic novel and avoiding the ever-vigilant eyes of Death. When Rusty, a boy set on fire for being gay, arrives in the ER, Andrew falls in love and begins to imagine life outside the hospital walls.- Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781481403108
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Forgive Me If I've Told You This Before
Triinu Hoffman realizes she is definitely gay, a problem in the middle of a statewide campaign against equal rights for homosexuals in 1992 Oregon. Through lyrical language, this novel depicts a true test for Triinu of who she is and who she wants to become.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781932010732
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Gabi, a Girl in Pieces
Gabi Hernandez poetically chronicles everything from her best friend's pregnancy to her father's meth addiction to her own obsession with food. Garcia effortlessly incorporates the Spanish language and highlights the lyrical poetry found throughout the book.- Realistic Fiction
- Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781101917039
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Goodbye Stranger
Bridge survived a bad accident, wears cat's ears, and has made a rule with her friends: no fighting. To make seventh grade more complicated, her story intersects with that of both a new friend and a mysterious teenager, who is dealing with a betrayal.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780385743174
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The History of Us
Basketball player Bradley Collins is out to his friends but doesn't see his sexuality as central to his identity. TJ is openly gay and about to embark on a road trip to document LGBTQ people and their experiences. Bradley joins him on a road trip full of beautiful stories and emotional growth.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781634761796
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Hold Me Closer: The Tiny Cooper Story
Tiny Cooper—”the world's largest person who is also really, really gay” of Will Grayson, Will Grayson fame—shares his life story in this libretto of a musical.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780525428848
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Hold Tight, Don't Let Go: A Novel of Haiti
Devastated by the 2010 Haitian earthquake, 15-year-old Magdalie's world is turned upside down. Despite losing her mother and being separated from her beloved cousin, she finds the strength to survive in a chaotic and dangerous new world.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9781419712043
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Honor Girl
In this graphic memoir, Maggie Thrash recalls a summer at Camp Bellflower for Girls when she was fifteen. As she develops skills, makes enemies, and gains unexpected recognition, she also feels the first spark of attraction to camp counselor Erin.- Realistic Fiction, Graphic Novel
- Rainbow Book List - Graphic Novels and Graphic Nonfiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780763673826
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Identical
Sixteen-year-old identical twin daughters of a district court judge and a candidate for the United States House of Representatives, Kaeleigh and Raeanne Gardella desperately struggle with secrets that have already torn them and their family apart.
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Inexcusable
Accused of a crime he's fairly certain he didn't commit, Keifer Sarafian tries to convince readers of his side of the story.
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Infandous
Using fairy tales as a metaphor for her own life, Sephora finds a way through her great shame and deep humiliation.- Realistic Fiction, Fantasy
- Amelia Bloomer List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781467738491
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Infinite in Between
Five teens meet at freshman orientation and promise to meet up again at graduation.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780061731075
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Invisible
Doug and his best friend Andy are an unlikely pair – Doug is a loner and Andy is a popular football player – but as long as they don't talk about what happened at the Tuttle Place, their friendship will remain intact.
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Kissing in America
Sixteen-year-old Eva Roth confronts the complexities of grief, relationships, and love of all kinds as she begins to forge her own voice and path as a woman and a poet. -
The Last Time We Say Goodbye
After her younger brother, Tyler, commits suicide, Lex struggles with the grief, a family that has fallen apart, the sudden distance between her and her friends, and memories of Tyler that still feel all too real.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 9780062318473
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Little Peach
In a desperate attempt to find a place and family to call home, Michelle becomes a victim of human trafficking.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2016
- ISBN: 978006266958
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Love is the Higher Law
Three New York City teens express their reactions to the bombing of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, and its impact on their lives and the world.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2016
- ISBN: 9780375834691
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Moose
When Joe's tormentor falls into a hole in the woods while chasing Joe, Joe must decide how much his peace of mind and safety is worth.- Realistic Fiction
- Great Graphic Novels for Teens 2016
- ISBN: 9781894994934
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More Happy Than Not
Aaron Soto is a sixteen-year-old Puerto Rican living in the Bronx, happy in his relationships with his girlfriend and childhood friends, despite his father's recent suicide. When Aaron starts to fall for a guy and things go terribly wrong, how far will he go to erase the horrible memories of his past? -
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick frequents New York's indie rock scene nursing a broken heart. Norah is questioning all of her assumptions about the world. They have nothing in common except for their taste in music, until a chance encounter leads to an all-night quest to find a legendary band's secret show.- Realistic Fiction
- Margaret A. Edwards Award 2016
- ISBN: 9780375846144
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No One Needs to Know
Olivia and Zoey live drastically different lives in Tacoma, WA—Olivia in the penthouse of a highrise overlooking the sound, Zoey in a crumbling house on the wrong side of the tracks. When Zoey starts seeing Olivia's brother, and the girls are paired for a school project, they get a glimpse of each other's lives, and find themselves becoming more than friends.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780738736259
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None of the Above
Kristin's life is just about perfect: a full-ride to university on a track scholarship, a great boyfriend, and a surprise election as homecoming queen. When she decides to have sex for the first time, it goes painfully wrong, and a visit to the gynecologist reveals a life-altering fact: Kristin is intersex. Living her through her diagnosis of androgen insensitivity syndrome means facing the brutal response of classmates, as well as her own evolving understanding of what her gender identity means.- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9780062335319
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Not Otherwise Specified
Seventeen-year-old Etta feels out-of-place in her small Nebraska town: she's not gay enough for her former lesbian friends or straight enough for the rest of the school; she's not sick enough to be diagnosed with an eating disorder or thin enough to be a ballerina. Etta is left to discover who she really is and what it means to be “not otherwise specified.”- Realistic Fiction
- Rainbow Book List - Young Adult Fiction 2016
- ISBN: 9781481405959