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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 68 ratingsA young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her own relationship to the world. Debut novel of renowned slam poet Elizabeth Acevedo.Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking... -
![The Cadence of Part-time Poets by Motswolo]()
The Cadence of Part-time Poets by Motswolo
Rated: 4.79 of 5 stars · 20 ratings“They’re… chaos,” Remus said firmly. “And chaos is—”“Rock and roll.”He looked at Sirius sharply, and for once, matched his grin. “Yeah.”“Maybe that’s my excuse then,” Sirius said. “I cause a bit of chaos now, and maybe one day, it’ll turn into rock and roll... -
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![The Low of Love by Love Belvin]()
The Low of Love by Love Belvin
Rated: 4.70 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsThings went left when they met, and while they were able to form a bond of sorts, it wasn’t what either of them hoped for. Before this wayward love settles for the straight path, there has to be a low. Right?The wayward connection of Isaak and Kennedi is now under new terms. This new playing field has them both caught in a whirlwind... -
![Without You by Kelly Elliott]()
Without You by Kelly Elliott
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAlex and Will have spent months keeping their relationship hidden from their families. Getting caught prematurely causes them to admit their love for each other to their parents. One decision made by Alex's father changes her entire world, shattering her plans for the future...Categorized as:
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![The Crossover Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander]()
The Crossover Graphic Novel by Kwame Alexander
Rated: 4.41 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsKwame Alexander's The Crossover is brought to life as a graphic novel with illustrations by Dawud Anyabwile. "With a bolt of lightning on my kicks . . . The court is SIZZLING. My sweat is DRIZZLING. Stop all that quivering. ’Cuz tonight I’m delivering," raps twelve-year-old Josh Bell. Thanks to their dad, he and his twin brother, Jordan, are kings on the court...Categorized as:
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![Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult]()
Small Great Things by Jodi Picoult
Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars · 88 ratingsRuth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told a few minutes later that she's been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists and don't want Ruth, who is African American, to touch their child...Categorized as:
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![On the Come Up by Angie Thomas]()
On the Come Up by Angie Thomas
Sixteen-year-old Bri wants to be one of the greatest rappers of all time. Or at least make it out of her neighborhood one day. As the daughter of an underground rap legend who died before he hit big, Bri’s got big shoes to fill. But now that her mom has unexpectedly lost her job, food banks and shutoff notices are as much a part of Bri’s life as beats and rhymes... -
![Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus]()
Gay the Pray Away by Natalie Naudus
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsValerie Danners is in a cult. She just doesn't know it yet. When she finds a queer book at the library and smuggles it home, her conservative Christian homeschooling world begins to crack. And when the cutest girl she's ever met shows up to Bible class, she starts to question everything...Categorized as:
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![Fast Life by Cassandra Carter]()
Fast Life by Cassandra Carter
Rated: 4.46 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsCaught up in a world of easy money,designer labels and drug-dealing boyfriends, sixteen-year-old Kyra Jones is living life on the fast track. But when her single mom is offered a job that takes Kyra away from her old Chicago neighborhood, and the drugs and gang violence that go along with it, she finally realizes that there's more to life than Gucci, Prada and ghetto-fabulous bling... -
![Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle]()
Love Radio by Ebony LaDelle
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsHitch meets The Sun Is Also a Star in this novel about a self-professed teen love doctor with a popular radio segment who believes he can get a girl who hates all things romance to fall in love with him in only three dates.Prince Jones is the guy with all the answers—or so it seems...Categorized as:
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![某某 A Certain Someone by Mu Su Li, 木苏里]()
某某 A Certain Someone by Mu Su Li, 木苏里
Rated: 4.47 of 5 stars · 13 ratings盛望搬进了白马弄堂的祖屋院子，一并搬进来的还有他爸正在交往的女人。他爸指着那个女人的儿子对他说：叫哥。桀骜不驯吃软不吃硬的制冷机（攻）x自认很金贵的懒蛋小少爷（受）盛望：我笔直。江添：我恐同。校园文，1v1+heSheng Wang moved into his ancestral home at White Horse Lane, along with the woman that his father was presently seeing.His dad pointed at that woman’s son and said to him: Call him ge (older brother)... -
![Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines]()
Black Girl Lost by Donald Goines
Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsIn this shocking novel of a young girl alone on the streets, Goines delves into yet another facet of the ghetto experience-the dark, despair-ridden world of a black girl s soul! Sandra took to the streets when she was eight years old and tried to fight off the hunger pangs by shoplifting and moving into the profits of drug pushing. The she met Chink and discovered love and affection.. -
![Hot Girl by Dream Jordan]()
Hot Girl by Dream Jordan
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsIt's summertime in Bed-Stuy "Do or Die" Brooklyn, and Kate is feeling down in the dumps. Not only is she tired of her raggedy, tomboy image, but she's also missing her best friend, Felicia, who's away for the summer... -
![Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield]()
Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsTilla has spent her entire life trying to make her father love her. But every six months, he leaves their family and returns to his true home: the island of Jamaica.When Tilla’s mother tells her she’ll be spending the summer on the island, Tilla dreads the idea of seeing him again, but longs to discover what life in Jamaica has always held for him... -
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![Una sfida come te by Katie McGarry]()
Una sfida come te by Katie McGarry
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 41 ratingsOttimi voti, stile impeccabile e una carriera di successo: ecco cosa si aspettano tutti da Rachel Young. Specialmente la sua numerosa e assillante famiglia. Ma nessuno sospetta che dietro quella maschera di perfezione si nasconda una ragazza fragile con una lista interminabile di segreti. Segreti inconfessabili come la passione per la velocità e le auto da corsa...Categorized as:
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![Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson]()
Jason & Kyra by Dana Davidson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsJason is a basketball star and one of the most popular guys in school. Brainy Kyra isn't, but she doesn't much care what other people think. Under normal circumstances, Jason and Kyra would live in their separate worlds until graduation. But fate intervenes, and the unlikely duo is paired up for a class project... -
![Lifted by Nia Forrester]()
Lifted by Nia Forrester
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat if your soulmate could never be your bedmate?Tessa Denison knows who she is—she never has and as far as she’s concerned, never will date men. Though she struggles with coming to terms with the loss of her parents at a young age and her very protective and overbearing brother, Trey, her sexuality and free-loving lifestyle have never given her a moment’s pause.Tyson Clark is a screw-up...Categorized as:
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![Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield]()
Hurricane Summer by Asha Ashanti Bromfield
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 27 ratings* One of Indigo Canada's Best Books of 2021 ** One of New York Public Library's Best Books for Teens 2021 ** One of YALSA's Best Fiction for Young Adults * ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY, "The Best YA Novels to Read This Summer"THE NEW YORK TIMES, "13 Y.A... -
![Arabian Nights by Simone Shirazi]()
Arabian Nights by Simone Shirazi
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsBlair Bakhtiar always wanted to be royalty. Zayn al-Haydar wanted to be anything but. When one fateful summer brings them together, the two discover that maybe it's not that much better on the other side... but the journey there is always full of surprises, with love being the biggest surprise of them all. [Book #2 in the Fairytale Series, but can be read as a standalone...Categorized as:
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![Chaos Theory by Nic Stone]()
Chaos Theory by Nic Stone
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin, delivers a gripping romance about two teens: a certified genius living with bipolar disorder and a politician's son who is running from his own addiction and grief. Don't miss this gut punch of a novel about mental illness, loss, and discovering you are worthy of love.Scars exist to remind us of what we've survived... -
![Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey]()
Between Lovers by Eric Jerome Dickey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsBestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey's creations “have enough sultry self-confidence to suggest, at their best, a Prince song on paper” ( The New York Times ). Now, he puts a twist on the love triangle in this sexy, searing, and wise novel.Nicole made a bold move by dumping her fiance at the altar...Categorized as:
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![Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry]()
Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott, Mikki Daughtry
Now a major motion picture starring Cole Sprouse and Haley Lu Richardson!Goodreads Choice Winner, Best Young Adult Fiction of 2019In this #1 New York Times bestselling novel that’s perfect for fans of John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, two teens fall in love with just one minor complication—they can’t get within a few feet of each other without risking their lives... -
![W Juliet, Vol. 4 by Emura]()
W Juliet, Vol. 4 by Emura
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMakoto Amano wants to become an actor, but his stern father has decreed that the only way Makoto can pursue his dream is to spend the last two years of high school as a girl! He quickly makes friends with popular tomboy Ito Miura, another drama enthusiast at this new high school and the only student to find out his secret--but are they more than pals?A trip to Hokkaido sends Ito into the arms of... -
![When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk]()
When You Were Everything by Ashley Woodfolk
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsFor fans of Nina LaCour's We Are Okay and Adam Silvera's History Is All You Left Me, this heartfelt and ultimately uplifting novel follows one sixteen-year-old girl's friend breakup through two concurrent timelines--ultimately proving that even endings can lead to new beginnings."Stunning...Categorized as:
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![Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson, Malik "Malik-16" Sharif]()
Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. Jackson, Malik "Malik-16" Sharif
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsIn this striking new novel by the critically acclaimed author of Allegedly and Monday’s Not Coming, Tiffany D. Jackson tells the story of three Brooklyn teens who plot to turn their murdered friend into a major rap star by pretending he's still alive. Brooklyn, 1998. Biggie Smalls was right: Things done changed...Categorized as:
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![Indigo Summer by Monica McKayhan]()
Indigo Summer by Monica McKayhan
Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars · 25 ratingsFifteen-year-old Indigo Summer's world finally seems to be going in the right direction: She hooks up with the star linebacker on the high-school football team, gets a date for homecoming and makes the high-school dance squad all in the same week. But sometimes things are just too good to be true... -
![W Juliet, Vol. 3 by Emura]()
W Juliet, Vol. 3 by Emura
Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsMakoto Amano wants to become an actor, but his stern father has decreed that the only way Makoto can pursue his dream is to spend the last two years of high school as a girl! He quickly makes friends with popular tomboy Ito Miura, another drama enthusiast at this new high school and the only student to find out his secret--but are they more than pals?A high school field trip to an amusement park... -
![Again for the First Time by Raven St. Pierre]()
Again for the First Time by Raven St. Pierre
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThey Said “I do” when everyone else said “don’t”. “Marry me” were the last words Luke thought he’d say to a perfect stranger. Then again, Lissy never dreamed she’d actually say “yes”. But she did… The odds are against them, but Luke and Lissy must decide whether their newfound love is worth fighting for... -
![Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke]()
Love Times Infinity by Lane Clarke
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe swoon of Nicola Yoon meets the emotional punch of Elizabeth Acevedo in this breakout debut novel that answers big questions about identity, family, and love. High school junior Michie is struggling to define who she is for her scholarship essays, her big shot at making it into Brown as a first-generation college student...Categorized as:
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![Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant]()
Reggie and Delilah's Year of Falling by Elise Bryant
Delilah always keeps her messy, gooey insides hidden behind a wall of shrugs and yeah, whatevers. She goes with the flow—which is how she ends up singing in her friends’ punk band as a favor, even though she’d prefer to hide at the merch table.Reggie is a D&D Dungeon Master and self-declared Blerd...Categorized as:
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![Wait for Me by Caroline Leech]()
Wait for Me by Caroline Leech
It’s 1945, and Lorna Anderson’s life on her father’s farm in Scotland consists of endless chores and rationing, knitting Red Cross scarves, and praying for an Allied victory. So when Paul Vogel, a German prisoner of war, is assigned as the new farmhand, Lorna is appalled...Categorized as:
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![When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown]()
When Stars Rain Down by Angela Jackson-Brown
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsThis summer has the potential to change everything.The summer of 1936 in Parsons, Georgia, is unseasonably hot, and Opal Pruitt can sense a nameless storm coming. She hopes this foreboding feeling won’t overshadow her upcoming eighteenth birthday or the annual Founder’s Day celebration in just a few weeks...Categorized as:
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![A Taste of Reality by Kimberla Lawson Roby]()
A Taste of Reality by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsKimberla Lawson Roby returns with another moving and triumphant novel about a woman who, against all odds, battles the most blatant kind of workplace discrimination while dealing with a crumbling marriage and a trusted friend's betrayal...Categorized as:
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Played by Dana Davidson
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsWhen one of Ian's boys dares him to get plain-faced Kylie Winship to sleep with him in just three weeks, he thinks it'll be a breeze. Tall and fine, with honey-colored skin and eyes, Ian is used to getting what he wants from girls. And if he succeeds in playing Kylie, he'll be down with the most popular crew in his high school...Categorized as:
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![First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel]()
First Love, Take Two by Sajni Patel
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsOn the verge of realizing her dream of being a doctor, Preeti Patel should be ecstatic. But between the stress of her residency, trying to find a job, and managing her traditional, no-boundaries family, Preeti's anxiety is through the roof. Relationships and love aren't even an option. Fortunately, Preeti's finally found a new place to stay . . . only to discover that her new roommate is her ex...Categorized as:
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![The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman]()
The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsThe last thing Elise wants is to start her senior year in a new town. But after her brother’s death in Afghanistan, she and her mother move from San Francisco to a sleepy coastal village.When Elise meets Mati, they quickly discover how much they have in common. Mati is new to town too, visiting the U.S. with his family... -
![Unbroken by R.E. Hunter]()
Unbroken by R.E. Hunter
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe was running toward her future. He was running from his past. When their worlds collided, nothing could prepare them for what was to come. Reeling from Luke’s betrayal, Embry Jacobs is lost and looking for answers. His lies have ripped them apart, forcing her to question everything she thought she knew about the man she loves... -
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Jackpot by Nic Stone
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 31 ratingsFrom the author of the New York Times bestseller Dear Martin-comes a pitch-perfect romance that examines class, privilege, and how a stroke of good luck can change an entire life.Meet Rico: high school senior and afternoon-shift cashier at the Gas 'n' Go, who after school and work races home to take care of her younger brother. Every. Single. Day...Categorized as:
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![Erasing Faith by Julie Johnson]()
Erasing Faith by Julie Johnson
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 19 ratingsA fairytale city. A forbidden love. A fate doomed from the start. Faith Morrissey is overdue for an adventure. After twenty years in the same small town, she sets out on a year-long study abroad trip, fully expecting to fall in love with the wonders of Budapest. She certainly doesn’t expect to fall for Wes, the mysterious stranger who sweeps her off her feet mere days after her arrival...Categorized as:
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![House of the Sun, Vol. 2 by Taamo]()
House of the Sun, Vol. 2 by Taamo
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 21 ratingsMao takes back her love confession saying it was “a joke” when she sees how troubled Hiro is. She doesn’t want to be a bother to Hiro, but she can’t hold back her feelings. Around the same time, Mao meets a fan of her online novel, Radical-san... -
![The Calum by Xio Axelrod]()
The Calum by Xio Axelrod
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCalum, The (Noun) 1. fictional hero of best-selling romance novel, A Laird to Love 2. the perfect man Twenty-six is too old to believe in fairytales, but tell that to Lovie’s roommate. Convinced she’ll find a real life version of her ultimate book boyfriend, Calum MacKenzie, Jo drags Lovie to the Scottish Highlands. Lovie’s no cynic *ahem* but she knows The Calum is a myth. A construct... -
![Forbidden Temptations by Janine Infante Bosco]()
Forbidden Temptations by Janine Infante Bosco
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAnthony Bianci Since I was a kid all I ever wanted to be was a gangster. I wanted to be feared, to be respected, and for everyone to know my name. And then she came into my life. I never planned on falling in love with the mob boss’ daughter. She was forbidden but somehow she became mine... -
![Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins]()
Briarcliff Prep by Brianna Peppins
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsSet at a luxe, aspirational boarding school inspired by the author's beloved alma mater Spelman College, this debut is a captivating celebration of the friends we choose, the family we protect, and the love we owe ourselves.It's fourteen-year-old Avielle "Avi" LeBeau's turn to do what everyone in her family has done: leave home to attend Briarcliff Prep―a Historically Black Boarding School (HBBS)... -
![Girls with Bad Reputations by Xio Axelrod]()
Girls with Bad Reputations by Xio Axelrod
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAll her life, Kayla heard the same Don't be so loud. Don't act so wild. Don't take up so much space. Now she's the beating heart of an up-and-coming rock band…and the whole world is going to know her name. Once upon a time, the pressure to be the perfect daughter nearly broke Kayla Whitman...Categorized as:
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![Standing Against the Wind by Traci L. Jones]()
Standing Against the Wind by Traci L. Jones
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn her debut novel, Traci L. Jones presents a girl with grit she never knew she had, and a boy so inspired by her that he begins to take pride in his own abilities.Patrice dreams of a first-class education, but right now she's just got to survive the walk to school.Patrice Williams was happy living in Georgia with her grandmother...then her mother lured her to Chicago and ended up in jail... -
![Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon]()
Upstate by Kalisha Buckhanon
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 24 ratings"Baby, the first thing I need to know from you is do you believe I killed my father?"So begins Upstate, a powerful story told through letters between seventeen-year-old Antonio and his sixteen-year-old girlfriend, Natasha, set in the 1990's in New York...Categorized as:
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![Breaking Stars by J. Sterling, Erin Mallon]()
Breaking Stars by J. Sterling, Erin Mallon
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsAn actress since she was 14 years old, Paige Lockwood finds herself craving a little normalcy after a scandal rocks her otherwise predictable world. With everyone in her life attempting to control her, she takes matters into her own hands and leaves town without so much as a plan or a destination... -
![Stealing Home by Becky Wallace]()
Stealing Home by Becky Wallace
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFight for your dreams, even if it means breaking a few rules.Seventeen-year-old Ryan Russell has life perfectly planned. If she keeps up her hard work, one day she’ll take over the family business: owning the Buckley Beavers, a minor league baseball team, and become one of the only female General Managers in the sport... -
![Off the Record by Camryn Garrett]()
Off the Record by Camryn Garrett
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe behind-the-scenes access of Almost Famous meets the searing revelations of #metoo in this story of a teen journalist who uncovers the scandal of the decade.Ever since seventeen-year-old Josie Wright can remember, writing has been her identity, the thing that grounds her when everything else is a garbage fire... -
![Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame]()
Did I Mention I Miss You? by Estelle Maskame
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsIt’s been a year since Eden last spoke to Tyler. She remains furious at him for leaving her and has moved on with life in Chicago, where she is at University studying psychology...Categorized as:
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