Children of Blood and Bone

by Tomi Adeyemi

YA FIC ADEYEMI

Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.

The Door of No Return

by Kwame Alexander

YA FIC ALEXANDER

It’s 1860 and Kofi lives in Upper Asante (Ghana) along the river. In the river, Kofi feels invincible, but the river holds dark secrets. Told never to venture there at night but never told why, Kofi seeks his own answers - but it comes at a terrible price: captured by white colonists to be sold into slavery.

Felix Ever After

by Kacen Callender

YA FIC CALLENDER

Felix has just come out as trans and is dealing with bullying at school. While trying to figure out his identity, his bully is dead-naming him and putting up old photos of him around school. Soon, Felix finds himself in a love-triangle with a former enemy while trying to catfish his bully.

Bitter

by Akwaeke Emezi

YA FIC EMEZI

After a childhood in foster care, Bitter is thrilled to attend a special school where she can focus on her painting surrounded by other creative teens. But outside, the streets are filled with protests against the deep injustices that grip the city. Bitter isn’t sure where she belongs, and f she does find a way to help the revolution while being true to who she is, she must also ask: at what cost?

Allegedly

by Tiffany D. Jackson

YA FIC JACKSON

Mary Addison entered Baby Jail after being accused, and prosecuted, for killing a baby that she was helping her mother take care of. She now resides in a group home and is trying to adapt to her new surroundings. Finally ready to talk about what happened, readers will learn what happened to baby Alyssa.

Me (Moth)

by Amber McBride

YA FIC MCBRIDE

Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he comes from, maybe he’ll be able to understand his ongoing depression. And if Moth can help him feel grounded, then perhaps she too will discover the history she carries in her bones.

Thirty Talks Weird Love

by Alessandra Narváez Varela

YA FIC NARVAEZ-VARELA

Anamaria is trying to figure out being 13-years-old in Ciudad Juarez in 1999. Her parents own a Taqueria, and how well she does in school gives her major anxiety. One day, a woman Anamaria deems Thirty, approaches her saying that she is her, from the future. This novel in verse explores growing up as well as the femicides in Mexico at the time.

Heartstopper Vols. 1-5

by Alice Oseman

[GRAPHIC] YA FIC OSEMAN

Charlie, a highly-strung, openly gay over-thinker, and Nick, a cheerful, soft-hearted rugby player, meet at a British all-boys grammar school. An unlikely friendship forms, quickly becoming a central part of each other’s lives. The boys fall for each other and experience life together - school, sports, hangouts, & all the other ups and downs of adolescence.

The Astonishing Color of After

by X.R. Pan

YA FIC PAN

In the wake of her mother’s suicide, 15-year-old Leigh travels from the U.S. to Taiwan, where she hopes to come to terms with the tragedy while getting to know the maternal grandparents she has never met. Convinced that her mother has been reincarnated as a great red bird and eager to understand what happened, Leigh looks for symbols and meaning in the world around her.

There Will Come a Darkness

by Katy Rose Pool

YA FIC POOL

For generations the world was guided by the Seven Prophets. They disappeared, leaving only a vaguely written prophecy of an Age of Darkness and a new Prophet. Five diverse young people are drawn together to unveil this prophecy and to either bring about or stop the Age of Darkness.

We Are Not From Here

by Jenny Torres Sanchez

[YA FIC TORRES SANCHEZ

Pulga, Chico, and Pequeña are leaving Guatemala and traveling through Mexico to reach the U.S. They follow the route of La Bestia, a system of trains that promise the hope of freedom - if they are lucky enough to survive the harrowing journey, with nothing but the bags on their backs and the desperation that courses through their very veins.

Blackout/Whiteout

by Various Authors

YA FIC BLACKOUT/YA FIC WHITEOUT

A collection of interconnected short stories of love, friendship, and connection that take place during a New York City summer blackout and a Georgia snowstorm.