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Category: Young Adult Readers
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson
In this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a Métis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person—and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth.
The Silence That Binds Us by Johanna Ho
Johanna Ho has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.
A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan
New from the author of Counting Down with You comes a sparkling YA romance about an aspiring screenwriter who falls for the indie film star who goes undercover at her school.
It’s All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning
Gr. 7-10 Fifteen-year-old Caroline “Caro” Kepler is an award-winning gymnast whose promising career abruptly ends after her chronic back pain … More
Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon
Wacky YA Novel Examines Decisiveness and Grief of a Sikh-American Boy Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh … More
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell
Sixteen-year-old Derry and her eight siblings—a diverse group that includes white, Black, Mexican, nonbinary, deaf, overweight, and queer individuals—were abandoned … More
Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge
Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge is the perfect book for readers who crave adventure in nature, love realism in … More
My Best Books for Youth in 2021
Click here to read about these nine books that I reviewed in 2021 for Booklist Magazine and India Currents Magazine. … More
The Nobleman’s Guide to Scandal and Shipwrecks by Mackenzi Lee
Gr. 9-12 ***Starred Review*** Following his beloved mother’s suicide, Adrian Montague—a Lord-to-be who suffers from acute anxiety—receives her personal affects. … More
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