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Category: Young Adult Readers

The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden

The First Thing About You by Chaz Hayden

A high school student with spinal muscular atrophy is determined to reinvent himself in a hilarious and poignant debut from an exciting new voice.

disability, family, friendships, new start, reliance, spinal muscular atrophy
My Imaginary Mary

My Imaginary Mary by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows

It’s aliiiiiiiive! New York Times bestselling authors of My Lady Jane are back with the electric, poetic, and (almost) historical tale of the one and only Mary Shelley.

Ada Byron, fantasy, Mary Shelly, science, The Lady Janies, writing
The Summer of Bitter and Sweet by Jen Ferguson

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.

Indigenous, physical violence, racism, sexual assault, sexual identity, teen alcohol use
The Silence that Binds Us by Johanna Ho

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.

academic, activism, grief, healing, suicide
A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

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.

Bangladeshi, competition, film, NYC
It's All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning

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

Austen, crush, gymnast, sports
Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

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

adventure, cosplay, grief, prom, Sikh
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

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

diverse characters, gaslighting, magic, siblings
Over the Falls by Rebecca Hodge

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

adventure, sisters, suspense, whitewater

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

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