Fangirl
By Rainbow Rowell
YA ROWELL
Feeling cast off when her twin
outgrows their shared love for
a favorite celebrity, Cath, a
dedicated fan-fiction writer,
struggles to survive on her
own in her first year of college.
Winger
By Andrew Smith
YA SMITH
Two years younger than his
classmates at a prestigious
boarding school, Ryan Dean
West grapples with living in the
dorm for troublemakers, falling
for his female best friend and
playing wing on the Varsity
rugby team.
It’s Kind of a Funny Story
By Ned Vizzini
YA VIZZINNI
A humorous account of a New
York City teenager's battle with
depression and his time spent
in a psychiatric hospital.
The Epic Crush of Genie Lo
By F. C. Yee
YA YEE
Genie's focus on getting into a
top-tier college is destroyed
when an enigmatic transfer
student, Quentin, helps her
transform into a demon-
fighter.
When Dimple Met Rishi
By Sandhya Menon
YA MENON
When Dimple Shah and Rishi
Patel meet at a Stanford
University summer program,
Dimple is avoiding her parents'
obsession with "marriage
prospects" but Rishi hopes to
woo her into accepting arranged
marriage with him.
Dumplin’
By Julie Murphy
YA MURPHY
Willowdean wants to prove to
everyone in her small Texas
town that she is more than just
a fat girl, so she prepares to
compete in the beauty pageant
her mother runs.
The Rest of Us Just Live Here
By Patrick Ness
YA NESS
The best friend of a kid with
superhuman qualities
endeavors to have a life of his
own that is both normal and
extraordinary.
Neanderthal Opens the Door to
the Universe
By Preston Norton
YA NORTON
Nearly a year after his brother's
suicide, Cliff "Neanderthal"
Hubbard gets recruited to make
life better at Happy Valley High
by the school's quarterback,
who claims he had a vision.
Noteworthy
By Riley Redgate
YA REDGATE
Jordan disguises herself as a
boy to gain entry into a
competitive, all-male a cappella
group that is looking for a singer
with her vocal range.
Does My Head Look Big in This?
By Randa Abdel-Fattah
YA ABDEL-FATTAH
Year Eleven at an exclusive prep
school would be tough enough,
but it is further complicated for
Amal when she decides to wear
the hijab, the Muslim head
scarf, full-time.
The Upside of Unrequited
By Becky Albertalli
YA ALBERTALLI
Avoiding relationships to protect
her sensitive heart, plus-sized
Molly supports her once-cynical
twin, Cassie, when the latter has
her own bout of lovesickness, a
situation that is complicated by
sibling dynamics and an
unexpected romantic triangle.
The Absolutely True Diary of a
Part-Time Indian
By Sherman Alexie
YA ALEXIE
Budding cartoonist Junior leaves
his troubled school on the
Spokane Indian Reservation to
attend an all-white farm town
school where the only other
Indian is the school mascot.
The Haters
By Jesse Andrews
YA ANDREWS
A road trip adventure about a
trio of jazz-camp escapees who,
against every realistic
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
By Jesse Andrews
YA ANDREWS
Greg has managed to become
part of every social group at his
high school, but his life
changes when his mother
forces him to befriend Rachel,
a girl who has leukemia.
Beauty Queens
By Libba Bray
YA BRAY
When a plane crash strands
thirteen teen beauty
contestants on a mysterious
island, they struggle to survive,
to get along with one another,
and to combat the island's
other diabolical occupants.
Georgia Peaches and Other
Forbidden Fruit
By Jaye Robin-Brown
YA BROWN
Joanna meets the perfect girl
for her and must decide
whether to break a promise
that could change everything
for her and her family or lose
out on love.
American Panda
By Gloria Chao
YA CHAO
A freshman at MIT, Mei Lu tries
to live up to her Taiwanese
parents' expectations, but no
amount of tradition, obligation,
or guilt prevent her from hiding
several truths.
Confessions of a High School
Disaster
By Emma Chastain
YA CHASTAIN
Chloe Snow chronicles a year
in her high school life, sharing
the highs and lows of family,
friendship, school, and love.
The Pros of Cons
By Alison Cherry
YA CHERRY
Three girls become fast friends
when brought together by a
random mix-up in the hotel
lobby playing host to three
separate conventions.
Waste of Space
By Gina Damico
YA DAMICO
Cram ten hormonal teens into a
spaceship and blast off: that's
the premise for the ill-conceived
reality show Waste of Space.
The kids who are cast know
everything about drama--and
nothing about the fact that the
production is fake.
Boys Don’t Knit
By T. S. Easton
YA EASTON
After a brush with the law, Ben,
a dyed-in-the-wool worrier, must
take up a new hobby and
chooses knitting, an activity at
which he excels but must try to
keep secret from his friends,
enemies, and father.
A Totally Awkward Love Story
By Tom Ellen
YA ELLEN
Hannah and Sam are each
searching for “the one,” but
over the summer, a series of
hilarious misunderstandings
prevent them from realizing that
they're it for one another.
The Great American Whatever
By Tim Federle
YA FEDERLE
Quinn, an aspiring screenwriter,
copes with his sister's death
while his best friend forces him
back out into the world to face
his reality.
I Believe in a Thing Called Love
By Maureen Goo
YA GOO
A disaster in romance, high
school senior Desi Lee decides
to tackle her flirting failures by
watching Korean television
dramas, where the hapless
heroine always seems to end up
in the arms of her true love by
episode ten.
My Lady Jane
By Cynthia Hand
YA HAND
On the eve of her marriage to a
stranger, Lady Jane Grey is
swept in a conspiracy to usurp
the throne from her cousin.
Evil Librarian
By Michelle Knudsen
YA KNUDSEN
Cynthia's best friend falls head
over heels for the new school
librarian, but after meeting Mr.
Gabriel, Cyn realizes something
isn't quite right.
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice
and Virtue
By Mackenzi Lee
YA LEE
Two friends on a Grand Tour of
18th-century Europe stumble
across a magical artifact that
leads them from Paris to Venice
in a dangerous manhunt shaped
by pirates, highwaymen and
their growing attraction to one
another.
Save the Date
By Morgan Matson
YA MATSON
When Charlie’s four older
siblings reunite, she is
determined to have a perfect
weekend before the family home
is sold, but disasters abound.