Category Archives: New Young Adult Books

Spells For Lost Things

 by Jenna Evans Welch

A poignant and romantic novel about two teens trying to find their place in the world after being unceremoniously dragged to Salem, Massachusetts, for the summer. 

 

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If You Could See The Sun

 by Ann Liang

In a YA debut that’s Gossip Girl with a speculative twist, a Chinese American girl monetizes her strange new invisibility powers by discovering and selling her wealthy classmates’ most scandalous secrets. 

 

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Azar on Fire

 by Olivia Abtahi

Finding her voice takes on a whole new meaning when fourteen-year-old Azar Rossi sets out to win her local Battle of the Bands contest in this heartfelt and hilarious contemporary YA novel.

 

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A Secret Princess

 by Margaret Stohl, Melissa De La Cruz

Best Friends Mary Lennox, Sara Crewe, and Cedric Erroll are best friends.  And thank goodness, since their boarding school is basically insufferable.  When one of the friends suffers a personal tragedy, a plan–and a secret–change everything for the trio…for good. 

 

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Valiant Ladies

 by Melissa Gray

Two teen vigilantes set off on an action-packed investigation to expose corruption and deliver justice in this YA historical fiction novel inspired by real seventeenth century Latinx teenagers.

 

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Love and Other Great Expectations

 by Becky Dean

An American girl embarks on a competitive scavenger hunt in England–and along the way, meets up with a bookish British boy who can’t help her with the clues…but might make the trip take some unexpected turns. 

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Live, Laugh, Kidnap

 by Gabby Noone

From the author of Layoverland comes another bitingly clever, laugh-out-loud funny novel, about a group of teen girls going up against an exploitative megachurch in their small Montana town.

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Daughters of a Dead Empire

 by Carolyn Tara O’Neil

In this harrowing novel, two girls from separate worlds flee across the Russian countryside at the height of the Bolshevik Revolution.  A historical thriller about dangerous ideals, loyalty, and the price we pay for change. 

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Lulu and Milagros Search for Clarity

 by Angela Velez

Overachiever Luz “Lulu” Zavala has straight As, perfect attendance, and a solid ten-year plan.  First up: nail her interview for a dream internship at Stanford, the last stop on her school’s cross-country college road trip.  The only flaw in her plan is Clara, her oldest sister, who went off to college and sparked a massive fight with their overprotective mom, who is now convinced that out-of-state-college will destroy their family.  If Lulu can’t fix whatever went wrong between them, the whole trip- and her future-will be a waste. 

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