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.