Diversity & Multicultural - Teens Ficton

Samantha Selim's saga continues in the sequel to If Water Were Fire, as she enters her sophomore year at Balboa Bay High School. While she nominally retains her title as Ryan's girlfriend, Samantha challenges the boundaries of what a committed relationship looks like. How?...

The Institute's increasingly blatant attacks have catalyzed a movement within the Agency and Company, leading them to unite as one Organization-on one condition: Crystal Farina's name on an Organization kill list.Friendly elements within the Organization have restrained the assassins for now, but Crystal walks...

David's Grannies is intended to describe the relationship between David, a young mixed-race boy, and his two grannies-one white and one black. One gran is a single grandmother, quite young and modern. The Jamaican grandmother is more traditional, with children still at home and...

Her body is encoded with a secret. To expose the truth, she may have to give her life... America, 2055. Cass Armstrong fears the same cybernetic enhancements that saved her could become her undoing. On the run with her girlfriend, the information encrypted in...

War wants to play The Game, but Peace doesn't remember the rules.A month ago, Ferez Katani, young king of Evon, agreed to travel anonymously with James Caffers, advisor to the united rebellious groups. Despite their growing friendship, Ferez still hasn't learned his companion's most...

Orphaned and Alone, Skylar is about to discover just how large and strange the universe really is. Taught from a young age to fear psychics and their powerful minds, Skylar is thrust into a school of them only to find out his mother's worst...

A call of souls. Union of power. Transcendent of time. Sterling Wayfairer has one goal for his senior year: make his mark. But things don't go as planned when he starts to encounter his mysterious classmate Tetra. Tetra not only has answers to the...

High school is rarely easy, especially for a tall, somewhat gangly Native American girl. Add a sprinkle of shyness, a dash of athletic prowess, an above-average IQ, and some bizarre history that places in the guardianship of her aunt. Then normal high school life...

Book Seven in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesOn a study course in Venice, Rita Patel, a history student at Warwick University, is stalked by a stranger who called herself Olga. Months later, the stranger is found dead. Rita is the only means for the...

Book Eight in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesIn the closing days of 2019, Rita Patel is propelled from her role as a legal intern to hostage in an armed siege.Who is holding Rita and what is the connection to recent events in her life?While...

Book Four in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesAt the National Space Centre in Leicester a man is found dead. Rita Patel, aged 18 and waiting for her A-level results, gets into danger when investigating what may have happened to him at the request of...

Book Six in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesRita Patel, a history student and solver of mysteries, is snatched from the busy centre of the city of Leicester, her home town. It is spring 2016, and Rita should be returning to uni for her second...

Book Two in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesA man is found dead on the lake at Abbey Park in Leicester. He is an actor who was staying at a bed and breakfast where Rita Patel and her friend Priya Shah are working during the...

Book Three in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesA Member of Parliament is found stabbed to death in a locked room near the House of Commons. Suspicion falls on the older brother of Rita Patel, and the police fear a terrorist connection.With her parents and...

After secretly swapping lives, Bangkok teenagers Luna and Nui are grappling with the unintended consequences of their impulsive experiment. When a family crisis exposes their hidden agendas, they must question their choices. Struggling to take responsibility and desperate to reverse course, the girls face...

How far would you go to keep your dream alive?Luna and Nui have achieved the impossible-they switched bodies to live their dream, at least temporarily. But is it enough?When Nui takes a dangerous gamble and Luna breaks their vow of secrecy, the fragile balance...

Experience my life for the past sixteen years through poems that indulge in every feeling felt. This book mirrors the ups and downs, offering as much insight into my heart as possible, without tearing it apart.Author: Asal VahedISBN-10: 1779411472ISBN-13: 9781779411471Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/18/2024Pages:...

Book DescriptionI Choose MyselfBy PhishStones---For sixty years, he lived for everyone else. Now he's finally ready to live for himself.On the outside, he had it all: the prestigious career, the beautiful wife, the perfect house, the respect of his peers. He followed every rule...

"Incredible and searing." --Nic Stone, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin The Hate U Give meets Just Mercy in this unflinching yet uplifting first novel that explores the racist injustices in the American justice system. Every week, seventeen-year-old Tracy Beaumont writes...

The Scouthood has one directive-suppress dangerous emotions and suffocate all expression. To show strong emotion is to be unnatural by dictate of the Cathedral. Punishment is promised for those who refuse to repress their emotions-like Odomi and her son, who was executed by the...

Get ready to be inspired by a little girl on a mission many would consider impossible. Undeterred by customs that have persisted since her great-grandfather's time, even in the face of her community's prosperity, this girl stands up for her beliefs. Can you imagine...

Erin dreads moving to India from her native London. She feels shy and helpless at her new school until she meets smart, capable Vennela. Their friendship ends up being a lifeline for both of them. Author: Javeria KausarISBN-13: 9798885975483Publisher: Noah Text LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/30/2024Pages:...

One Tree Hill meets Friday Night Lights in this binge-worthy series where a teen's homecoming sets off a chain reactions through the community. After her mother's death, 16-year-old Sloane Crawford reluctantly returns to her childhood home and the drama-filled small town she left behind....

Lana and Emma are shocked to discover magic is real. Can they survive the mysterious Praxos academy? Or will evil get to them first?Adopted sisters Lana Beth and Emma Jane are polar opposites, but when the same strange 'tattoo' suddenly appears on their skin...

Sixteen year old Luna is used to short ex-pat postings but resents having to start all over again in chaotic Bangkok.Nui loves her Thai family but feels suffocated by their traditions and expectations. She's itching to escape and start exploring the world.The two girls...

Multicultural teen Samantha Selim is a high school freshman finding her way. While she is a good girl by many standards, Sammy will test the boundaries drawn by her strict South Asian father. Sometimes, she crosses these boundaries with the help of her American-born...

Never jump on the path to true love until you're sure you have the right directions.Ricki Nichols should've heeded this advice, but the answer to Madame Dupre's riddle had seemed so clear. And after a sophomore year of being ignored by the object of...

Whoever said life would be easy ... was a liar.A car wreck took away his father and his leg. But a year later, thirteen-year-old Joseph McKinnon has a mission and it begins with an underground construction project in the woods.Joe's relying on dad's buddy...

The campaign to save California's children was only the beginning. Now Lance and Ricky target America's most sacred document - The Constitution.Native American teens Kai and Dakota--harboring secrets of their own--join the crusade and swear undying loyalty to Lance. They carry the hope of...

Where is Jiemba? Outcast and alone he has wandered in the dark.Sadness and despair have overcome him completely. His life turned upside down by the same phenomena which took place upon the lake on that fateful night.When he awakens he is hidden within an...

"Razes, Razes, everywhere ... snatchers, snatchers all beware ..." Hato's gang must go up against an underground system trading in the lives of youths, or risk losing the kid brother of their group forever.Kiddo prefers to be a wallflower. But being a ten out...

Author: Kevin Van WhyeISBN-13: 9798217452514Publisher: Random House Children's BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/09/2026Pages: 256Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.96lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.75d

Author: Xiran Jay ZhaoISBN-10: 1770499822ISBN-13: 9781770499829Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)Language: EnglishPublished: 11/03/2026Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

Author: Xiran Jay ZhaoISBN-10: 0735270007ISBN-13: 9780735270008Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)Language: EnglishPublished: 11/03/2026Pages: 512Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

Where the Guava Tree Stands is a novel-in-verse that follows the emotional journey of Mina, a 15-year-old girl who moves from her home in St. Kitts to Orlando, Florida. Amid the struggles of adapting to a new culture, Mina grapples with feelings of homesickness...

This book focuses on the mechanisms that undergird the operation of racialization and works to empirically define the specific mechanisms by which racialization outside of black-white paradigm operates. The contributors highlight the advantages and benefits of using case studies from outside of the black-white...

Hashim has spent his life balancing faith, family loyalty, and the quiet parts of himself he's never dared to name. But when an arranged marriage threatens to decide his future for him, silence is no longer an option. Choosing honesty could cost him his...

Maya, Kendra, and Destiny thought their day off from school would be all fun and freedom-until a dusty little bookstore pulled them into an adventure they could never have imagined. One touch of an ancient book sends the three friends tumbling through time, landing...

Book Five in the Rita Patel Mystery SeriesWhen there is an unexplained death at a cricket ground in Leicester, Rita Patel, who knew the victim, determines to investigate.Rita, in her first year at university, involves her friends and family in her inquiries, and suffers...

Pickup Lines. They're the Worst. Which doesn't stop Stevie from flinging cheesy one-liners at Lei in his attempt to set Lei up with his very shy, very cute, very skittish cousin. Cyan's parties were always full of trans, queer and otherwise weird people. Lei...

Simon Standish is a criminal lawyer in a family business in New Zealand. He is asked to defend a woman from the United Sultanates of Bagus, known as the USB. Jasmin Killian appears to have murdered a fellow student at a rugby match in...

1851 - London, the city is buzzing with excitement; in Hyde Park a huge glass building has been built to house the greatest exhibition of all time. Prince Albert has brought together the best innovators from across the empire to showcase their craftsmanship and...

When Veronica tells her boyfriend she's black, he laughs, pinches her cheek and says, "But, you're so white." Is she too sensitive, like he says? Another boy starts paying attention to her. He's mixed, too. Should she drop the boy who might have a...

"If you want to make friends, don't hang with Rhonda." This warning is like a slap in Veronica's face, because Rhonda was the only visibly black girl in her grade.Veronica hates that people assume she's prejudiced just because she looks white, even though her...

Koliwe's life is turned upside down when her father dies and she is sent to Limpopo to live with the mother she thought was dead. She is determined to make her mother pay for abandoning her as a baby. Her new friend Siwela encourages...

Alan is a teenager with Aspergers. Living in multicultural London, he has experienced poverty, deprivation and bullying all his life. Trees offer him comfort. They beckon to him, represent his spirit guides and talk to him.This affinity with trees saves and comforts him. In...

A union of convenience, threats of civil war, and attempts on her life are weights Cianne must bear in her new role. Justifiably paranoid and with no one to confide in, her only companion is the unholy disembodied voice who taunts her every move....

LITERARY REVOLUTION UNLEASHED! Unique, Hybrid Telenovela-Style Semi-Graphic Novel/Cookbook Will OBLITERATE Everything You Thought You Knew About Family, Food, Drama, And... Book Formatting/Style for Novels and Cookbooks!"NOT MY BOWL OF RICE" Combines Heart-Stopping Filipino Family Saga with Mouthwatering Authentic Recipes in Publishing's Most EXPLOSIVE Genre-Defying...

Fresh off her triumph in the Night Forest, Lucha Moya is back in Robado to settle unfinished business. The stunning fantasy duology about addiction, power, and love comes to a close in tale of treacherous villains, environmental disaster, and a love triangle its heroine...

Bestselling author Romina Garber's Wolves of No World duology weaves together Argentine folklore and what it means to belong, now in a gorgeous 2-in-1 paperback! In Lobizona, Manuela Azul has been crammed into an existence that feels too small for her. As an undocumented...