Diversity & Multicultural - Teens Ficton

"I read this in one sitting, laughing out loud and cheering for Felipe to follow his heart. I love this book!" --Rainbow Rowell, New York Times bestselling author of Carry On and Wayward SonFelipe can't wait for winter break: Finally, he'll get some time...

"Come for the crackling queer banter, stay for the history of magic (steeped in shrewd social consciousness)."--Ryan Douglass, New York Times bestselling author of The Taking of Jake Livingston "The perfect witchy read" --BuzzFeed Magically brilliant, academically perfect, chronically overcommitted-- Shay Johnson has all...

Beautiful, lyrical prose, told in two voices, lifts up a poignant story of two traumatized teens who find each other in a small riverside town. i am the girl manny loves. the girl who writes our story in the book of flying. i am...

No pizza. No boyfriend. (No life.) Okay, so during Ramadan, we're not allowed to eat from sunrise to sunset. For one whole month. My family does this every year, even though I've been to a mosque exactly twice in my life. And it's true,...

Set in contemporary Israel, this powerful novel is narrated in real time by many voices: Sixteen-year-old Thomas, from Berlin, seeking answers to questions about his grandfather, a Nazi officer in World War II. Vera from Odessa, reclaiming her Jewish heritage. Baruch Ben Tov, a...

Welcome back to Las Anclas, a frontier town in the post-apocalyptic Wild West. In this perilous landscape, a schoolboy can create earthquakes, poisonous cloud vipers flock in the desert skies, and the beaches are stalked by giant mind-controlling lobsters. The tyrant king Voske has...

A New York Times Bestseller!Axie Oh's The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea is an enthralling feminist retelling of the classic Korean folktale "The Tale of Shim Cheong," perfect for fans of Wintersong, Uprooted, and Miyazaki's Spirited Away. Deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland...

A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Judy I. Lin's sweeping debut A Magic Steeped in Poison, first in a duology, is sure to enchant fans of Adrienne Young and Leigh Bardugo. I used to look at my hands with pride. Now all I can...

"Sharp and seductive...a fantasy with teeth." --Julie C. Dao, author of Forest of a Thousand Lanterns on The Keeper of Night In this riveting sequel to The Keeper of Night, a half Reaper, half Shinigami soul collector must defend her title as Japan's Death...

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing up with girls to pilot Chrysalises, giant transforming robots that can...

The instant #1 New York Times bestseller, now available in a stunning new paperback look with bonus content. Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of Huaxia dream of pairing...

Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Full of explosive magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, this breathtaking sequel to This Woven Kingdom is from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series and is perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir,...

"I've got seven days to come clean to my new dad. Seven days to tell the truth..." For sixteen-year-old Tiffany Sly, life hasn't been safe or normal for a while. Losing her mom to cancer has her a little bit traumatized and now she...

An Indian girl struggles to survive a brutal time of change as Spaniards begin their conquest of indigenous cultures. In this beautifully written novel, Sherry Garland brings the late 1500s to life, chronicling the virtual extinction of the native Indio and the birth of...

Explosive volcanic eruptions are cool, really, cool. They inject ash into the stratosphere and deflect the sun's rays. When eighth grader Jamie Fulton learns that snow fell in June in his hometown because of an eruption on the other side of the world, he's...

The grandchildren of two rival Brazilian bakeries fall in love despite their families' feud in this delicious debut rom-com perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Gloria Chao. Trust neither thin-bottomed frying pans nor Molinas. Lari Ramires has always known this to be true....

This timely, moving debut novel follows a teen's efforts to keep his family together as his parents face deportation. Mateo Garcia and his younger sister, Sophie, have been taught to fear one word for as long as they can remember: deportation. Over the past...

For fans of I'm Not Dying with You Tonight, this gripping YA novel digs into the historical and present-day effects of white supremacy and the depths of privilege. Shania never thinks much about being white. But after her beloved grandmother passes, she moves to...

NEW EDITION, WITH TEACHER'S NOTES: Marcus is so good at football that there's a very real chance he'll be signed by Manchester United. But when he discovers he may be losing his hearing, his whole world falls to pieces and he finds himself having...

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Jane the Virgin, this immediately accessible and irresistibly fun rom-com debut will spin readers into an unforgettable summer of late-night dancing, broken hearts, second chances, and telenovela twists.Carmen Aguilar just wants to make her happily ever after...

Slave or volunteer? What will the V'Zenian's choose?With war on the horizon with the Zateelians, Paris and Venay are ordered back to Earth to abduct 2,000 factory workers, along with more women to be used as mates. Will Paris be able to change the...

"A must read. 10/10." --Broderick Hunter, actor, model, and activistThis fearless debut novel explores racism, injustice, and self-expression through the story of a promising Black football star in Louisiana.The system is rigged.For guys like Russell Boudreaux, football is the only way out of their...

Coral, Fernando, and coral reefs have something in common-they are lost in the space in which they reside.Fresh to college and feeling like life has always been against her, Coral leaves her Nigerian parents hoping to escape the thing she hates most . ....

The BIG Journey Project shows young readers how one girl finds inspiration through a class project and working collaboratively with her friends. As they embark to discover the true meaning of diversity and inclusion, this heartwarming story embraces differences that exists in many communities...

Behind the high-rising walls of Southern Guard, a fortified city built to protect its citizens from a catastrophic pandemic disease, Darvin Flint is graduating from his youth military regimen. Unable to escape the childhood trauma of his sister's infection and abduction, Darvin is determined...

Behind the high-rising walls of Southern Guard, a fortified city built to protect its citizens from a catastrophic pandemic disease, Darvin Flint is graduating from his youth military regimen. Unable to escape the childhood trauma of his sister's infection and abduction, Darvin is determined...

An emotionally unintelligent 18-year-old Winston wakes up to a zombie virus outbreak. Only adults seem to be affected while kids run around losing their minds . . . or brains? Together, a 15-year-old genius Jason B (who seems to be taking this very well),...

What We Call Love speaks to minority, inner-city youth who grapple with navigating relationships while discovering their passions and dreams.This multiple point-of-view book focuses on five teenagers of color from the city of Chicago; following the individual journeys of each as they traverse relationships...

Author: Maika Moulite, Maritza MouliteISBN-10: 1094191159ISBN-13: 9781094191157Publisher: Inkyard PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/05/2021Format: CDWeight: 0.48lbsSize: 5.70h x 5.60w x 1.10d

Haunting dreams. The power of the resistance. A battle for freedom. Betrayal magic from the past is still hindering Isika's powers, and the rains haven't come to the lands of the Maweel, causing drought. Growing desperate, the elders decide to crown Isika queen, and...

Cody Taylor is half-Hispanic, thirteen years old, and is being abused by his father. With friends, Dan and Buck, protecting him and even posing as his older cousins to social services, he's been coping with the abuse for nine years. But now that Dan...

Extraordinary power brings great uncertainty...After finding love on her long trek across the Eloian wilderness, Leanora is ready to settle down with Tarrok and begin their new life together. But the feuding factions on Hirana have other ideas. Leanora is called upon once more...

Gabe Daniels always figured his DNA is flawed. One only has to look to his past to see it, and it's why he's tried to hide it in new layers of his life: his new home, his adoptive parents, Seth, Abby. But darkness is...

Gabe Daniels always figured his DNA is flawed. One only has to look to his past to see it, and it's why he's tried to hide it in new layers of his life: his new home, his adoptive parents, Seth, Abby. But darkness is...

Annaka has always hated her first name. That's why, when her mother packed her up at age seven and moved from Yarmouth to Halifax, she decided she would go by Anna. Now Anna is back in Yarmouth after the death of her beloved Grampy,...

Nabii, a young Moorish royal, endures harrowing nights of chilling visions. When an eccentric priest and a mysterious shaman pursue an end to her horrors, they unveil a series of cryptic messages and discover her dreams are linked to an ages-old mystical prophecy with...

This story takes you into the life of a precocious, spoiled and bratty 12-year-old named Aggie Lucas. Aggie is your typical 7th grader who loves her cell phone, social media and designer sneakers. Eager to celebrate her 13th birthday, Aggie is disappointed when her...

Perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen, and praised as "an intense rush of rebellion and romance" by #1 New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Garber, this romantic and layered Own Voices debut from Abigail Hing Wen is a dazzling, fun-filled romp....

This sequel to The Whispering of the Willows is set in the late 1920s' Appalachia, where granny witches and spiritualism often show the path for wanderers to take, especially in matters of the heart.This Big Creek sequel follows the lives and loves of two...

What happens when two, poor disadvantaged kids from the Bronx trade places for their senior semester of high school with two kids from affluent Ridgewood, NJ? Although less than 20, physical miles separate them, their worlds, as they discover in a school sociology experiment,...

A teenage refugee adapts to a new country, a new language, new school and even finds a wonderful best friend, until the pressures of past and present collide and lead to a lie that changes everything. Refugees from the Bosnian War, Lazar's family flees...

Rolling around in the worst fashion accessory ever...Seventeen-year-old Merry has mucked up another chance to get into the University of Magecraft, so she doesn't have time to deal with shape-changing creatures bent on stealing memories from the people of Woodshire. That's her father's job....

What happens after the adventure of a lifetime? For Zen, it's a safe, comfortable life of luxury. But it's not what Zen wants. He misses the thrill of riding the rails, of dodging danger, and of breathing the air of different planets. Most of...

A coming-of-age story set primarily in New Delhi, India, Abby Virtually captures a young teenage girl's foray into global tech entrepreneurship against the backdrop of a society caught between modernity, traditional values, and the changing role of women.Author: Ronen DivonISBN-10: 1683509072ISBN-13: 9781683509073Publisher: Morgan James...

All it takes to rewrite the rules is a little fresh ink in this remarkable YA collection from thirteen of the most recognizable diverse authors writing today including Nicola Yoon, Jason Reynolds, Melissa de la Cruz, and many more, and published in partnership with...

Perfect for readers of This Is Where it Ends, The Border is a gripping drama about four teens, forced to flee home after a deadly cartel rips apart their families. They must now face life-threatening danger and unimaginable sacrifice as they attempt to cross...

When 15-year-old Kanika falls for Danny, an older guy she has always had a crush on, she becomes his "ride or die chick". Soon after establishing that she will do anything for him, Danny sells her into the sex trade. Kanika is drugged and...

Who hasn't told a "story" that got out of hand? It can be fun and funny, but at some point it must end.Jennifer Gold, author of the popular Top Leaf, has teamed up again with Jessica Gadra, whose eye-catching illustrations make the reader want...

A new life. A cry for help. A journey into the heart of the Great Waste. Though Isika now lives happily with the Maweel, her problems seem to be following her. Apprenticing for the master potter and enjoying life with a real family occupy...

A contemporary teen romance novel, now available in paperback, featuring a Palestinian-Canadian girl trying to hide her autism diagnosis while navigating her first year of high school, for fans of Jenny Han and Samira Ahmed. Fifteen-year-old Jessie, a quirky loner obsessed with the nineties,...