Diversity & Multicultural - Teens Ficton

An orphan boy. A mysterious stranger. A city in crisis. When 14-year-old Lance is saved from death, his life is forever changed. For starters, his savior claims to be King Arthur, the once and future ruler of ancient Britain. Lance has met lots of...

Brushed Between Cultures is a 56th NAACP Image Award Winner for Outstanding Literary Work - Youth/Teen.Decisions and consequences. Growth and heartbreak.Manushka's teen life is a rollercoaster. She loves her parents and culture but growing up in a Haitian household in New York City brings...

Teenagers drifted out of minivans and sedans, carrying duffel bags full to bursting as they navigated to their assigned cabins. So far, I hadn't seen a single teenager at Camp Geshem who wasn't white, which meant I was going to stand out like a...

/'spärk/: The vital force that nourishes and propels life; the inner element within all living things that initiates drive, desire, and longing; that which makes one want. Deret Day's got spark. Lots of it. He always knows exactly what to do. It's been his...

Author: Amélie Wen ZhaoISBN-10: 059381388XISBN-13: 9780593813881Publisher: Delacorte PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/03/2026Pages: 416Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.25lbs

A 21st century response to Walter Dean Myers's classic Lockdown, The Free takes a look inside juvie, where Isaac West is fighting for a second chance. In the beginning, Isaac West stole to give his younger sister, Janelle, little things: a new sweater, a...

From the authors of Sanctuary comes a haunting near-future companion tale about undocumented immigrants subjected to deadly experiments in a government labor camp and the four courageous rebels who set into place a daring plan to liberate them. Now in paperback! The year is...

When Dahlia, the courageous daughter of an Ecuadorian embassy official, sees how Germany is changing as Adolf Hitler's reign takes hold, she knows she must act.Her best friend, Werner, and his family have been ostracized and endangered, and she can't stand to see them...

Gabrielle is back but girl trouble still seems to find her...Fresh off her ordeal in Boston, Gabbie finds her parents are now divorced and sister, Khadi growing into her own. Maleek, Ummi's co-worker is trying hard to be in with her mother, quickly adding...

Titania Oberon's parents were driving through the Drakensberg Mountains in Natal, South Africa, on their way to Pietermaritzburg, to bring Titania home for school holidays, when a rock fall pushed their estate car into a ravine, killing them both. At the mausoleum where her...

Towers of Hiva is an epic and cautionary story of two lost civilizations: one perilously lost in the present and the other tragically lost in the past, each on their journey to find peace, freedom, sustainability, and resilience.Rookie New York derivatives trader, Alec James,...

Author: Lisa McGregorISBN-10: 1779627645ISBN-13: 9781779627643Publisher: Tellwell TalentLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/03/2025Pages: 276Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d

The inspiration for the Netflix original series Mismatched! A Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021) Everyone is talking about this New York Times bestselling rom-com that Mindy Kaling called "utterly charming!" Eleanor & Park meets Bollywood in this hilarious and heartfelt novel...

The falcon blade holds the secret of their hope or doom . . .Long lost first daughter of her stronghold, Kyrin returns to Britannia from slavery in Araby at the command of the wazir. But the wazir seeks the power of the death touch...

Isla Wu is fine.Or, at least, that's what she tells herself. She has friends, semi-supportive-albeit judgmental-tiger parents, and good grades, so why wouldn't she be okay? Besides, anything other than "fine" is not suitable for an American-born Chinese girl with Ivy League dreams. But...

It is 1950, and 15-year-old Kate Dinsmore wants to become a journalist. But, her tobacco-farming father can't afford to send her to college. She devises a plan to move from rural North Carolina to her wealthy grandparents' home in Charlotte in hopes of gaining...

In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a "Whites Only" town in the suburbs. Caught between two worlds, a teen boy puts his family at risk as he uncovers racist secrets about his suburb. A new social justice thriller from...

In this explosive sequel to Moonstorm, teen mecha pilot Hwa Young returns to her rebel roots to fight against the Imperial forces--but, as she grapples with her warring allegiances, who can she really trust? Perfect for fans of Iron Widow and the Skyward series!...

The young adult debut from the award-winning author of Arsenic and Adobo! When a high school tarot reader's latest client goes missing after a troubling reading, she must apply everything she's learned from her private investigator mother to solve a case of her own....

As part of an immigrant family, Jay has never felt like he belonged in his hometown of New Orleans. In the summer before his senior year in high school, he thinks things are finally going his way when Maya, the half-Filipino girl in class...

FOR FANS OF THE HUNGER GAMES AND DIVERGENT Two hundred years in the future, the isolated domed city of Hilo, Hawaii is one of the few cities to have survived the Great War, a global nuclear holocaust. Nathan Ohana, a teenager living in Hilo,...

A monster-hunter teams up with super-powered teens to protect her brother in this fast-paced adventure novel that's X-Men meets Men in Black. Lori Fisher hunts monsters. Not with a sword or a gun, but with an interdimensional creature called Handler. Together they take down...

The New Year Brings New Beginnings in Abbott Creek.Warm Peppermint Kisses is the story of Timothy Yoder, twin to Thomas Yoder. Freida Schmidt hung out with him until everyone expected them to make an announcement. But the announcement didn't come from Timothy... it came...

Ennie wants to be a basketball player. He also wants to help Kelly, the girl he befriends who struggles with issues at home. When Kelly starts getting Ennie into trouble, he wonders whether he can really help her. Author: Simon BroderISBN-13: 9798885975629Publisher: Noah Text...

Olsen is a young white man in the 1960s who meets his first Black friend, Arnold, in Army boot camp. When a tragedy separates the two men, Olsen learns that it's never too late to be a good friend. Note: This book is published...

Dear Bully, Why do you hate me? That is a fair question. I am a quiet person. At lunch, I eat alone. I mind my own business. I do not interact socially with anyone at recess. I read my books. Last month, you decided...

Thank you all for the response to Vol 1. Your warmth echoes like a cozy fireplace on a winter's night. I hope it took you on a journey to Agape Love, akin to a blooming flower in a vibrant garden, showcasing virtues that shine...

An Instant New York Times Bestseller, in gorgeous, limited special edition!If I Stay meets Your Name in Dustin Thao's You've Reached Sam, a heartfelt novel about love and loss and what it means to say goodbye. Seventeen-year-old Julie Clarke has her future all planned...

Sid Spencer has always been the most normal girl in her abnormal hometown, a tourist trap built over one of the fault lines that seal magic away from the world. Meanwhile, all Sid has to deal with is hair-ruining humidity, painful awkwardness, being one...

Competitive gaming and fake dating combine to create a razor-sharp romance perfect for fans of Twelfth Knight and SLAY. Zora Lyon plays to dominate. And as a no-nonsense, strategic prodigy of Wizzard Gaming's viral battle royale, she has all the skills she needs to...

Four young people risk their lives to save the world from a looming apocalypse in this captivating sequel to The Seventh Sun.Cast into the underworld after an act of shattering betrayal, Mayana and Ahkin must overcome unimaginable odds if they are to return home...

Jade Fulton and Ethan Garrett are opposites in every sense of the word. Ethan is an all-American poster boy--a star athlete dating the most popular girl in school and a devout Christian. Jade keeps mostly to herself. She abhors joining "things," hates everyone at...

Sixteen-year-old Davida Archer's life would be fine if she could just be free of Boston Falls. Ostracized by locals for being the daughter of a witch, she's welcomed by the one group of people she knows she doesn't belong with, her mother's coven. Davie's...

The queen has won her crown. Now, she must prove she's worthy to wear it. Six months ago, Teia Carthan seized the throne against all odds. She sacrificed everything--her morals, her friends, even the spark of love--to hear the whisper of her new title:...

Author: Isabel Iba?ezISBN-10: 1250408628ISBN-13: 9781250408624Publisher: Wednesday BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.4Point Value: 19Interest Level: Upper GradeQuiz #/Name: 522647 / What the River Knows

Author: Isabel Iba?ezISBN-10: 125040861XISBN-13: 9781250408617Publisher: Wednesday BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 400Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.00lbsSize: 8.25h x 5.38w x 1.00d

There is no graphic novel quite like Pawnshop, which blends a variety of genres like Afrofuturism, poetry, sci-fi, and social justice. PawnShop is an afro-futurist graphic novel that explores Black resistance, identity, and culture while emphasizing the importance of emotional regulation and public safety....

A working-class French young woman would kill to become assistant to Paris's top modiste, but she must first seek vengeance against those responsible for the death of her family, in this thrilling historical horror from New York Times bestselling author Erica Ridley! Eighteen-year-old Ang?lique...

An epic adventure steeped in Hawaiian lore, this enchanting novel explores the connection between our world and that of the spirits of the wood, from bestselling author Nikki Van De Car. According to legend, when the kanaka 'ōiwi sailed over two thousand miles across...

Author: Spencer J. QuinnISBN-10: 1642640506ISBN-13: 9781642640502Publisher: Counter-Currents PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2024Pages: 238Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.99lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d

Nadeera is passionate about basketball and her talent is undeniable. But after a tragic accident, her father insists that she focuses more on her Islamic faith and less on the sport that she loves. Can she convince her father that she can live out...

Love from A to Z meets Fatima Tate Takes the Cake, in which high schooler Aleena, after losing her father, has her faith in Islam tested by depression, bullying, and a boy she never expected to fall for.Aleena is depressed. Her father is gone,...

Bridgerton meets The Davenports in this wildly entertaining standalone romance, following a young Black woman trying to balance her independence with her future in 1860s London's high society.Stella Sedgwick is a lost cause.Banished from etiquette lessons and unsure of her future, Stella dreams of...

Carnival: Volume One In a world of lights, music, fanfare and fun, there's not a lot left to the mundane, and nothing can be truer for four special boys whose lives intertwine in a most unusual, unexpected way. They all have secrets and supernatural...

Raina needs to win the National Bollywood Dance Circuit Scholarship. That will show her mother that dance can be a financially stable career and prove to her boyfriend and co-captain, Aditya, that they're still the perfect couple, even if all they seem to do...

Author: Spencer J. QuinnISBN-10: 1642640514ISBN-13: 9781642640519Publisher: Counter-Currents PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/22/2024Pages: 238Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.67lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d

From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Martin comes the thrilling final installment of the series, set in college. Jared (white, Justyce's roommate, woke) is running for Junior class president. With his antiracism platform, he's a shoo-in. But he's up against the...

Three teens face painful situations and find their inner strength. Features the three titles Asians Aren't All Good at Math, Staring at the Stars, and Hiding the Dragon.Author: Shekinah Oh, Tahlia Allen, Joseph LegaspiISBN-13: 9798885977258Publisher: Storyshares, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/15/2024Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.34lbsSize: 9.00h x...

They say cats have nine lives, but time is running out for Seal! She never imagined anything beyond suburban life, her daily work in the Cat Orphanage, and putting up with Supervisor Mota's demands. But with the appearance of the mysterious mouse, Mukti, her...

The young adult debut from the award-winning author of Arsenic and Adobo! When a high school tarot reader's latest client goes missing after a troubling reading, she must apply everything she's learned from her private investigator mother to solve a case of her own.B...