Diversity & Multicultural - Teens Ficton

Why get over your cheating ex when you can get even? John Tucker Must Die meets One of Us Is Lying in a gripping, page-turning debut thriller.His first mistake was underestimating them.Senior year is going to be perfect. Meghan won't settle for anything less....

How far would you go to save yourself and those you love?That is the ultimate question Eveley Luna must answer.When Eveley Luna, a Hispanic girl next door, gets struck by lightning one fateful night, she realizes her life will never be the same. Suddenly...

Maya Van Wagenen, bestselling author of Popular, tells Dolores's story with humor, heartache, and an occasional bit of telenovela flair. Now in paperback! Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. She was recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis. The painful disease isn't...

Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car.Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as...

Mystery turns to mortal danger as one young man's quest to clear his father's name ensnares him in a net of deceit, conspiracy, and intrigue in 1750s England. Caleb has spent his life roaming southern England with his Pa, little to their names but...

From the world of Hasbro's Power Rangers entertainment franchise comes an action-packed, original YA novel from the point of view of Trini Kwan, the Yellow Ranger Trini Kwan is trying to get through high school unnoticed. Nobody knows that she has trained for years...

Raised on an Indian reserve, seventeen-year-old Joe Littlechief tries to be like the other guys. But Joe knows he's different--he's more interested in guys than girls. One night Joe makes a drunken pass at his best friend and, by the next morning, everyone on...

The Aves invites readers to follow young protagonist, Zora Hunter, as she tackles the trials and treasures, the triumphs, of girlhood, sisterhood, absentee fatherhood, and most often the power of The Aves, a u-shaped borough in Los Angeles that is her neighborhood. Additionally, The...

In a world fraught with anxiety, division, and hostility, finding a way forward seems impossible. Of Love and Peace offers a glimmer of hope and a guiding light to navigate through the darkness.Set during the early days of the ongoing conflict between the Israeli...

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...

Fifteen-year-old Mohana Prasad is as normal as an Indian girl can be. She is barely five-foot-three, and has a hopeless crush on the most popular guy in school. But there is something that sets her apart from the millions of other girls in the...

After getting rejected by every single Ivy League she applied to and falling short of all her Asian immigrant parents' expectations, seventeen-year-old Jenna Chen makes a wish to become her smarter, infinitely more successful Harvard-bound cousin, Jessica Chen--only for her wish to come true....

In 1963, a young teenage girl moves with her mother and sisters from the suburbs to the downtown of a Midwestern city when her parents divorce. Emmie, a naïve, curious and intelligent girl, wants the security of her suburban life but has always dreamed...

Things are changing in Abbott Creek.Babies are growing. Couples are getting closer. Romance is in the air and so is the smell of coffee... Fall is a time of transition, but are all transitions necessarily a good thing? Hannah Kaufman isn't so sure... Mr....

What if you had a weapon-a knife that had the power to heal-as long as it was never used in anger? What if this knife had been handed down for generations in your family, but because of you, it has now been taken? What...

As part of an immigrant family, Jay has never felt like he belonged in his hometown of New Orleans. But 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...

A CHILD SHUNNED BY THE STARS . . .Raised in the mountains amongst a fierce sisterhood of elite warriors, Sinadine longs to prove her worth to her people, and dreams of glory at the edge of a sword she has yet to earn. But...

Author: Am?lie Wen ZhaoISBN-10: 0593813847ISBN-13: 9780593813843Publisher: Delacorte PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 400Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.44lbsSize: 9.13h x 6.13w x 1.00d

A New York Times bestselling series!The highly anticipated third novel in the This Woven Kingdom series, full of powerful magic, searing romance, and heartbreaking betrayal, from the award-winning and bestselling author of the Shatter Me series. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sabaa Tahir,...

Welcome to the Dark. We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of...

Boston Globe Best Books for Summer 2023"From its glorious first line to the final page, The Shadow Sister heralds an exciting and exquisite new voice. Lily Meade has arrived!" --Angeline Boulley, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper's DaughterSometimes people are lost from...

About ten thousand years ago in the northeast, the Abenaki- People of the Dawn Land - created a thriving community in social and ecological balance with nature and with each other. One of the finest sons of the People is Young Hunter, who dedicates...

The sequel to the "bloodthirsty, addictive, and searingly romantic"* debut from Sophie Kim is an unflinching roller coaster ride of action, romance, and intricate fantasy lore. *Quote from Axie Oh, NYT bestselling author Everyone thinks the Reaper of Sunpo--eighteen-year-old assassin Shin Lina--is dead. The...

Monsters hide. Love divides. The dead will rise. They say that when the world is out of balance, the Guardians of Dawn are reborn. Li Ami is an exile. Exiled from friendships, from ordinary magic, and from her own family, Ami is sent to...

Author: Richard Ashley HamiltonISBN-10: 1960578618ISBN-13: 9781960578617Publisher: Mad Cave Comics LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/30/2024Pages: 112Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 8.30h x 6.00w x 0.20d

Would you like to read a story that can leave an indelible mark on your life? If so, then join fifteen-year-old Sadie Cantrell as she takes you to Texas in 1835 when Texas and Mexico teetered on the verge of war. Tragedy strikes Sadie...

A Chinese mother and daughter find their relationship is tested as they adjust to a new culture and language, but they both learn that a little understanding goes a long way to help them meet in the middle.Author: Lisa ZhangISBN-10: 8885978096ISBN-13: 9798885978095Publisher: Storyshares, LLCLanguage:...

Jeff Williams witnesses an act of bullying toward a fellow student, Scott, and through his efforts to help, they become friends. Jeff discovers how poverty affects his friend, as well as so many others in his school. His grandfather has spent his entire life...

New from the author of The Keeper of Night comes a YA fantasy duology set in an alternate Tang Dynasty China, where a poor biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught up in the dangerous political games of the royal...

A Puerto Rican engineering student battles Multiple Sclerosis--and experiments with dangerous body modifications. A girl in a red hijab leaps into the flames of a rotting convenience store--to save someone who hates her. An Asian-American 9th-grader catches a doctor poisoning his city's water supply...

LaTonya 2: fathers maybe, is loaded with more surprises leading LaTonya into dangerous territory filled with deception, hate and violence. She even experiences her first sexual encounter, as a resident of Portland, Oregon attending Abe Lincoln High School where she gets arrested for defending...

The sequel to the "bloodthirsty, addictive, and searingly romantic"* debut from Sophie Kim is an unflinching roller coaster ride of action, romance, and intricate fantasy lore. *Quote from Axie Oh, NYT bestselling author Everyone thinks the Reaper of Sunpo--eighteen-year-old assassin Shin Lina--is dead. The...

Winner of the 2024 Coretta Scott King John Steptoe New Talent Award A raised fist against the destructive forces of gentrification and a love letter to communities of color everywhere, Jade Adia's unforgettable debut tells the darkly hilarious story of three best friends willing...

A timeless exploration of high-stakes romance, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to love and be loved. "Fascinating and disturbing." --Jodi Picoult, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Small Great Things and Leaving TimeSixteen-year-old Zarin Wadia is many things: a bright and vivacious student,...

Emma is under pressure from her parents and her strict aunt to plan the perfect Chinese New Year party, but what will they think when she wants to have a Chinese-American version of the holiday?Author: Emily SunISBN-10: 8885977197ISBN-13: 9798885977197Publisher: Storyshares, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/05/2023Pages: 32Format:...

In a society where conformity is valued above all else, a teen girl training to become an Imperial pilot is forced to return to her rebel roots to save her world in this adrenaline-fueled sci-fi adventure--perfect for fans of Iron Widow and Skyward! Hwa...

Hollywood, the mid-1960s. President Kennedy has been assassinated, the country's civil rights movement is in full swing, and teenager Nate Berrigan is a television sitcom star.But Nate's onscreen life looks nothing like the real thing, which stars abusive, addicted parents instead of swooning teenage...

Whatever power you think you have is an illusion.Whatever your dreams are, they belong to me.And wherever you run, I am already there waiting for you.Since Zilan entered the world of royal alchemists, she has learned firsthand that alchemy comes at a price. She...

Author: Mona Alvarado FrazierISBN-10: 1558859950ISBN-13: 9781558859951Publisher: Pinata BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/31/2024Pages: 292Format: PaperbackReview Citation(s): Kirkus Reviews 04/01/2024

From critically acclaimed author Jeannine Atkins comes a "memorable, poetic tale" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) about a half-Native American, half-African American sculptor working in the years following the Civil War. A sculptor of historical figures starts with givens but creates her own vision. Edmonia...

The first book in a gripping duology from acclaimed author S.K. Ali introduces a fractured world on the brink of either enlightenment or war. Would you trade love for peace? Raisa of Upper Earth has only lived a life of privilege and acquiescence. Ever...

From the author of Counting Down with You and A Show for Two comes a new YA contemporary about a girl who accidentally sabotages an up-and-coming local band and falls for the guitarist while secretly trying to make up for her mistake.Liana Sarkar lives...

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...

Return to Casita where we find seventeen-year-old Bruno from Disney's hit animated film Encanto, where readers will finally learn what happened to make people never want to talk about him. Fans will love this dark and mysterious young adult novel by Alex Segura, a...

The sea has always called to Cari. Like a lullaby that only she can hear, she has been drawn to the water's edge for as long as she can remember. Yet fear holds her back from stepping into the sea, until she decides she...

Fearing for her life, an outcast princess joins the rebellion against her own kingdom and family. . . but when playing with fire, someone always gets burned. Teia Carthan abandoned her morals long ago, and now there's nothing she won't do to stay alive. So far...

Huda and Asif have grown up together among the rivers and deserts of Mosul. When they find their friendship tested by segregation, discrimination, and societal hierarches, they are not longer able to recognize one another.Author: Kaitlyn O'MalleyISBN-10: 1642612022ISBN-13: 9781642612028Publisher: Storyshares, LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/28/2022Pages: 34Format:...

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. The year is 2033, and in...

A timely and thought-provoking story about a teen girl shouldering impossibly large responsibilities and ultimately learning that she doesn't have to do it alone from the award-winning author of Indivisible. Every morning, sixteen-year-old Sol wakes up at the break of dawn in her hometown...

Award-winning author Amra Pajalic showcases her gritty, poignant and sometimes bruising voice in this eclectic short story book of previously published and prize-winning stories. Featuring powerful and moving stories of family dissolution, deprivation of war, tenderness of family and the heart-rending experiences of mental...