YA Fiction

(S)Kin

Ibi Zoboi racked up accolades with American Street (a National Book Award finalist) and Nigeria Jones (a Coretta Scott King Award winner), among others in the bestselling author’s extensive bibliography. (S)kin sees Zoboi pivot to fantasy as this novel-in-verse follows two girls grappling with the magic they have inherited as soucouyants: fireball witches who, every new moon, shed their skin in order to fly into the night and feed on human blood.

Everything Is Poison

By Joy McCullough

The desperation and determination of the women in Everything Is Poison draw from rich historical detail while creating obvious parallels to modern struggles.

This Is the Year

By Gloria Munoz

While This Is the Year is unflinching in its portrayals of natural, social and economic disasters, it is also careful to demonstrate how healing is possible.

Kaya of the Ocean

By Gloria L. Huang

In Gloria L. Huang’s fantastical, heartfelt coming-of-age tale Kaya of the Ocean, the protagonist’s gradual willingness to trust herself will resonate with readers on their own journey to self-confidence, magic-infused or otherwise.

For She Is Wrath

By Emily Varga

A fantasy-fuelled retelling of the Count of Monte Cristo, For She Is Wrath takes the tension and mystery of Alexandre Dumas’ classic novel and transfers it to a lush, exuberant, Pakistan-inspired setting.

What the Woods Took

By Courtney Gould

An atmospheric thriller with genuine scares, What the Woods Took examines how teenagers can go through the worst and still choose to trust, over and over again.

Visitations

By Corey Egbert

Visitations is a haunting, complex memoir about religion, mental illness and broken families, told through the eyes of a young boy.

Dust

By Alison Stine

Dust captures teenage longing, confusion and hope in a realistic and heartwarming way.

Thief of the Heights

By Son M., Illustrated by Robin Yao

Thief of the Heights is extraordinary: a suspenseful, emotional sci-fi fantasy graphic novel.

The Dark We Know

By Wen-yi Lee

Not for the faint of heart, The Dark We Know draws a profound connection between supernatural forces and the terrors of grief and dishonesty.

Everything We Never Had

By Randy Ribay

Randy Ribay explores several generations and their different relationships to Filipino American identity and culture in his expansive family saga, Everything We Never Had.

Death at Morning House

By Maureen Johnson

Maureen Johnson crafts a whip-smart standalone whodunit in Death at Morning House, with a narrative that alternates between past and present.

Chasing Redbird

By Sharon Creech, Illustrated by Marc Burckhardt

Sharon Creech treats the topic of grief and family dynamics delicately and beautifully, painting a profound picture that will speak to readers of all ages.

Sign Up

Stay on top of new releases: Sign up for our newsletter to receive reading recommendations in your favorite genres.