Category: YA Fiction

Series, YA Fiction

Denton Little’s Still Not Dead by Lance Rubin

Michelle

dentonGrades 9-12

In this sequel to Denton Little’s Death Date, Denton must decide what he will do with his life, now that he didn’t die on prom night like he was supposed to. He is relieved to be alive, but he has to understand his new reality that he could die at anytime. For now, he ponders questions like whether or not he should kiss the girl his best friend has a crush on. The thing Denton is most worried about, though, is the fact that he’s being chased by the DIA (Death Investigation Agency) who forced him to leave his family, and are out to get him.

Series, YA Fiction

The Dead and the Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer

Michelle

Grades 9-12
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This is the second book in the Last Survivors series. The story follows Alex, who is left to fend for himself and his sisters after an asteroid hits the moon and leaves New York in a devastating condition. Alex’s father is in Puerto Rico and he hasn’t seen his mother since she left for work days ago. He wonders if his parents are even still alive. Alex is only 17 years old, but like it or not, he’s the man of the house now. He takes care of his sisters Bri, who is 15 and Julie who is 12 by making sure they have what they need to survive. He confides in the priests of his Catholic school, and relies on the lunch the school provides for him and his sisters. Though prospects are grim, Alex perseveres and does the best he can to provide for his family.

Romance, YA Fiction

Say What You Will by Cammie McGovern

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Amy was born with severe Cerebral Palsy, and she uses a walker to walk and a voice box to talk. She decides to hire student aides to help her navigate her senior year in high school. This is how she meets Matthew, a boy with OCD who is consumed with repeating thoughts and the need to check and double check everything he does. They find out they had more in common than they realized, and a friendship blossoms into something unexpected.

Adult Fiction, Romance, YA Fiction

Queen of Babble by Meg Cabot

Michelle

Ages 16+
queen.jpgLizzie Nichols has just booked a trip to London to visit her long time British boyfriend Andrew. She’s excited, but she knows she should have used the money to put a down payment on an apartment. She tries hard to plan for her future, but she really has no idea what she wants to do with her life. On top of that, her big mouth has gotten her in trouble again, and this time it leaves Andrew in major hot water, and her in London with no boyfriend and no place to stay. Her only saving grace is that her best friend is living in France with her boyfriend Chaz, and Lizzie is able to stay with them until she figures out her next move. But just what will that be?

LGBTQ+, Romance, Tear Jerkers, YA Fiction

Scars by Cheryl Rainfield

Michelle

Grades 9-12
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Fifteen-year-old Kendra has been seeing a therapist since the ugly memories of being raped at the age of two began to resurface. Try as she may, though, she is unable to remember the most important detail of the abuse: her rapist’s identity. She has the utmost trust in her therapist, but she can’t shake the feeling that someone is following her. To ease her fears, she cuts, but not one person in her life knows about it; not her therapist, her art teacher, or her friend Meghan who she hopes will soon turn into something more. Will Kendra heal before it’s too late?

Award/Honor Books, Romance, YA Fiction

When We Collided by Emery Lord

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Vivi has just arrived in Verona Cove for the summer, and she has already fallen in love with it. She is working at the local crafting store when Jonah and his little sister Leah come to paint. Jonah is only sixteen but has taken on the role of main caregiver for his siblings after his mother has fallen ill. Neither Vivi nor Jonah expected to become as close as they did so quickly, but meeting each other that summer changes their lives forever.

Award/Honor Books, YA Fiction

Tell Me Something Real by Calla Devlin

Michelle

Grades 9-12

tell-meThe Babcock sisters have a close relationship with each other even though all three of them are vastly different. Their family is shaken when they learn the news that their mother has cancer. The girls spend time with her at a Mexican clinic where she is receiving an alternative treatment. While the girls try to balance their lives at school with their mother’s imminent death, they are blindsided with a truth about their mother that they never could have imagined.

 

YA Fiction

The You I’ve Never Known by Ellen Hopkins

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Hopkins uses both verse and prose to tell the stories of Ariel and Maya. Seventeen-year-0ld Ariel has always lived with her dad after her mom disappeared when she was a baby. The two of them have moved around a lot, and now Ariel is ready to stay in one place.

Maya is a teenager who finally escapes her abusive mother, and finds comfort in an older man she trusts. However, she isolated the only family she had, and life gets a lot more complicated when she finds out she is pregnant.

Both girls’ stories intertwine when out of the blue, Ariel’s mother shows up and tells her that she didn’t abandon her; in fact, her father kidnapped her. Ariel doesn’t know who to believe. Meanwhile, Maya is dealing with a loss of her own, and the novel ends in a twist no one saw coming.

Romance, YA Fiction

Take A Bow by Elizabeth Eulberg

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Emme and Sophie are best friends who make music together; Emme writes the songs, and Sophie sings them. The two girls are classmates at a performing arts school along with Carter, who is a former child star, and Ethan who has managed to wreck every relationship he’s ever been in. Will the four students be able to achieve their ultimate goal of becoming famous? Or will all of their hard work have been for naught?

 

Romance, YA Fiction

In Real Life by Jessica Love

Michelle

Grades 9-12

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Hannah and Nick have been best friends for the last four years, but their friendship is anything but ordinary. Sure, they talk for hours on the phone and tell each other everything. The one thing that’s different about their friendship is that they’ve never actually met in person. When Hannah’s spring break plans fall through, she decides to surprise Nick by taking a road trip with her sister and best friend to Vegas and confess her romantic feelings for him. When she gets there, though, disaster strikes and she realizes that Nick has been less than honest with her, and she is crushed. The two of them have to decide whether to  stay friends or let this ruin their relationship forever.