In her powerful debut novel, Looking for Smoke, author K. A. Cobell (Blackfeet) weaves loss, betrayal, and complex characters into a thriller that will illuminate, surprise, and engage readers until the final word. A must-pick for readers who enjoy books by Angeline Boulley and Karen McManus!When local girl Loren includes...
As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow
Author: Zoulfa Katouh
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young...
A love letter to Syria and its people, As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow is a speculative novel set amid the Syrian Revolution, burning with the fires of hope, love, and possibility. Perfect for fans of The Book Thief and Salt to the Sea.. Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria....
Immortal Dark (Deluxe Limited Edition)
Author: Tigest Girma
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young...
An Indie Next Pick!. "Entirely irresistible. Immortal Dark takes the best parts of vampire lore and brings the undying, violent enmity to full throttle. Tigest Girma pushes morally gray fantasy exactly where it needs to go, and you won't be able to look away." -- Chloe Gong, #1 New York Times bestselling...
Plan A
Author: Deb Caletti
Publisher: Labyrinth Road
A sixteen-year-old girl's road trip across the country to get an abortion becomes a transformative journey of vulnerability, strength, and above all, choice. From the acclaimed author of A Heart in a Body in the World, this is both an achingly tender love story and a bold, badly needed battle cry about bodily autonomy...
Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption...
Author: Sarah Myer
Publisher: First Second
A poignant young adult graphic memoir about a Korean-American girl who uses fandom and art-making to overcome racist bullying. Perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and Almost American Girl!Sarah has always struggled to fit in. Born in South Korea and adopted at birth by a white couple, she grows up in a rural community...
Promise Boys
Author: Nick Brooks
Publisher: Square Fish
Promise Boys is a blockbuster, dark academia mystery about three teens of color who must investigate their principal's murder to clear their own names. This page-turning thriller is perfect for fans of Karen McManus, Jason Reynolds, Angie Thomas, and Holly Jackson."Thrilling, captivating, and blade-sharp."...
A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with...
Author: Ariel Henley
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book for Teens"Raw and unflinching . . . A must-read!" --Marieke Nijkamp, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends. "[It] cuts to the heart of our bogus ideas of beauty." -Scott Westerfeld, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Uglies . I am ugly....
Deadfall
Author: Stephen Wallenfels
Publisher: Disney-Hyperion
Twin brothers Ty and Cory Bic are on the run. When they encounter a dying deer in the middle of a remote mountain road with fresh tire tracks swerving down into a ravine, they know they have to help. But when they reach the wrecked car the vehicle appears empty, with signs that the driver escaped.Until they hear a sound...
The Belles: A Novel
Author: Lacey N. Dunham
Publisher: Atria Books
In this richly atmospheric, dark academia debut novel, a young woman with a secretive past will risk everything - including her life - to fit in. Belles never tell ... It's 1951 at the secluded Bellerton College, and Deena Williams is an outsider doing her best to blend in with her wealthy and perfectly groomed peers....
Hell Followed with Us
Author: Andrew Joseph White
Publisher: Peachtree Teen
A furious, queer debut novel about embracing the monster within and unleashing its power against your oppressors. Perfect for fans of Gideon the Ninth and Annihilation."A defining voice of our generation." -H.E. Edgmon, author of The Witch King"Hands down the best YA horror book I've read." -Aden...
