Young Adult Fiction
Notes from the Midnight Driver
Jordan Sonnenblick’s Notes from the Midnight Driver is a humorous and heartwarming novel about Alex Gregory, a teenager who makes ...
That Was Then, This Is Now
S.E. Hinton’s That Was Then, This Is Now is a coming-of-age novel about two teenage friends, Bryon and Mark, whose ...
Bronx Masquerade
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes is a novel that takes the form of a series of interconnected poems and prose ...
Orbiting Jupiter
Gary D. Schmidt’s Orbiting Jupiter is a poignant novel about a young boy named Joseph who has been through the ...
Homecoming
Cynthia Voigt’s Homecoming is the first novel in the Tillerman Cycle, which tells the story of Dicey Tillerman and her ...
The Chocolate War
Robert Cormier’s The Chocolate War explores the dark side of high school life, focusing on Jerry Renault, a freshman who ...
Long Way Down
Jason Reynolds’ Long Way Down is a gripping novel written in verse that tells the story of Will, a 15-year-old ...
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie’s The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a semi-autobiographical novel that follows the life of Junior, ...
Monster
Walter Dean Myers’ Monster is a gripping courtroom drama told from the perspective of 16-year-old Steve Harmon, an African American ...
Dear Martin
Dear Martin by Nic Stone is a contemporary young adult novel that follows Justyce McAllister, a black high school student ...