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Book Recommendations for Young Adults

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Total Books Recommended: 380

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Genre: Young Adults & Older Children
Young Adults - 380

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Firsts
Debuts - 84
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Uplifting - 19
Humor & Satire - 26

Families
Generational Sagas - 43
Parenting & Families - 41

Ages & Stages
Adult Books From Child's Perspective - 7
Coming of Age - 184
Dealing with Loss - 80

Ethnicity
Books in Translation - 9
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Black Authors - 20
Latinx Authors - 6
Asian Authors - 27
Jewish Authors - 14
Middle-Eastern Authors - 1
Native and Indigenous Authors - 5

Gender & Sexuality
Female Friendships - 44
Strong Women - 116
LGBTQ+ - 27

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Philosophical - 11
Religious or Spiritual Themes - 23

Magical or Supernatural
Magical or Supernatural - 92
Magical Realism - 6

Miscellaneous
Small Press Titles - 23
Books about Books - 7
Physical & Mental Differences - 43
Books About Animals - 15
War Related - 34
Nature & Environment - 11
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LibraryReads Picks - 2

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400+ Pages - 20
250-400 Pages - 380
Less Than 250 Pages - 89

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Time Period
17th Century or Earlier - 15
18th Century - 4
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USA - 140
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Imaginary Locations - 58

USA (48 States)
N.H. Vt. Maine - 6
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Mass. - 3
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Minn. Wis. Iowa - 6
Nebr.& Dakotas - 2
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Ariz. Nev. N.M. Utah - 3
California - 22
Wash. Ore. Idaho - 9

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New England, USA - 22
Mid-Atlantic, USA - 31
South, USA - 28
Midwest, USA - 16
West, USA - 37

Europe by Region
UK (Britain) & Ireland - 57
Scandinavia - 6
Netherlands & Belgium - 1
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Spain - 2
Germany - 5
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Asia by Region
Middle-East (West Asia) - 3
Russia (North Asia) - 1
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China - 4
South Asia (except India) - 3
India - 4

Africa by Region
Middle & Southern Africa - 2
Northern & Western Africa - 1

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  • The Blood Years
    Elana K. Arnold
    Paperback: 10/22/2024
     
    From Michael L. Printz honoree & National Book Award finalist Elana K. Arnold comes the harrowing story of a ...
  • Those Pink Mountain Nights
    Jen Ferguson
    Paperback: 10/15/2024
     
    In her remarkable second novel following her Governor General's Award-winning debut, The Summer of Bitter and ...
  • Everything We Never Had
    Randy Ribay
    Hardcover: 08/27/2024
     
    From the author of the National Book Award finalist Patron Saints of Nothing comes an emotionally charged, ...
  • Our Beautiful Darkness
    Our Beautiful Darkness: A Graphic Novel
    ‍ Ondjaki, Lyn Miller-Lachmann
    Hardcover: 07/23/2024
     
    A blackout leads two teens to discover the intimacy and vulnerability that can only be shared in darkness in ...
  • Like Home
    Louisa Onome
    Paperback: 07/23/2024
     
    Fans of Netflix's On My Block and readers of Elizabeth Acevedo and Angie Thomas will love this debut novel ...
  • The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
    Lorraine Avila
    Paperback: 07/09/2024
     
    Elizabeth Acevedo has said that reading Lorraine Avila feels like an "uppercut to the senses." You've never ...
  • Age 16
    Rosena Fung
    Hardcover: 07/02/2024
     
    A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about how mothers and daughters pass down—and rebel against—...
  • Nightbirds
    Kate J. Armstrong
    Paperback: 06/04/2024
     
    In a dazzling new fantasy world full of whispered secrets and political intrigue, the magic of women is ...
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