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Best Essays books for young adult readers, including adult-YA crossover books.

YA & Adult-YA Crossovers:
Essays

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  • Flamboyants
    Flamboyants
    by George M. Johnson

    9/24/2024, 144 pages.

    From the New York Times–bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue comes an empowering set of essays about Black and Queer icons from the Harlem Renaissance.
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  • A Phoenix First Must Burn
    A Phoenix First Must Burn
    by Patrice Caldwell

    3/10/2020, 368 pages.

    Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic.
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  • Break These Rules:
    Break These Rules:
    by Luke Reynolds

    9/1/2013, 224 pages.

    Middle grade and young adult authors speak candidly on the unspoken "rules" of adolescence in this collection of moving, inspiring, and often funny essays. This unique volume ...
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  • How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
    How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
    by Pierre Bayard

    9/29/2009, 208 pages.

    The runaway French bestseller hailed by the New York Times as “a survivor’s guide to life in the chattering classes.”

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  • Ophelia Speaks
    Ophelia Speaks
    by Sara Shandler

    10/1/1999, 285 pages.

    A poignant collection of original pieces selected from more than eight hundred contributions, Ophelia Speaks culls writings from the hearts of girls nationwide, of various races, ...

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