YA Fiction (Young Adult)

Julie Anne Peters | Pretend You Love Me | In this fresh, poignant novel, Mike is struggling to come to terms with her father’s suicide and her mother’s detachment from the family. Mike (real n

Ellen Wittlinger | Hard Love | John Galardi is a loner, unable to express his feelings except in the pages of his zine, ‘Bananafish.’ He finds inspiration in another zine, ‘Escape V

Barbara L. Clanton | Art For Art’s Sake: Meredith’s Story | High school senior Meredith Bedford is a social outcast. Her family recently moved from the Catskill Mountains to the sprawling suburbs of Albany, the

Lyndsey D’Arcangelo | The Crabapple Tree | Busy Wheeler, a spirited tomboy who’s adopted and best friends with a mentally handicapped boy named Billy, is suddenly having strange feelings for th

Sandra Barret | In Keisha’s Shadow | Dumped by her high school sweetheart for not being out and proud, bi-racial Tori Kahl struggles with college life, her demanding mother, and the legac

KE Payne | Another 365 Days | Life’s sweet when you’re seventeen and in love, right? Clemmie Atkins certainly thinks so! She’s still madly in love with her girlfriend, the hot and

Sue Hines | Out of the Shadows | Set at a high school in contemporary Australia, this young adult novel is a love triangle with several twists. Nearly 16 years old, Rowanna is a nice