Discover a curated collection of YA books recommended by NPR book critics and staff, featuring diverse genres like romance, historical fiction, poetry, fantasy, and more.
Whether you're young or young at heart, we have book ideas for you. This year's YA collection, gathered by NPR book critics and staff, includes romance, historical fiction, poetry, fantasy and more.In this collection of YA titles recommended by NPR book critics and staff, you'll find romance, historical fiction, poetry, fantasy and more.
Whether you're a young reader or young at heart,What happens when your former best friend comes back from the dead, but only for 30 days? That's what Wilson needs to figure out when her friend Annie is brought back as part of a local custom in her small California town. To complicate things more, their friend Ryan apparently hates them both. Wilson is determined to fix things before Annie returns to – well, being dead. This is a beautifully poetic YA work about female friendships, with a touch of magical realism and laugh-out-loud humor. The dynamic among the trio is filled with teenage angst, love and forgiveness. It considers a common dilemma: How do you accept change when it means giving up what you love? —This robust, wonderful poetry collection both recounts Renée Watson's own life and connects and weaves together the lives of other Black girls and women. Packed full of brilliant pieces, there's humor mixed with some deeply serious writing, evokingBest of all? It's a quick read – because you don't need a book to be a tome to be touched by it. —This book is a window into the soul of any Filipino American with ties to the motherland, no matter how loose those ties are. Tracing the relationships of four generations of Filipino men,is a candid depiction of the work it takes to break generational trauma, form cultural bonds and truly understand one's place in history. Randy Ribay's latest novel is a well-woven narrative packed with references to historical figures like labor leader Larry Itliong and even the notorious dictator and former president of the Philippines Ferdinand Marco
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