Young Adult

I encourage all teens to listen to Biesalski’s podcast, as it acts as a classroom to life. This book features powerful strategies and insights on finding exceptional podcast guests, fostering trust and transforming relationships into lasting friendships and fruitful collaborations. More than a guide, it's a celebration of the human connections that drive growth, transformation and success.

A fast-paced original paperback thriller about a girl who discovers that her mother might not be who she says she is…and now someone is hunting them both.

This colorful graphic novel adventure through the brain demystifies and destigmatizes emotional and mental health for children through accessible language and lessons.

Blumenthal Lazan’s unforgettable and acclaimed memoir recalls the devastating years that shaped her childhood during the Holocaust. Her family’s story is one of horror and hardship, but it is also a story of courage, hope and the will to survive.

From the author or the acclaimed Pet, this novel explores the power of youth, protest and art and makes for great classroom discussions.

This powerful novel-in-verse captures one girl – caught between cultures – on an unexpected journey to face the ephemeral girl she might have been. Woven through with moments of lyrical beauty, this is a tender meditation on family, belonging and home.

Memoir filled with cringe-worthy, hilarious and heartbreaking stories, as Bagieu reflects on her childhood and teen years with her characteristic wit and unflinching honesty. The result is fifteen short stories about friendship, love, grief and those awkward first steps toward adulthood.

A haunting novel about growing up in the suffocating constraints of a very old, and very cold, small town. I know three teenage girls that cannot stop talking about this book.

A graphic novel with illustrations by Lara Kane about about backup singers to a pop star – filled with crushes, confidence and catchy choruses!

A budding theater nerd has her semester abroad all planned out, until a cute soccer player offers to show her the real Paris in this heartfelt romance for teens.

A guide through the ups and downs of teen love, intimacy and coming of age in a social media–infused world -written by a popular Tik-Tokker.

I’m sorry – I had to include my latest book. It pains me to see so many books for teens about date rape, drug overdoses, dystopian society and teen suicide. No wonder teens struggle! This is a collection of 50 stories of ordinary people who have accomplished extraordinary things.

It really bothers me to see so many depressing and negative books offered to teens and young adults. Higgs chronicles his experiences as a global educator and missionary in poems that uplift and inspire – the perfect book for the start of the new year.

This title is meant for adults, but I’d rather see younger people read it to explore possibilities BEFORE problems occur. When acclaimed naturalist Sy Montgomery and wildlife artist Matt Patterson arrive at Turtle Rescue League, they are greeted by hundreds of turtles recovering from injury and illness. Endangered by cars and highways, pollution and poachers, these turtles—with wounds so severe that even veterinarians would have dismissed them as fatal—are given a second chance at life. The League’s founders, Natasha and Alexxia, live by one motto: Never give up on a turtle. But why stop at turtles? Encouraging and heart-warming read.

Seventeen-year-old Ellen Sung just wants to be like everyone else at her all-white school. But hers is the only Korean American family in town, and her classmates in Arkin, Minnesota, will never let her forget that she’s different. A great coming-of-age story about finding the courage to speak up and raise your voice. Why not you? Why not now?