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Young Adult Novels
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The Yearning by Mohale Mashigo

The Yearning

Mohale Mashigo

192 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction literary dark emotional medium-paced
Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry by Joya Goffney

Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry

Joya Goffney

368 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser

Wash Day Diaries

Jamila Rowser

192 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary graphic novel lgbtqia+ emotional funny reflective medium-paced
The House of Rust by Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

The House of Rust

Khadija Abdalla Bajaber

10 hours, 17 minutes • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction literary magical realism adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Even When Your Voice Shakes by Ruby Yayra Goka

Even When Your Voice Shakes

Ruby Yayra Goka

191 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult challenging emotional reflective medium-paced
Bloodmarked by Tracy Deonn

Bloodmarked

The Legendborn Cycle #2

Tracy Deonn

561 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional tense medium-paced
More Perfect by Temi Oh

More Perfect

Temi Oh

592 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Gilded Ones by Namina Forna

The Gilded Ones

Deathless #1

Namina Forna

411 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute by Talia Hibbert

Highly Suspicious and Unfairly Cute

Talia Hibbert

319 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Daughters of Nri by Reni K. Amayo

Daughters of Nri

The Return of the Earth Mother #1

Reni K. Amayo

321 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced