Around the Year in 52 Books (2022) - hosted by typedtruths

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When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon

When Dimple Met Rishi

Dimple and Rishi #1

Sandhya Menon

384 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult funny lighthearted medium-paced
Akata Witch by Nnedi Okorafor

Akata Witch

The Nsibidi Scripts #1

Nnedi Okorafor

384 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous mysterious medium-paced
Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson

371 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein

Code Name Verity

Code Name Verity #2

Elizabeth Wein

452 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction historical young adult adventurous emotional sad medium-paced
The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline

The Marrow Thieves

The Marrow Thieves #1

Cherie Dimaline

234 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction dystopian young adult emotional reflective sad medium-paced
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith

A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Betty Smith

493 pages • first pub 1943 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced
Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Blood and Bone

Legacy of Orïsha #1

Tomi Adeyemi

531 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction fantasy young adult adventurous dark emotional medium-paced
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

The Book Thief

Markus Zusak

552 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction historical young adult dark emotional sad medium-paced
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson

You Should See Me in a Crown

Leah Johnson

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary lgbtqia+ young adult emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Legend by Marie Lu

Legend

Legend #1

Marie Lu

305 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction dystopian science fiction young adult adventurous fast-paced