BOOK RIOT’S 2021 READ HARDER CHALLENGE - hosted by bookriot

Read a realistic YA book not set in the U.S., UK, or Canada
All books added
You Must Be Layla by Yassmin Abdel-Magied

You Must Be Layla

Yassmin Abdel-Magied

288 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective fast-paced
Aya by Marguerite Abouet

Aya

Aya #1

Marguerite Abouet

96 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)

fiction comics contemporary historical emotional lighthearted reflective fast-paced
Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak

Bridge of Clay

Markus Zusak

464 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

fiction contemporary young adult emotional reflective slow-paced
I Remember Beirut by Zeina Abirached

I Remember Beirut

Zeina Abirached

96 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction graphic novel memoir emotional informative reflective fast-paced
K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee

K-Pop Confidential

K-pop Confidential #1

Stephan Lee

336 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction contemporary romance young adult emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced
School Night Fever by BéKa, Crip

School Night Fever

Studio Dance - Dance Class/Academy #6

BéKa, Crip

48 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

fiction inspiring lighthearted slow-paced
A Merry Olde Christmas by BéKa, Crip

A Merry Olde Christmas

Studio Dance - Dance Class/Academy #7

BéKa, Crip

48 pages • first pub 2012 (editions)

fiction comics lighthearted reflective medium-paced
Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor

Remote Control

Nnedi Okorafor

160 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

Elatsoe

Elatsoe #1

Darcie Little Badger

360 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ mystery young adult adventurous emotional mysterious medium-paced
Noor by Nnedi Okorafor

Noor

Nnedi Okorafor

214 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction science fiction adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced