Holiday Book Buying Guide for Young Adults
December 1, 2016
Give the Young Adult in your life these amazing librarian recommended books this holiday season.
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens agenda by Becky Albertalli
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now change-averse Simon has to find a way to step out of his comfort zone before he’s pushed out without alienating his friends, compromising himself, or fumbling a shot at happiness with the most confusing, adorable guy he’s never met. Incredibly funny and poignant, this twenty-first-century coming-of-age, coming out story wrapped in a geek romance is a knockout of a debut novel by Becky Albertalli.
Gabi, a girl in pieces by Isabel Quintero
Sixteen-year-old Gabi Hernandez chronicles her senior year in high school as she copes with her friend Cindy’s pregnancy, friend Sebastian’s coming out, her father’s meth habit, her own cravings for food and cute boys, and especially, the poetry that helps forge her identity.
With The List, Siobhan Vivian deftly takes you into the lives of eight very different girls struggling with issues of identity, self-esteem, and the judgments of their peers. Prettiest or ugliest, once you’re on the list, you’ll never be the same.
Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price — and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist that could make him rich beyond his wildest dreams. But he can’t pull it off alone… A convict with a thirst for revenge. A sharpshooter who can’t walk away from a wager. A runaway with a privileged past. A spy known as the Wraith. A Heartrender using her magic to survive the slums. A thief with a gift for unlikely escapes. Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz’s crew is suddenly the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction — if they don’t kill each other first.
Additional Suggestions:
- An Ember in the Ashes by Sabaa Tahir
- A Torch in the Night by Sabaa Tahir
- Stars Above by Marissa Meyer
- How it Feels to Fly by Kathryn Holmes
- Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith
- Girl in Pieces by Kathleen Glasgo
- Tell Me Three Things by Julie Buxbaum
- A Million Worlds with You by Claudia Gray
- Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock
- Since You’ve Been Gone by Morgan Matson
- Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
- Falling Over Sideways by Jordan Sonnenblick
- The Ones by Daniel Sweren-Becker
- Gutless by Carl Deuker
- What Light by Jay Asher
- Crooked Kingdom by Leigh Bardugo
- Replica. Lyra ; Replica. Gemma by Lauren Oliver
- Poor Unfortunate Soul: A Tale of the Sea Witch by Serena Valentino
- Terrible Typhoid Mary: The Most Dangerous Cook in America by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
- The Girl in the Steel Corset by Kady Cross
- Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children: The Graphic Novel by Ransom Riggs
- The Graces by Laure Eve
- Harry Potter & the Chamber of Secrets: The Illustrated Edition by J.K. Rowling
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: Magical Creatures Coloring Book
Additional Lists:
Publishers Weekly’s Best Children’s and YA Books 2016
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