12 Books in this collection
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Ideal for ages 17–20: Young people often face various mental health challenges that can be difficult to navigate. Thoughtfully curated by our in-house educators, this collection of award-winning books features older teens and early adults managing complex emotions, coping with stress, and discovering who they are in early adulthood. Contact us for additional suggestions at quotes@leeandlow.com.
Books in This Collection
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Boys of the Beast
By Monica ZepedaView DetailsThree cousins. Four days. One car. This smart and fearless road-trip novel is perfect for fans of David Levithan, Benjamin Alire Saenz, or Meg Medina.
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Echoes of Grace
By Guadalupe García McCallView DetailsIn this triumphant novel, Pura Belpré Award-winning author Guadalupe García McCall explores sisterhood, family secrets, intergenerational trauma, life, and love in a modern Gothic setting with a magical realist twist.
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Gabi, A Girl in Pieces
By Isabel QuinteroView DetailsIn this groundbreaking William C. Morris Award winner for a YA debut, Gabi's life is a mess--her family, her friends, her attempts at a love life--but writing helps, especially since it turns out she's pretty good at poetry.
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Rani Patel In Full Effect
By Sonia PatelView DetailsIn 1990's Moloka'i, Hawai'i, sixteen-year-old Rani is fully present as MC Sutra, whose lyrics say "Call my solution a female revolution / retribution in the form of rhyme electrocution," but her life is in blisters.
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Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood
By Benjamin Alire SáenzView DetailsSammy & Juliana in Hollywood is our American Graffiti.
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Snitchers
By Stephane DunnView DetailsWhen the grownups can't do it, three friends join together to figure out who killed a little boy in their neighborhood in this stunning debut YA by award-winning playwright Stephane Dunn.
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The Sky We Shared
By Shirley Reva VernickView DetailsIn this thoughtful and deftly woven WWII novel, an American and a Japanese teen with lives on opposite ends of the world discover that hate for an "enemy" leaves a heavy heart.
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Thirty Talks Weird Love
By Alessandra Narváez VarelaView DetailsA 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful YA novel in verse about handling depression.
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This Thing Called the Future
By J.L. PowersView DetailsFourteen-year-old Khosi yearns for this thing called the future-- something better than sickness and superstition in a shanty town. Does she want too much? A stunning YA coming-of-age story set in post-apartheid South Africa.
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When a Brown Girl Flees
By Aamna QureshiView DetailsIn this searing contemporary YA novel from new voice Aamna Qureshi, a Muslim teen runs away from home only to find herself on a breathtaking journey of healing, self-love, and hope.
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