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Library Cards
Best Young Adult
Books of 2019
Love from A to Z by S.K. Ali
Grades 8 and up
Description: Adam Chen and Zayneb Malik, who for very different reasons feel alone and frustrated, meet in Qatar and discover the transformative power of convictions and connections. Centering the Muslim experience, this beautiful, complex, and important book examines love, family, justice, activism, and the changes and challenges life throws at us.
Available on: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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This Train is Being Held by Ismee Williams: Hoopla - eBook & Hoopla - eAudiobook
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Dear Haiti, Love Alaine by Maika Moulite: Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , & Libby - eAudiobook
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I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn: Hoopla - eAudiobook
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She Wore Red Trainers by Na'ima B. Robert: Hoopla - eBook
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Love, Hate & Other Filters by Samira Ahmed: Libby - eBook
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The Sun is also a Star by Nicola Yoon: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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The Impossibility of Us by Katy Upperman: Libby - eBook
Pet by Akwaeke Emezi
Grade 7 and up
Description: In a town where all monsters and evil deeds are thought to have been eliminated, Jam, a selectively mute transgender teen, accidentally lets loose a creature from one of her mother’s paintings and together they hunt a particularly insidious monster—one who hasn’t yet been discovered. Unique and tightly written, without a word out of place, this slim fable forces readers to consider what is truly monstrous in our world.
Available on: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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I Crawl Through It by A.S. King: Libby - eAudiobook
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Gifts by Ursula K. Le Guin: Hoopla - eBook & Libby - eBook
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The Darkest Minds by Alexandra Bracken: Hoopla - eBook , Libby - eBook , & Libby - eBook
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Gone by Michael Grant: Hoopla - eBook & Hoopla - eAudiobook
The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Grade 7 and up
Description: Frustrated by the inequality she sees as a Chinese woman in 1890 Atlanta, Jo Kuan begins writing an anonymous advice column in the newspaper. The mostly untold history of the Chinese experience in the South sets the tone for Jo’s story, the secrets kept by those in power, and her drive and talent. The superb writing, deliberate pacing, and slow reveal of secrets make this a believable and enjoyable read.
Available on: Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , &
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The Hired Girl by Laura Amy Schlitz: Libby - eBook
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A Northern Light by Jennifer Donnelly: Hoopla - eBook
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Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden: Hoopla - eAudiobook
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Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina: Libby - eBook
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Midnight at the Electric by Jodi Lynn Anderson: Hoopla - eBook , Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , & Libby - eAudiobook
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Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
Opposite of Always
by Justin A. Reynolds
Grade 8 and up
Description: A uniquely twisted love story involving time travel, death, and friendship. Sparks fly when Jack and Kate meet at a party, but their love affair ends unexpectedly when Kate dies suddenly. Jack uses his newfound time-traveling ability to save her. This “meet cute” blends elements of classic rom-coms Say Anything, Groundhog Day, and When Harry Met Sally to great effect.
Available on: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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Before I Fall by Lauren Oliver: Hoopla - eBook , Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , Libby - eAudiobook
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Again, but Better by Christine Riccio: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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No One Here is Lonely by Sarah Everett: Libby - eBook
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Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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Monday's Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson: Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , & Libby - eAudiobook
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Saint Anything by Sarah Dessen: Libby - eAudiobook
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Swing by Kwame Alexander: Hoopla - eBook , Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , & Libby - eAudiobook
White Rose by Kip Wilson
Grade 7 and up
Description: This elegantly written verse novel tells the story of real-life activist Sophie Scholl, her siblings, and friends, as they work together to resist and bring down the Nazi regime. The dangers they face and the brutal punishment they endure result in a compelling read that resonates today.
Available on: Libby - eBook
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The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti: Libby - eBook
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook
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My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih: Hoopla - eBook , Hoopla - eAudiobook , Libby - eBook , & Libby - eAudiobook
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Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit: Libby - eBook & Libby - eAudiobook