Middle School / Early Teens (13–15 years)

• Author(s): A. R. Capetta • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA) • BISAC: Fantasy - ContemporaryThe spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets o...

• Author(s): A. R. Capetta • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA) • BISAC: Cooking & FoodA Lambda Literary Award Winner Teenage baker Syd sends ripples of heartbreak through Austin's queer community when...

• Author(s): Katie Zhao • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Thrillers & SuspenseIn a YA thriller that is Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying, students at an elite prep school are forced to confront th...

• Author(s): A. R. Capetta • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA) • BISAC: Fantasy - ContemporaryThe spellbinding tale of six queer witches forging their own paths, shrouded in the mist, magic, and secrets o...

• Author(s): Dana L. Davis • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Romance - ContemporaryIn this fresh, addictive novel from the author of Tiffany Sly Lives Here Now, an aspiring musician is forced to reunite with her ex-best...

• Author(s): Farah Heron • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Romance - GeneralLife is full of surprises in a winning novel about a girl dreaming big during one unexpected small-town summer.When seventeen-year-old aspiring...

• Author(s): Nora Shalaway Carpenter | David Bowles | Joseph Bruchac • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA) • BISAC: Lifestyles - Country LifeThink you know what rural America is like? Discover a plurality o...

• Author(s): Lizzy Mason • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Social Themes - Death & DyingA story about the pressures of social media, the lengths influencers will go to for fame, and the grief of losing a l...

• Author(s): Rachel Vincent • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Thrillers & Suspense"Raw, real, and utterly gripping." - Jennifer Lynn Barnes, New York Times bestselling author of The Inheritance Games In t...

• Author(s): Leah Thomas • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Girls & WomenFrom William C. Morris and Edgar Award finalist Leah Thomas comes an ethereal, thought-provoking YA tale about a teen who can see gho...

• Author(s): Phil Stamper • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Romance - LGBTMarty arrives in London with nothing but his oboe and some savings from his summer job, but he's excited to start his new life--where h...

• Author(s): Farah Heron • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Romance - GeneralLife is full of surprises in a winning novel about a girl dreaming big during one unexpected small-town summer.When seventeen-year-old aspiring...

• Author(s): A. R. Capetta | Wade Roush | Will Alexander • Publisher: Miteen Press • Publisher Imprint: Miteen Press • BISAC: Science Fiction - General"The creators seamlessly tackle relevant issues such as colonization, misogyny, transphobia, an...

• Author(s): Phil Stamper • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Romance - LGBT"A beautiful tribute to every queer kid who's ever had to leave their home in order to find one." - Leah Johnson, bestselling author of...

• Author(s): Jessica Spotswood | Dahlia Adler | Erin Bowman • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA) • BISAC: Short StoriesIn an anthology of revolution and resistance, a sisterhood of YA writers shines a ligh...

• Author(s): Katie Zhao • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Thrillers & SuspenseIn a YA thriller that is Crazy Rich Asians meets One of Us is Lying, students at an elite prep school are forced to confront th...

• Author(s): Phil Stamper • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: LGBTQ+ - General"I'm so starry-eyed for this wise, romantic gem of a book." - Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agen...

• Author(s): James Priest • Publisher: Beaver's Pond Press • Publisher Imprint: Beaver's Pond Press • BISAC: Fantasy - ContemporaryA race of tiny magical beings lives on Earth today. They are kirins. Due to ancient frictions, kirins have conceale...

• Author(s): Sasha Dawn • Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R) • Publisher Imprint: Carolrhoda Lab (R) • BISAC: Performing Arts - MusicA page-turning story about a teen's struggle to overcome her fears on her quest for truth, strength, and stardom. Made...

• Author(s): Ellen Hagan • Publisher: Bloomsbury YA • Publisher Imprint: Bloomsbury YA • BISAC: Novels in VerseA contemplative novel in verse that questions what it means to lose everything you once treasured and rediscover yourself, falling in l...

• Author(s): Emily R. King • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Fantasy - Epic

• Author(s): Richie Narvaez • Publisher: Pinata Books • Publisher Imprint: Pinata Books • BISAC: Mysteries & Detective StoriesThis captivating whodunit for teens is set in New York City during the disco-dancing era!

• Author(s): Genevieve Morgan • Publisher: Zest Books (Tm) • Publisher Imprint: Zest Books (Tm) • BISAC: Careers Cut through the chaos and find the path that's right for you! Deciding what to do after high school is one of the biggest decisions y...

• Author(s): Emily R. King • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Fantasy - EpicIn the second book in The Evermore Chronicles by Emily R. King, Everley Donovan plunges into the roiling waves of a strange new world to hunt a ...

• Author(s): Gayle Forman • Publisher: Large Print Press • Publisher Imprint: Large Print Press • BISAC: Girls & Women

• Author(s): Marinaomi | Marinaomi • Publisher: Graphic Universe (Tm) • Publisher Imprint: Graphic Universe (Tm) • BISAC: Comics & Graphic Novels - Science Fiction

• Author(s): Lee Nelson • Publisher: Council Press • Publisher Imprint: Council Press • BISAC: Action & AdventureAuthor: �+ Lee Nelson Description: In 1885, while The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was becoming one of the best-selling America...

• Author(s): Rebekah Crane • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Romance - ContemporaryA young love story about breaking painful legacies by the author of The Upside of Falling Down.Convention doesn't carry much weight in A...

• Author(s): Rebekah Crane • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Romance - ContemporaryA young love story about breaking painful legacies by the author of The Upside of Falling Down.Convention doesn't carry much weight in A...

• Author(s): Nina Berkhout • Publisher: Groundwood Books • Publisher Imprint: Groundwood Books • BISAC: Coming of AgeA teenaged pacifist and a PTSD-afflicted Marine form an unexpected bond over a secret buried in a decommissioned nuclear missile ...

• Author(s): Mia Siegert • Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R) • Publisher Imprint: Carolrhoda Lab (R) • BISAC: LGBTQ+ - General "A compelling narrative layered with intersections of gender, sexuality, and spirituality."--Booklist After an assault, big...

• Author(s): Mary Amato • Publisher: Carolrhoda Lab (R) • Publisher Imprint: Carolrhoda Lab (R) • BISAC: Humorous - Black Comedy

• Author(s): Gabrielle Williams • Publisher: Groundwood Books • Publisher Imprint: Groundwood Books • BISAC: Mysteries & Detective StoriesWhen one of the most famous paintings in the world is stolen, four young lives are changed, for four ver...

• Author(s): Gareth P. Jones • Publisher: David R. Godine Publisher • Publisher Imprint: David R. Godine Publisher • BISAC: Short StoriesAn undertaker's son uncovers the true dark heart of a town's mystery in this macabre comedy. Larkin Mills is...

• Author(s): Larry Duplechan • Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press • Publisher Imprint: Arsenal Pulp Press • BISAC: LGBTA funny, moving, coming-of-age novel about growing up black and gay. Johnnie Ray Rousseau is a high school student upset over losing...

• Author(s): Cathy Bartel • Publisher: Harrison House • Publisher Imprint: Harrison House • BISAC: Christian Living - General

• Author(s): Jack Heath • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • BISAC: Thrillers & Suspense"A swift, intense page-turner." --BCCB In this pulse-pounding tec...

• Author(s): Tim Wynne-Jones • Publisher: Candlewick Press (MA) • Publisher Imprint: Candlewick Press (MA) • BISAC: Action & Adventure - Survival StoriesFast-paced, evocative, and intensely suspenseful, Tim Wynne-Jones's latest psychological ...