Middle School / Early Teens (13–15 years)

• Author(s): Amanda Marrone • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • BISAC: Fantasy - General

• Author(s): Shawn Sarles • Publisher: Scholastic Press • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Press • BISAC: HorrorBestselling author Shawn Sarles' most terrifying YA horror yet . . .It starts innocently enough. Four kids - three girls, one boy - are a...

• Author(s): Caleb Roehrig • Publisher: Scholastic Inc. • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Inc. • BISAC: Mysteries & Detective StoriesIt's your turn to HUNT A KILLER in this original YA mystery based on the bestselling immersive murder mystery g...

• Author(s): Will Walton • Publisher: Push • Publisher Imprint: Push • BISAC: LGBTQ+ - GeneralFrom the author of the poignant and provocative debut Anything Could Happen comes an astonishing novel in verse about love, death, and the poetry we fin...

• Author(s): Mariko Tamaki • Publisher: Melissa de la Cruz Studio • Publisher Imprint: Melissa de la Cruz Studio • BISAC: Romance - LGBTThis is the story of how I became Anne of Greenville. It's also the story of how I found my true true, and how...

• Author(s): Ray Stoeve • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams • Publisher Imprint: Harry N. Abrams • BISAC: LGBTQ+ - TransgenderRay Stoeve's Between Perfect and Real is a moving YA debut about a trans boy finding his voice--and himself. A Junior Library G...

• Author(s): Diana Ma • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams • Publisher Imprint: Harry N. Abrams • BISAC: Romance - ContemporaryAn epic story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of the Tiananmen Square protests, Her Rebel Highness continues Dian...

• Author(s): Eric Smith | Alanis Morissette | Diablo Cody • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams • Publisher Imprint: Harry N. Abrams • BISAC: GeneralEric Smith's Jagged Little Pill: The Novel is a timely and gutsy YA story based on the Tony and Grammy Awa...

• Author(s): Anna Priemaza • Publisher: Amulet Books • Publisher Imprint: Amulet Books • BISAC: Fantasy - ContemporaryAnna Priemaza's The Forgotten Memories of Vera Glass is a mind-bending YA novel about a world where everyone has a bit of magic ...

• Author(s): Sebastien De Castell • Publisher: Hot Key Books • Publisher Imprint: Hot Key Books • BISAC: Fantasy - GeneralA brilliant story of adventure, wit, and philosophy from the origins of the Spellslinger series to enrapture devotees as wel...

• Author(s): Gayle E. Pitman | Laura Huliska Beith • Publisher: Magination Press -- American Psychological As • Publisher Imprint: Magination Press -- American Psychological As • BISAC: Girls & Women Gold Medal, 2018 IPPY Awards Silver medal,...

• Author(s): A. G. Howard • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams • Publisher Imprint: Harry N. Abrams • BISAC: Fantasy - Dark FantasyA companion collection to the New York Times bestselling young adult series, containing three stories about a teenaged ance...

• Author(s): Eden Maguire • Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire • Publisher Imprint: Sourcebooks Fire • BISAC: Romance - General

• Author(s): Daniel Sweren-Becker • Publisher: Square Fish • Publisher Imprint: Square Fish • BISAC: Science Fiction - GeneralWhat happens when your own government turns against you? The Equality Team continues to round up and subject The Ones--t...

• Author(s): Katherine Nichols • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • BISAC: Law & CrimeReal stories. Real teens. Real consequences. A group of teens traff...

• Author(s): Sabina Khan • Publisher: Scholastic Press • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Press • BISAC: GeneralThe romance of Becky Albertalli meets the nuanced family dynamics of Darius the Great is Not Okay in this YA novel from acclaimed author ...

• Author(s): Neal Bascomb • Publisher: Scholastic Focus • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Focus • BISAC: History - Military & WarsNeal Bascomb, author of The Nazi Hunters, returns with a thrilling work of narrative nonfiction about a group of A...

• Author(s): Jay McLean • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Romance - GeneralWhen Mikayla imagined her prom night, she envisioned a fairy-tale evening full of romance. So when betrayal and tragedy come in quick succession...

• Author(s): Marjorie Hansen Shaevitz • Publisher: Sourcebooks • Publisher Imprint: Sourcebooks • BISAC: College Entrance

• Author(s): Alison Ashley Formento • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • BISAC: Family - Parents

• Author(s): Eliot Schrefer • Publisher: Scholastic Inc. • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Inc. • BISAC: Animals - GeneralFrom two-time National Book Award finalist Eliot Schrefer comes an unbelievable story of survival.Raja has been raised in capt...

• Author(s): Chloe Coles • Publisher: Hot Key Books • Publisher Imprint: Hot Key Books • BISAC: Books & LibrariesThe third in a hilarious series that will make you want to rush out and take shelter in your nearest bookshop. It's just a typica...

• Author(s): Rhonda Rucker • Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company • Publisher Imprint: Pelican Publishing Company • BISAC: Historical - United States - 20th CenturyEarl B. Peterson is angry after the Ku Klux Klan bombs his house, killing his mot...

• Author(s): Riley Redgate • Publisher: Harry N. Abrams • Publisher Imprint: Harry N. Abrams • BISAC: LiteraryWhiplash meets Fangirl when one aspiring writer's desire to excel spirals between obsession and self-discovery

• Author(s): Jenny O'Connell • Publisher: MTV Books • Publisher Imprint: MTV Books • BISAC: Social Themes - General (see also headings under Family) There are two kinds of people on the island -- those who leave at summer's end...and those who ar...

• Author(s): Kate Brian | Julian Peploe • Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers • BISAC: Social Themes - FriendshipCheating, partying, blackmail, and now...murder...

• Author(s): Liz Hyder • Publisher: Norton Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Norton Young Readers • BISAC: DystopianLife in Bearmouth is one of hard labor and isolation, where daylight is a distant memory. Newt has lived in the mine since the ag...

• Author(s): Al Carraway • Publisher: Cedar Fort • Publisher Imprint: Cedar Fort • BISAC: Religion - ChristianityAward-winning speaker and best-selling author Al Carraway presents an in-depth study of the life of Jesus Christ and how it relates t...

• Author(s): Maria Turtschaninoff • Publisher: Amulet Books • Publisher Imprint: Amulet Books • BISAC: Fantasy - GeneralOnly women and girls are allowed in the Red Abbey, a haven from abuse and oppression. Maresi, a thirteen-year-old novice there...

• Author(s): Tom Lombardi • Publisher: Simon Pulse • Publisher Imprint: Simon Pulse • BISAC: Humorous Stories

• Author(s): Jennifer Echols • Publisher: MTV Books • Publisher Imprint: MTV Books • BISAC: Love & Romance

• Author(s): Emma Mae Jenkins • Publisher: Wander • Publisher Imprint: Wander • BISAC: Religious - Christian - Devotional & PrayerYoung women are under more pressure than ever before: pressure to be pretty, to be successful, to have a perfect...

• Author(s): Rachel M. Raithby • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Paranormal, Occult & SupernaturalKatalina Winter was prepared for life to change when she turned eighteen--but she never expected to actually change.L...

• Author(s): Elliott Rebhun • Publisher: Scholastic Teaching Resources • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Teaching Resources • BISAC: Teaching Methods & Materials - Social ScienceLearning about civics shouldn't be boring. How America Works gives...

• Author(s): Paul Griffin • Publisher: Scholastic Press • Publisher Imprint: Scholastic Press • BISAC: Thrillers & SuspenseHave a nice flight . . .Cassie, Tim, Emily, Brandon, and Jay are on their way back from a camping trip, flying from Ida...

• Author(s): Sherry Howard • Publisher: Reycraft Books • Publisher Imprint: Reycraft Books • BISAC: Social Themes - Death, Grief, BereavementImaginarium Best Children's Book in 2021 Scooter has been wheelchair bound ever since the accident that t...

• Author(s): Jeffery Self • Publisher: Push • Publisher Imprint: Push • BISAC: LGBTQ+ - General

• Author(s): Brittney Cooper | Chanel Craft Tanner | Susana Morris • Publisher: Norton Young Readers • Publisher Imprint: Norton Young Readers • BISAC: Girls & WomenLoud and rowdy girls, quiet and nerdy girls, girls who rock naturals, girls w...

• Author(s): Dennis O'Neil | Chris Claremont | John Byrne • Publisher: Marvel Universe • Publisher Imprint: Marvel Universe • BISAC: SuperheroesCollects Iron Man (1968) #170, Uncanny X-Men (1981) #173, Fantastic Four (1961) #265, Amazing Spider-M...

• Author(s): Carrie Anne Noble • Publisher: Skyscape • Publisher Imprint: Skyscape • BISAC: Action & Adventure - GeneralAmazon Breakthrough Novel Award Winner for Young Adult Fiction, 2014Realm Award Winner for Best Speculative Fiction of the...

• Author(s): Angeline Jackson | Susan McClelland | Diana King • Publisher: Dundurn Press • Publisher Imprint: Dundurn Press • BISAC: Biography & Autobiography - LGBTLambda Literary Award for LGBTQ+ Young Adult -- 2022 Finalist"Instead of rema...