Every year my local library puts on a “Best Books of…” event and I love it! A lot of the books I’ve already heard of, but I always come away with new books on my TBR! Even though I do work here, I wasn’t part of putting on the event or choosing the books–I was able to just attend as a patron, so that was super fun as well. I made my book club come with me too, so hopefully some of these books will make it into our discussions! Here’s a link for anyone who missed my post on the Adult non-fiction and fiction list.
Bolded books are ones that are on my TBR. Italics are ones I’ve read.
Non-Fiction
- The Disappearing Spoon by Sam Kean
- Capsized!: The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster by Patricia Sutton
- Boots on the Ground: America’s War in Vietnam by Elizabeth Partridge
- The Faithful Spy by John Hendrix
- Endurance: My Year in Space and How I Got There by Scott Kelly
- House of Dreams: The Life of L.M. Montgomery by Liz Rosenberg
- The Pride Guide by Jo Langford
- Mary’s Monster by Lita Judge
- We Are Not Yet Equal by Carol Anderson
- Just Mercy: A True Story of the Fight for Justice by Bryan Stevenson
- Blacklisted!: Hollywood, the Cold War, and the First Amendment by Larry Dane Brimmer
Fiction
- The Lying Woods by Ashley Elston
- A Lite Too Bright by Samuel Miller
- The Loneliest Girl in the Universe by Lauren James
- Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
- A Touch of Gold by Annie Sullivan
- The Traitor’s Game by Jennifer Nielsen
- The Iron Flower by Laurie Forest
- Dread Nation by Justina Ireland
- Pride by Ibi Zoboi
- My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, & Jodi Meadows
- Emergency Contact by Mary H.K. Choi
- The Belles by Dhonielle Clayton
- Meet Cute by Various Authors
- Sea Witch by Sarah Henning
- Sadie by Courtney Summers
- Dry by Neal Shusterman
- The Hazel Wood by Melissa Albert
- What If It’s Us by Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera
- Dear Evan Hansen by Val Emmich
- Truly Devious by Maureen Johnson
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Blood Water Paint by Joy McCullough
- Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi
- The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
- The Prophet Calls by Melanie Sumrow
- What the Night Sings by Vesper Stamper
- The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza by Shaun David Hutchinson
- The Place Between Breaths by An Na
- And the Ocean Was Our Sky by Patrick Ness
- The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw
Comics & Graphic Novels
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Anne Frank’s Diary: The Graphic Adaptation by Anne Frank
- Hey, Kiddo by Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- The Prince & the Dressmaker by Jen Wang
- Sheets by Brenna Thummler
- Illegal by Eoin Colfer
- The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees by Don Brown
- Luisa Now and Then by Carole Maurel
- Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World by Penelope Bagieu
Have you read any of these? What young adult books would you add to the list?
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