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December 2023 Book Recommendations - YA
Kween

By Vichet Chum

Beholder

By Ryan La Sala

Clementine Book Two

By Tillie Walden

Space Between Here and Now

By Sarah Suk

People to Follow

By Olivia Worley

Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures--About Earth, Space, Animals, the Body, Technology & More--Revealed in Pictures

By Valentina D'Efilippo

Official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook

By Scott Cawthon Rob Morris

Thin Air

By Kellie M. Parker

Flower and Thorn

By Rati Mehrotra

Night Hunt

By Alexandra Christo

What the River Knows

By Isabel Ibanez

Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse

By Kyle Newman Jon Peterson Michael Witwer Sam Witwer Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed

February 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
So Let Them Burn

By Kamilah Cole

Escaping Mr. Rochester

By L. L. McKinney

Beasts of War

By Ayana Gray

Poemhood : Our Black Revival : History, Folklore and the Black Experience

By Amber McBride Erica Martin Taylor Byas L. L. C. Ashwin Writing

A Drop of Venom

By Sajni Patel

Lunar New Year love story

By Gene Luen Yang

Ghost Roast

By Shawnee Gibbs

Static

By Lamar Giles Paris Alleyne

One-Punch Man. Volume 27

By One, Yusuke Murata

Summer Queen

By Rochelle Hassan

Out of Our League

By Dahlia Adler Jennifer Iacopelli

Invocations

By Krystal Sutherland

March 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Tempest of Tea

By Hafsah Faizal

Fox Maidens

By Robin Ha

Black Girl You Are Atlas

By Renée Watson Ekua Holmes

Call Me Iggy

By Jorge Aguirre Rafael Rosado

Out of Body

By Nia Davenport

I hope this doesn't find you

By Ann Liang

ASAP

By Axie Oh

Jean Grey Flames of Fear

By Louise Simonson Bernard Chang Derrick Chew

Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By Gretchen Schreiber

Votes of Confidence

By Jeff Fleischer

Down to Business

By Fenley Scurlock Jason Liaw

The Encanto's Daughter

By Melissa de la Cruz

April 2024 Book Recommendations - Teens
Black Girl Survives in This One

By Desiree S. Evans Saraciea J. Fennell Tananarive Due

Song of the Six Realms

By Judy I. Lin

Dragonfruit

By Makiia Lucier

Off with Their Heads

By Zoe Hana Mikuta

Blue Lock 12

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura

Boruto

By Ukyo Kodachi Mikio Ikemoto Masashi Kishimoto

She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell Vol. 4

By Rainbow Rowell Jessica GAO Andres Genolet Marvel Various Jen Bartel

This Is Me Trying

By Racquel Marie

Bless 1

By Yukino Sonoyama

Just Another Story

By Ernesto Saade

49 Days

By Agnes Lee

Poisons We Drink

By Bethany Baptiste

May 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Crane among Wolves

By June Hur

Darker by Four

By June CL Tan

Dear Wendy

By Ann Zhao

Beastly Beauty

By Jennifer Donnelly

This Book Won't Burn

By Samira Ahmed

Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By Morgan Matson

Girl in Question

By Tess Sharpe

Attached at the Hip

By Christine Riccio

Brightwood Code

By Monica Hesse

One-Punch Man, Vol. 28

By ONE

Maelstrom

By Lorian Merriman

Flawless Girls

By Anna-Marie McLemore

June 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Looking for Smoke

By K. A. Cobell

Four Eids and a Funeral

By Faridah Abike-Ilyimide Adiba Jaigirdar

Past Present Future

By Rachel Lynn Solomon

My Hero Academia

By Kohei Horikoshi

Icon and Inferno

By Marie Lu

Sleep Like Death

By Kalynn Bayron

Children of Anguish and Anarchy

By Tomi Adeyemi

Cat + Gamer Volume 5

By Wataru Nadatani

Blue Lock 13

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura

Twelfth Knight

By Alexene Farol Follmuth

Heiress Takes All

By Emily Wibberley Austin Siegemund-Broka

Six More Months of June

By Daisy Garrison

July 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Reckless

By Lauren Roberts

Break to You

By Neal Shusterman Debra Young Michelle Knowlden

Grandest Game

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Girls Who Burn

By M. K. Pagano

How to Die Famous

By Benjamin Dean

It's Only a Game

By Kelsea Yu

Sunrise Nights

By Jeff Zentner

Not about a Boy

By Myah Hollis

Bless 2

By Yukino Sonoyama

Ready or Not

By Andi Porretta

One Piece, Vol. 106

By Eiichiro Oda

Mirror of Beasts

By Alexandra Bracken

Booklists

November 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Midnights with You

By Clare Osongco

Midnights with You

By Clare Osongco

ONE PIECE 107

By Eiichiro Oda

ONE PIECE 107

By Eiichiro Oda

Skyshade

By Alex Aster

Skyshade

By Alex Aster

Thunder City

By Philip Reeve

Thunder City

By Philip Reeve

I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call

By Jamison Shea

I Am the Dark That Answers When You Call

By Jamison Shea

Dead Girls Don't Dream

By Nino Cipri

Dead Girls Don't Dream

By Nino Cipri

Flopping in a Winter Wonderland

By Jason June

Flopping in a Winter Wonderland

By Jason June

Where the Library Hides

By Isabel Ibanez

Where the Library Hides

By Isabel Ibanez

Teen Titans: Starfire

By Kami Garcia

Teen Titans: Starfire

By Kami Garcia

Witch of Wol Sin Lake

By Lena Jeong

Witch of Wol Sin Lake

By Lena Jeong

Illustrated History of Urban Legends

By Adam Allsuch Boardman

Illustrated History of Urban Legends

By Adam Allsuch Boardman

Legend of the White Snake

By Sher Lee

Legend of the White Snake

By Sher Lee

October 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants

By Rebecca E. Hirsch

A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants

By Rebecca E. Hirsch

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A Love Story

By Jason Reynolds

Twenty-Four Seconds from Now . . .: A Love Story

By Jason Reynolds

The Glass Girl

By Kathleen Glasgow

The Glass Girl

By Kathleen Glasgow

The Stolen Heir

By Holly Black

The Stolen Heir

By Holly Black

The Magic You Make

By Jason June

The Magic You Make

By Jason June

The Teen Breakup Survival Guide

By Lenora M. Ziegler

The Teen Breakup Survival Guide

By Lenora M. Ziegler

Clock Striker, Volume 2

By Issaka Galadima

Clock Striker, Volume 2

By Issaka Galadima

Nothing Like the Movies

By Lynn Painter

Nothing Like the Movies

By Lynn Painter

Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale

By Mari Mancusi

Sally's Lament: A Twisted Tale

By Mari Mancusi

Killer House Party

By Lily Anderson

Killer House Party

By Lily Anderson

This Dark Paradise

By Erin Luken

This Dark Paradise

By Erin Luken

The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley

By Melissa Marr

The Strange Case of Harleen and Harley

By Melissa Marr

September 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Thirteenth Child

By Erin A. Craig

Thirteenth Child

By Erin A. Craig

Pick the Lock

By A. S. King

Pick the Lock

By A. S. King

Rabbit and Juliet

By Rebecca Stafford

Rabbit and Juliet

By Rebecca Stafford

Lies We Conjure

By Sarah Henning

Lies We Conjure

By Sarah Henning

We Are Hunted

By Tomi Oyemakinde

We Are Hunted

By Tomi Oyemakinde

Poems for Tortured Souls

By Liz Ison

Poems for Tortured Souls

By Liz Ison

Monstrous Kind

By Lydia Gregovic

Monstrous Kind

By Lydia Gregovic

Fairy Godmother an Enchanters Tale

By Jen Calonita

Fairy Godmother an Enchanters Tale

By Jen Calonita

Songlight

By Moira Buffini

Songlight

By Moira Buffini

The Champions

By Kara Thomas

The Champions

By Kara Thomas

Ultimate Driving Book

By Emma Carlson Berne, Shaw Nielsen

Ultimate Driving Book

By Emma Carlson Berne, Shaw Nielsen

Desert Echoes

By Abdi Nazemian

Desert Echoes

By Abdi Nazemian

August 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Jupiter Rising

By Gary Schmidt

Jupiter Rising

By Gary Schmidt

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 4

By Mokumokuren

The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 4

By Mokumokuren

My Salty Mary

By Cynthia Hand

My Salty Mary

By Cynthia Hand

Wisteria

By Adalyn Grace

Wisteria

By Adalyn Grace

Death at Morning House

By Maureen Johnson

Death at Morning House

By Maureen Johnson

Ash's Cabin

By Jen Wang

Ash's Cabin

By Jen Wang

Medici Heist

By Caitlin Schneiderhan

Medici Heist

By Caitlin Schneiderhan

Fyrebirds

By Kate Armstrong

Fyrebirds

By Kate Armstrong

The Dark We Know

By Wen-Yi Lee

The Dark We Know

By Wen-Yi Lee

Mysterious Ways

By Wendy Wunder

Mysterious Ways

By Wendy Wunder

Return to Sender

By Lauren Draper

Return to Sender

By Lauren Draper

Of Her Own Design

By Birdie Willis

Of Her Own Design

By Birdie Willis

July 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Reckless

By Lauren Roberts

Reckless

By Lauren Roberts

Break to You

By Neal Shusterman Debra Young Michelle Knowlden

Break to You

By Neal Shusterman Debra Young Michelle Knowlden

Grandest Game

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Grandest Game

By Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Girls Who Burn

By M. K. Pagano

Girls Who Burn

By M. K. Pagano

How to Die Famous

By Benjamin Dean

How to Die Famous

By Benjamin Dean

It's Only a Game

By Kelsea Yu

It's Only a Game

By Kelsea Yu

Sunrise Nights

By Jeff Zentner

Sunrise Nights

By Jeff Zentner

Not about a Boy

By Myah Hollis

Not about a Boy

By Myah Hollis

Bless 2

By Yukino Sonoyama

Bless 2

By Yukino Sonoyama

Ready or Not

By Andi Porretta

Ready or Not

By Andi Porretta

One Piece, Vol. 106

By Eiichiro Oda

One Piece, Vol. 106

By Eiichiro Oda

Mirror of Beasts

By Alexandra Bracken

Mirror of Beasts

By Alexandra Bracken

June 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Looking for Smoke

By K. A. Cobell

Looking for Smoke

By K. A. Cobell

Four Eids and a Funeral

By Faridah Abike-Ilyimide Adiba Jaigirdar

Four Eids and a Funeral

By Faridah Abike-Ilyimide Adiba Jaigirdar

Past Present Future

By Rachel Lynn Solomon

Past Present Future

By Rachel Lynn Solomon

My Hero Academia

By Kohei Horikoshi

My Hero Academia

By Kohei Horikoshi

Icon and Inferno

By Marie Lu

Icon and Inferno

By Marie Lu

Sleep Like Death

By Kalynn Bayron

Sleep Like Death

By Kalynn Bayron

Children of Anguish and Anarchy

By Tomi Adeyemi

Children of Anguish and Anarchy

By Tomi Adeyemi

Cat + Gamer Volume 5

By Wataru Nadatani

Cat + Gamer Volume 5

By Wataru Nadatani

Blue Lock 13

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura

Blue Lock 13

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura

Twelfth Knight

By Alexene Farol Follmuth

Twelfth Knight

By Alexene Farol Follmuth

Heiress Takes All

By Emily Wibberley Austin Siegemund-Broka

Heiress Takes All

By Emily Wibberley Austin Siegemund-Broka

Six More Months of June

By Daisy Garrison

Six More Months of June

By Daisy Garrison

May 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Crane among Wolves

By June Hur

Crane among Wolves

By June Hur

Darker by Four

By June CL Tan

Darker by Four

By June CL Tan

Dear Wendy

By Ann Zhao

Dear Wendy

By Ann Zhao

Beastly Beauty

By Jennifer Donnelly

Beastly Beauty

By Jennifer Donnelly

This Book Won't Burn

By Samira Ahmed

This Book Won't Burn

By Samira Ahmed

Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By Morgan Matson

Ballad of Darcy and Russell

By Morgan Matson

Girl in Question

By Tess Sharpe

Girl in Question

By Tess Sharpe

Attached at the Hip

By Christine Riccio

Attached at the Hip

By Christine Riccio

Brightwood Code

By Monica Hesse

Brightwood Code

By Monica Hesse

One-Punch Man, Vol. 28

By ONE

One-Punch Man, Vol. 28

By ONE

Maelstrom

By Lorian Merriman

Maelstrom

By Lorian Merriman

Flawless Girls

By Anna-Marie McLemore

Flawless Girls

By Anna-Marie McLemore

April 2024 Book Recommendations - Teens
Black Girl Survives in This One

By Desiree S. Evans Saraciea J. Fennell Tananarive Due

Black Girl Survives in This One

By Desiree S. Evans Saraciea J. Fennell Tananarive Due

Song of the Six Realms

By Judy I. Lin

Song of the Six Realms

By Judy I. Lin

Dragonfruit

By Makiia Lucier

Dragonfruit

By Makiia Lucier

Off with Their Heads

By Zoe Hana Mikuta

Off with Their Heads

By Zoe Hana Mikuta

Blue Lock 12

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura

Blue Lock 12

By Muneyuki Kaneshiro Yusuke Nomura

Boruto

By Ukyo Kodachi Mikio Ikemoto Masashi Kishimoto

Boruto

By Ukyo Kodachi Mikio Ikemoto Masashi Kishimoto

She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell Vol. 4

By Rainbow Rowell Jessica GAO Andres Genolet Marvel Various Jen Bartel

She-Hulk by Rainbow Rowell Vol. 4

By Rainbow Rowell Jessica GAO Andres Genolet Marvel Various Jen Bartel

This Is Me Trying

By Racquel Marie

This Is Me Trying

By Racquel Marie

Bless 1

By Yukino Sonoyama

Bless 1

By Yukino Sonoyama

Just Another Story

By Ernesto Saade

Just Another Story

By Ernesto Saade

49 Days

By Agnes Lee

49 Days

By Agnes Lee

Poisons We Drink

By Bethany Baptiste

Poisons We Drink

By Bethany Baptiste

March 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
Tempest of Tea

By Hafsah Faizal

Tempest of Tea

By Hafsah Faizal

Fox Maidens

By Robin Ha

Fox Maidens

By Robin Ha

Black Girl You Are Atlas

By Renée Watson Ekua Holmes

Black Girl You Are Atlas

By Renée Watson Ekua Holmes

Call Me Iggy

By Jorge Aguirre Rafael Rosado

Call Me Iggy

By Jorge Aguirre Rafael Rosado

Out of Body

By Nia Davenport

Out of Body

By Nia Davenport

I hope this doesn't find you

By Ann Liang

I hope this doesn't find you

By Ann Liang

ASAP

By Axie Oh

ASAP

By Axie Oh

Jean Grey Flames of Fear

By Louise Simonson Bernard Chang Derrick Chew

Jean Grey Flames of Fear

By Louise Simonson Bernard Chang Derrick Chew

Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By Gretchen Schreiber

Ellie Haycock Is Totally Normal

By Gretchen Schreiber

Votes of Confidence

By Jeff Fleischer

Votes of Confidence

By Jeff Fleischer

Down to Business

By Fenley Scurlock Jason Liaw

Down to Business

By Fenley Scurlock Jason Liaw

The Encanto's Daughter

By Melissa de la Cruz

The Encanto's Daughter

By Melissa de la Cruz

February 2024 Book Recommendations - YA
So Let Them Burn

By Kamilah Cole

So Let Them Burn

By Kamilah Cole

Escaping Mr. Rochester

By L. L. McKinney

Escaping Mr. Rochester

By L. L. McKinney

Beasts of War

By Ayana Gray

Beasts of War

By Ayana Gray

Poemhood : Our Black Revival : History, Folklore and the Black Experience

By Amber McBride Erica Martin Taylor Byas L. L. C. Ashwin Writing

Poemhood : Our Black Revival : History, Folklore and the Black Experience

By Amber McBride Erica Martin Taylor Byas L. L. C. Ashwin Writing

A Drop of Venom

By Sajni Patel

A Drop of Venom

By Sajni Patel

Lunar New Year love story

By Gene Luen Yang

Lunar New Year love story

By Gene Luen Yang

Ghost Roast

By Shawnee Gibbs

Ghost Roast

By Shawnee Gibbs

Static

By Lamar Giles Paris Alleyne

Static

By Lamar Giles Paris Alleyne

One-Punch Man. Volume 27

By One, Yusuke Murata

One-Punch Man. Volume 27

By One, Yusuke Murata

Summer Queen

By Rochelle Hassan

Summer Queen

By Rochelle Hassan

Out of Our League

By Dahlia Adler Jennifer Iacopelli

Out of Our League

By Dahlia Adler Jennifer Iacopelli

Invocations

By Krystal Sutherland

Invocations

By Krystal Sutherland

December 2023 Book Recommendations - YA
Kween

By Vichet Chum

Kween

By Vichet Chum

Beholder

By Ryan La Sala

Beholder

By Ryan La Sala

Clementine Book Two

By Tillie Walden

Clementine Book Two

By Tillie Walden

Space Between Here and Now

By Sarah Suk

Space Between Here and Now

By Sarah Suk

People to Follow

By Olivia Worley

People to Follow

By Olivia Worley

Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures--About Earth, Space, Animals, the Body, Technology & More--Revealed in Pictures

By Valentina D'Efilippo

Britannica's Encyclopedia Infographica: 1,000s of Facts & Figures--About Earth, Space, Animals, the Body, Technology & More--Revealed in Pictures

By Valentina D'Efilippo

Official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook

By Scott Cawthon Rob Morris

Official Five Nights at Freddy's Cookbook

By Scott Cawthon Rob Morris

Thin Air

By Kellie M. Parker

Thin Air

By Kellie M. Parker

Flower and Thorn

By Rati Mehrotra

Flower and Thorn

By Rati Mehrotra

Night Hunt

By Alexandra Christo

Night Hunt

By Alexandra Christo

What the River Knows

By Isabel Ibanez

What the River Knows

By Isabel Ibanez

Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse

By Kyle Newman Jon Peterson Michael Witwer Sam Witwer Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed

Heroes' Feast Flavors of the Multiverse

By Kyle Newman Jon Peterson Michael Witwer Sam Witwer Official Dungeons & Dragons Licensed

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