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Community Helpers & Jobs Young Adult
Explore young adult books about community helpers & jobs for children.
50 books
Sorta Like a Rock Star
Matthew Quick
Seventeen-year-old Amber lives in a school bus and serves her community with relentless optimism until a tragic loss tes
Ages 13–18
Diet Soda Club
Chaz Hayden
Left alone with an empty pantry and medical bills, seventeen-year-old Reed risks everything to run an illegal business t
Ages 14–18
Gather
Kenneth M. Cadow
A resourceful Vermont teen and his loyal dog Gather fight to keep their home and land together while facing the harsh re
Ages 14–18
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None Shall Sleep #1
None Shall Sleep
Ellie Marney
Two teens are recruited by the FBI to interview juvenile killers, but an active serial killer case forces them to play a
Ages 14–18
The Case of Roe v. Wade
Leonard A. Stevens
Understand the legal arguments, key figures, and historical events surrounding the Supreme Court decisions that legalize
Ages 12–18
Burn Baby Burn
Meg Medina
Nora navigates a sweltering 1977 New York summer defined by disco nights, a citywide blackout, and the looming shadow of
Ages 14–18
The Village by the Sea
Anita Desai
Desperate to save their home after falling on hard times, Lila and Hari must find the strength to support their family w
Ages 10–14
Once Upon a K-Prom
Kat Cho
Elena has zero interest in prom until her childhood best friend—who is now a global K-pop superstar—shows up at her fron
Ages 12–18
The Night She Disappeared
April Henry
For teens exploring themes of community safety and peer loyalty. This high-stakes mystery follows friends racing against
Ages 12–18
Deadly
Julie Chibbaro
Prudence Galewski defies 1900s expectations by entering a lab to track a typhoid outbreak, leading her from tenements to
Ages 12–17
Homestretch
Paul Volponi
A runaway boy finds a sense of home and a makeshift family among the horses and trainers at a local racetrack.
Ages 12–17
Level Up
Gene Luen Yang
Caught between his love for gaming and his late father's sacrifices, Dennis searches for his own path while navigating t
Ages 12–18
Technology at Your Service
Robots at Your Service
Kathryn Clay
Modern technology comes to life through the helpful machines working alongside doctors in hospitals, clerks in businesse
Ages 5–8
The Right & the Real
Joëlle Anthony
Cast out by her father for defying a cult, seventeen-year-old Jamie is forced onto the streets to fight for her own surv
Ages 14–18
In the Blood
April Henry
A simple DNA test intended to find Tessa's birth parents accidentally links her to a notorious serial killer known as th
Ages 14–18
The Safe-Keepers #1
The Safe-Keeper's Secret
Sharon Shinn
In a village where secrets are kept as sacred trusts, two children raised as siblings begin to uncover the truth of thei
Ages 12–17
Nothing Left to Burn
Heather Ezell
As a massive wildfire closes in on her home, sixteen-year-old Audrey must evacuate while grappling with the dangerous se
Ages 14–18
With Love, Echo Park
Laura Taylor Namey
The heirs to rival Cuban bakeries in Echo Park battle family secrets and gentrification while trying to ignore the unden
Ages 12–18
Durango Street
Frank Bonham
Fresh out of work camp, Rufus Henry finds that staying out of trouble is nearly impossible when rival gangs are waiting
Ages 12–17
Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery
Russell Freedman
Archival photographs bring to life the journey of Eleanor Roosevelt as she grows from a shy, lonely child into an influe
Ages 10–15
When We Was Fierce
e.E. Charlton-Trujillo
Theo and his friends are caught in a cycle of street violence where every choice matters and survival depends on navigat
Ages 14–18
The Facts Speak for Themselves
Brock Cole
Thirteen-year-old Linda tells a social worker the difficult facts of her life, from her unstable home to the violent eve
Ages 14–18
Once Upon America
A Long Way to Go
Zibby Oneal
An eight-year-old girl experiences the tension and transformation of the women's suffrage movement as it unfolds against
Ages 7–11
Stranger Danger?
Anne Fine
Joe navigates everyday encounters to learn the important balance between staying safe and being polite when meeting peop
Ages 5–8
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