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Young Adult About Being Different – Wonderlit | Wonderlit

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Young Adult About Being Different

Explore young adult books about being different for children.

1,344 books

Cover of Rainbow High

Rainbow Boys #2

For teens navigating the emotional hurdles of coming out, choosing a college, and building healthy relationships while f

Cover of Freaks and Revelations

Freaks and Revelations

Davida Wills Hurwin

Two lives collide in a moment of violence and meet again years later in an unforgettable true-life journey of survival a

Cover of We Unleash the Merciless Storm

We Set the Dark on Fire #2

We Unleash the Merciless Storm

Tehlor Kay Mejia

For teens grappling with high-stakes choices, this story explores the tension between fighting for a cause and protectin

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Cover of March Toward the Thunder

March Toward the Thunder

Joseph Bruchac

Fifteen-year-old Louis Nolette, an Abenaki Indian, joins the Union's Irish Brigade to fight for freedom and discovers th

Ages 10–15

Cover of Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina

Michaela DePrince, Elaine DePrince

Born into the violence of war-torn Sierra Leone, a young orphan overcomes staggering odds to find a new family and becom

Cover of Love Letters to the Dead

Love Letters to the Dead

Laurel processes her sister’s mysterious death and her mother’s absence by writing honest, heart-wrenching letters to fa

Cover of The Midwife's Apprentice

The Midwife's Apprentice

A nameless orphan in medieval Europe begins a new life as a midwife's apprentice, uncovering her own strength despite he

Cover of Shattered

For the teen navigating a world of secrets and seeking the truth about who they really are when everything they knew has

Cover of They Both Die at the End

They Both Die at the End

Mateo and Rufus just received the call that they will die today. Through the Last Friend app, these two strangers meet t

Cover of Gena/Finn

Hannah Moskowitz, Kat Helgeson

Two fans of a hit TV show connect through texts and blogs, discovering a deep bond that stretches far beyond their share

Cover of The Door in the Wall

The Door in the Wall

Marguerite de Angeli

Stranded in plague-ridden London while his parents are away, young Robin must find his strength to survive a perilous jo

Cover of Postcards from No Man's Land

The Dance Sequence #5

Postcards from No Man's Land

Past and present collide as seventeen-year-old Jacob visits Amsterdam while his grandmother recounts the liberation of H

Cover of We Made It All Up

We Made It All Up

Margot Harrison

For the teenager navigating the blurry line between digital fantasy and reality while searching for belonging in a commu

Cover of The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

For parents seeking to discuss the human cost of history, this haunting fable explores how innocence and friendship can

Cover of The Queen's Assassin

The Queen's Assassin #1

The Queen's Assassin

Melissa de la Cruz

An elite assassin and his secret apprentice hunt for stolen magical scrolls while navigating a dangerous web of lies tha

Cover of Planet Janet

Planet Janet #1

Sixteen-year-old Janet records every awkward moment of her life as she experiments with a Dark Phase, new diets, and the

Cover of Hunted

House of Night #5

P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast

For teens exploring the complexities of moral choice and the weight of leadership when the line between light and shadow

Cover of Catherine

Modern Retellings #2

Catherine falls for a brooding musician and leaves her family behind, while years later her daughter searches for the tr

Cover of The Bronze Bow

Elizabeth George Speare

Burning with a desire to avenge his parents, a young boy finds his wall of hatred against the Roman Empire slowly crumbl

Cover of Breaking Dawn

The Twilight Saga #4

Stephenie Meyer

Bella faces a heart-pounding turning point where her choice to join the immortals or remain human could ignite a devasta

Cover of The Unlikelies

Carrie Firestone

Five teenagers form an unexpected bond over a summer spent righting local wrongs, but new obstacles threaten to pull the

Cover of An Inheritance of Ashes

An Inheritance of Ashes

Sixteen-year-old Hallie fights to save her family farm from converging monsters and dark secrets while waiting for soldi

Cover of The Far Side of Evil

Enchantress from the Stars #2

The Far Side of Evil

An agent on a planet facing nuclear war must decide whether to follow strict orders or help a colleague whose compassion

Cover of The Toll

Arc of a Scythe #3

Neal Shusterman

As the silent Thunderhead watches and a dictator rises to power, the fate of a world that conquered death hangs on a fin

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