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Explore young adult books about being different for children.
1,380 books
Like No Other
Una LaMarche
A chance encounter in a stalled elevator sparks a forbidden connection between a strict Hasidic girl and a boy from a di
Ages 14–18
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth
Andrew Joseph White
Sent away to a grim sanatorium to be cured of his defiance, trans medium Silas Bell must navigate ghosts and gothic horr
Ages 14–18
Free Radicals
Lila Riesen
For the teenager navigating the pressure of cultural expectations and family secrets while trying to find their own voic
Ages 14–18
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The Aurel Realm #2
A Treachery of Swans
A.B. Poranek
Odile must choose between her father's vengeful plot to steal a crown and her forbidden feelings for the girl she was se
Ages 14–18
The Darkest Minds #4
The Darkest Legacy
Alexandra Bracken
Seventeen-year-old Zu leads a harrowing journey of resilience and reckoning as she fights back against a system that tri
Ages 14–18
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children
Kirstin Cronn-Mills
Gabe is ready to let his B-side play as he hosts a community radio show and finally embraces his true identity, even if
Ages 14–18
Witch's Child #2
Julia Defiant
Catherine Egan
Julia travels across the world to protect a magical child from a ruthless power seeker while grappling with a dark new a
Ages 14–18
The Power of Five #1
Raven's Gate
Anthony Horowitz
Wrongfully blamed for a crime, Matt is sent to a remote village where he discovers that the strange locals are hiding a
Ages 11–15
Bloodlines #4
The Fiery Heart
Richelle Mead
Sydney Sage uses forbidden magic to protect vampire secrets, but the arrival of her sister and a brewing rebellion make
Ages 14–18
I Was Born for This
Alice Oseman
Angel finds her place in the world through a boy band's fandom, while frontman Jimmy struggles with anxiety and the pres
Ages 12–18
Wolf by Wolf #1
Wolf by Wolf
Ryan Graudin
For the teen processing the weight of history and the search for identity, this high stakes thriller explores how far on
Ages 14–18
Flicker and Mist
Mary G. Thompson
A mixed-race teenager must choose between a life of privilege and the dangerous, persecuted ability to turn invisible th
Ages 12–18
Girls Like Girls
Hayley Kiyoko
Grieving her mother's death in a new town, seventeen-year-old Coley wonders if she can risk the vulnerability of a new c
Ages 14–18
Tell Me Again How a Crush Should Feel
Sara Farizan
Leila navigates the flutter of a first crush on a new classmate while weighing how and when to open up about her identit
Ages 14–18
The Last Bookstore on Earth
Lily Braun-Arnold
For teens finding their way through climate anxiety and first love, this story explores how a safe haven can become a pl
Ages 12–18
Faceless
Alyssa Sheinmel
After a horrific electrical fire leaves her without a face, Maise must figure out who she is when her physical identity
Ages 14–18
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean
David Almond
Hidden behind a locked door for years, Billy Dean emerges from his secret room into a broken world where he must face th
Ages 14–18
Shadow Skye #3
The Burning Swift
Joseph Elliott
Agatha, Jaime, and Sigrid must unite divided clans and master blood magic to protect Scotia from the marching armies of
Ages 12–18
Camp
Lev AC Rosen
Randy reinvents himself as a buff camper named Del to win over his crush, but he soon realizes that hiding his true self
Ages 14–18
King of the Mild Frontier: An Ill-Advised Autobiography
Chris Crutcher
Chris Crutcher shares the messy, funny, and honest reality of growing up in Idaho and finding his voice as a writer in t
Ages 12–18
The Unruly Heart of Miss Darcy
Erin Edwards
Mr. Darcy's sister, Georgiana, has carefully hidden her past, but a moonlit kiss with Kitty Bennet ignites a love she ca
Ages 12–18
Luna
Julie Anne Peters
Liam only feels like his true self at night as Luna, but now she is ready to emerge into the daylight in this story of t
Ages 13–18
The Taking of Jake Livingston
Ryan Douglass
Stuck between racist teachers and a vengeful ghost who won't stop haunting him, medium Jake Livingston must survive a hi
Ages 14–18
The Sharp North Trilogy #1
Sharp North
Patrick Cave
In a futuristic Britain ruled by a strict caste system, Great Families maintain power through illegal clones while repro
Ages 12–18
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