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Young Adult About Being Different

Explore young adult books about being different for children.

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The Keeper's Records of Revolution #2

For the teenager navigating a world of high expectations and hidden truths, this high-stakes adventure explores finding

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The Firebringer Trilogy #2

Meredith Ann Pierce

A silver crescent marks Jan as the legendary Firebringer, but he must first escape a strange captor and master the magic

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We Speak in Storms

For the teen feeling haunted by the past or struggling to find their place, this story explores how shared trauma can be

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The Naturals #3

All In

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Three public murders, no security footage, and cryptic tattoos on every victim leave the Naturals racing through Las Veg

Ages 13–18

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For the teen navigating body image and the pressure to change, this joyful rom-com celebrates finding confidence and lov

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The Weight of Blood

Tiffany D. Jackson

A surprise rainstorm reveals Maddy’s biggest secret, sparking a chain of events at a small-town Georgia high school that

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If You Come Softly

If You Come Softly and Behind You

Jacqueline Woodson

For the teen processing the weight of systemic injustice or the sudden, sharp ache of losing a first love. A profound lo

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Frances Hardinge

For the reader who feels caught between duty and their own voice, navigating the echoes of a past they didn't choose.

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To save her father, Lane must enter the Savage Zone—a forbidden land where mutation has turned people and plants into da

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The Keeper's Records of Revolution #1

For the teen grappling with self-doubt while stepping into an unknown future, this story explores courage, identity, and

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The Glittering Court #1

The Glittering Court

A high-born lady assumes a false identity to escape an arranged marriage, boarding a ship for a dangerous new land where

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The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind

Sonia Ocampo flees the heavy burden of being her village's luck charm, only to risk everything on a dangerous journey to

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For the young person wrestling with immense pressure and the weight of difficult choices, this fantasy explores the burd

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The Boundless Sublime

Desperate for peace after a tragedy, Ruby follows a mysterious friend into a secretive community that hides a dark and s

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We Deserve Monuments

For the teenager navigating the weight of family secrets, this moving story explores how uncovering the past can help he

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For the teen navigating the heavy weight of family secrets and the courage required to survive a cycle of domestic viole

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Digital Revolutionaries: The Men and Women Who Brought Computing to Life

For the teen who is fascinated by how their devices actually work and the brilliant, sometimes quirky minds behind the s

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Jennifer Donnelly Retellings #2

Jennifer Donnelly

For the teen navigating self-doubt or external pressure, this dark retelling explores how to find true strength when you

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Heather Cocks, Jessica Morgan

Molly’s life flips upside down when she moves to Beverly Hills to live with her movie-star father and a glamorous, diffi

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All the Stars and Teeth #1

All the Stars and Teeth

For the teen navigating the pressure of high expectations who needs to find the courage to define their own path after a

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Royal Bastards #3

War of the Bastards

For the teen grappling with a difficult family legacy and the weight of high-stakes choices during a period of intense p

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Try Not to Breathe

Jennifer R. Hubbard

For the teenager navigating the heavy path of recovery after a mental health crisis, this story offers a quiet, honest l

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Girls of Paper and Fire #1

Girls of Paper and Fire

Stolen from her village to serve a king, golden-eyed Lei risks everything by falling in love and joining a rebellion tha

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Jenny Elder Moke

For the teenager grappling with a sudden family secret or navigating the transition from a sheltered life to finding the

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