Young Adult Fiction - Social Themes - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance

This thrilling basketball story from New York Times bestselling author Walter Dean Myers is a strong choice for independent reading and sharing in the classroom. Thought-provoking and packed with court action, Game is a winner!Drew Lawson is all about basketball. Everyone in his life...

The Gratitude Journal for Teen Boys is the Ultimate Journal for TEEN BOYS, created by a TEEN!It is designed to help teens have happier days and understand how important their thoughts and feelings are.Starting your day with gratitude will aid in a mindset shift....

In the groundbreaking tradition of his award-winning Monster and Bad Boy: A Memoir, Walter Dean Myers fashions a highly readable, powerful novel about the rules for success for young men, especially those navigating coming of age while Black.Jimmy and Kevin could use a guide...

From the bestselling author of SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY comes the rerelease of HER NAME IN THE SKY, the beloved YA sapphic romance--now with foil on the jacket and a new bonus chapter!Hannah has big plans for senior year: football games, Mardi Gras parties,...

From the bestselling author of SHE DRIVES ME CRAZY comes the exclusive paperback rerelease of HER NAME IN THE SKY, the beloved YA sapphic romance--with an all new bonus chapter!Hannah has big plans for senior year: football games, Mardi Gras parties, and spring break...

A New York Times Bestseller From the author of the New York Times bestseller All the Bright Places comes a heart-wrenching story about what it means to see someone--and love someone--for who they truly are.Everyone thinks they know Libby Strout, the girl once dubbed...

LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD - A CORETTA SCOTT KING HONOR BOOK - A KIRKUS REVIEWS BEST YOUNG ADULT BOOK OF THE CENTURY "Nothing short of magic." --Elizabeth Acevedo, New York Times bestselling author of The Poet X From the acclaimed poet featured...

Humanity is coming home.Weeks after landing on Earth, the Hundred have managed to create a sense of order amidst their wild, chaotic surroundings. But their delicate balance comes crashing down with the arrival of new dropships from space.These new arrivals are the lucky ones-back...

"Breathlessly atmospheric...A gorgeous, hopeful book." --Rachel Lynn Solomon, author of Today Tonight Tomorrow The Hating Game meets I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter in this Pura Belpré Award-winning novel that's an irresistible romance starring a Mexican American teen who discovers love and profound...

A powerful and inspiring story about a transgender teen's struggle to find his own path -- and love his true self. J had always felt different. He was certain that eventually everyone would understand who he really was: a boy mistakenly born as a...

"I Am the Cage gives resounding voice to the voiceless." -The Associated Press "Powerful.″ -Booklist, starred review "Visceral, wrenching, and beautiful." -John Green, #1 bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down and The Fault in Our Stars "The sense of powerlessness--and redemption--will stay...

If your entire life was online against your will--if everyone knew about your potty training, your first breakup, and even your coming out story--how would you feel? I Didn't Ask For This follows the members of Not Your Baby Anymore, a group of kids...

Unforgettable, snarky, and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters.Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school captain, valedictorian, and a "pleasure...

An instant New York Times bestseller! Snarky and romantic, I Hope This Doesn't Find You is Never Have I Ever meets To All the Boys I've Loved Before if Lara Jean wrote hate emails instead of love letters.Sadie Wen is perfect on paper: school...

Why put together an anthology about mistakes? Because we make mistakes all the time. Some are the size of erasing a hole in your paper, mispronouncing a word, or tripping over your shoelace. Some are the size of telling a friend's secret. Some can...

From the bestselling author of Crank, the story of three kids whose lives collide at a mental hospital after each attempts suicide. Sometimes you don't wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same. Three lives, three different...

From Ali Novak, New York Times bestselling author of My Life with the Walter Boys, comes the final book in The Heartbreak Chronicles series, perfect for fans of Jenny Han and Kasie West!When so much is uncertain, how can love be the next step?Even...

El libro que ha inspirado una miniserie próximamente en Disney+ Emotiva, conmovedora, diferente... Invisible narra, a través de los ojos de un niño, una historia que podría ser la de cualquiera de nosotros. Quién no ha deseado alguna vez ser invisible? Quién no ha...

The editor of the classic GO ASK ALICE has compiled the poignant journals of a 14-year-old date-rape victim who contracted AIDS and died.Author: Beatrice SparksPublisher: HarperCollinsPublished: 03/01/1994Pages: 304Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.33lbsSize: 7.32h x 4.42w x 0.83dISBN: 9780380773152Audience: Young AdultAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.4Point Value: 9Interest...

From author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship, self-acceptance, and what it means to be a Real Teenager. Late to the Party is an ode to late bloomers and wallflowers everywhere. Seventeen is nothing like Codi Teller imagined. She's...