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Bookshop's Favorite Young Adult Books

Looking for an escape from reality? Our favorite YA books will let you immerse yourself in a world of adventure, romance, and self-discovery! Lose yourself in the pages of our staff's favorite Young Adult titles.

Ophelia After All by Racquel Marie

Everyone in her life knows Ophelia is boy crazy. However, lately she feels like the world doesn't quite know her as well as they think when she develops a crush on a classmate, one who she knows is a bisexual. Ophelia starts to question just how boy crazy she really is. With a twist that caught me by surprise, Ophelia After All is a joyous search for identity sexuality at the cusp of adulthood. 

— Andrea C.

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$11.99
ISBN: 9781250830661
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Published: Square Fish - May 9th, 2023

Sunshine by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

A sleep-away camp for sick kids sounds like it would be depressing, but this excellently crafted graphic novel shows exactly the opposite. Young Jarrett spends a life-changing week that leads to a lifelong pursuit of service. As he did in Hey Kiddo, Jarrett Krosoczka once again highlights the key moments in this story with candor and grace. It’s funny, it’s poignant, and it’s all heart. Perfect for lovers of graphic memoirs like The Fire Never Goes Out and Maybe an Artist

—Ivy

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$14.99
ISBN: 9781338356311
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Published: Graphix - April 18th, 2023

The Princess and the Grilled Cheese Sandwich by Deya Muniz

What happens when, in order to keep her father’s wealth, Lady Camembert has to gender-bend and live quietly as a man to avoid detection? Well obviously, she decides to attend the ball in her new town, where she falls in love with the princess! This delightfully illustrated graphic novel is a cheesy, laugh-out-loud Sapphic love story, perfect for fans of Heartstopper and Girl from the Sea. Count Camembert is sure to win your heart! 

—Andrea C.

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$17.99
ISBN: 9780316538725
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Published: Little, Brown Ink - May 9th, 2023

Stars and Smoke: Book 1 by Marie Lu

Marie Lu does it again, this time with super–spies, the world’s biggest pop star, an internationally epic birthday party, and a race to save the world! With boldly drawn characters whose yearning hearts and burning determination beat through the pages of her new action-thriller, Lu takes the reader on another indelible adventure which, even with its notes of loss and bittersweetness, can only be described as utterly enjoyable.  —JOCELYN

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$19.99
ISBN: 9781250852816
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Published: Roaring Brook Press - March 28th, 2023

Bianca Torre Is Afraid of Everything by Justine Pucella Winans

Bianca Torre is an anxious, super-fearful, closeted lesbian obsessed with people watching. Using her birding gear, she keeps a careful eye on her neighbors, and that is how she witnesses a murder. Accompanied by her fellow anime-loving friend and his trans brother, Bianca makes a plan to uncover the truth. A fun and humorous murder mystery with a touch of queer romance. 

—Andrea  C.

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$19.99
ISBN: 9780358721642
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Published: Clarion Books - April 11th, 2023

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls by Cherie Dimaline

Winnie accidentally creates buzz that the cemetery she’s lived in her whole life is haunted, and that may be just the lifeline needed to save it. Worried that people will realize the “haunting” was fake (and the money ghost tours bring in will dry up), Winnie has to somehow keep up the ruse—but to her surprise, the apparitions might be real. With its poignant look at life, death, and grief, this novel will grip you from beginning to end. —IVY

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$17.99
ISBN: 9780735265639
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Published: Tundra Books - April 4th, 2023

Silver in the Bone: Book 1 by Alexandra Bracken

Here is a new take on an Arthurian legend from an author who clearly knows its mythic minutiae. In a slightly darker future—where cell phones and sorceresses cohabitate and everyone is looking for something—Alexandra Bracken’s new fantasy world is intoxicating and full of legends, curses, and clever characters whose stories you can’t help but want to untangle. I raced through this, happy to lose myself in a magical story. Now we must wait anxiously for its next chapter.  —JOCELYN

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$19.99
ISBN: 9780593481653
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - April 4th, 2023

Solitaire by Alice Oseman

Originally published in the UK in 2014, the long-awaited US rerelease of Alice Oseman’s first novel is finally here! Solitaire tells the story of Tori Spring (sister to Charlie of Heartstopper fame), a lonely 16-year-old girl whose life is upended by high-spirited new kid Michael Holden and the mysterious prank-pulling blog “Solitaire.” Unflinchingly honest and filled with suspense, Tori’s story embraces the messiness of being a teenager. I could not put this book down. 

—Alana

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$19.99
ISBN: 9781338863420
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Published: Scholastic Press - May 2nd, 2023

Nigeria Jones by Ibi Zoboi

Nigeria Jones was raised in the Movement, a Philadelphia Black liberation group headed by her father. When her mother—who is also a leader in the group as well as a teacher for members’ children—disappears, Nigeria starts to question everything. Her tenacity is awe inspiring. Ibi Zoboi has given us a story that speaks to the powers of grief, love, and tradition, and has moments of intersection with infinite openings of possibility.  —S.M.C

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$19.99
ISBN: 9780062888846
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Published: Balzer + Bray - May 9th, 2023

Hani and Ishu’s Guide to Fake Dating by Adiba Jaigirdar

When Hani’s attempts at coming out as bi to her friends don’t go as planned, her only logical and sensible decision is to blurt out that she is dating Ishita, a not-so-friendly classmate. Ishu, dealing with her own familial problems, agrees to Hani’s fake-dating scheme to win over her peers and become head of her class. Using alternating perspectives, Adiba Jaigirdar sheds light on the struggles of a young queer Brown girl with fun and a lot of heart.

—Andrea C.

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$11.99
ISBN: 9781645677543
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Published: Page Street YA - May 23rd, 2023

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