Diverse Experiences (For Young Adults)
Looking for something new to read? Check out these
 recommendations curated by our librarians! 
 
The gravity of us
by Phil Stamper

When his volatile father is picked to become an astronaut for NASA's mission to Mars, seventeen-year-old Cal, an aspiring journalist, reluctantly moves from Brooklyn to Houston, Texas, and looks for a story to report, finding an ally (and crush) in Leon,the son of another astronaut
The lucky ones
by Liz Lawson

Struggling with grief, anger and survival guilt in the months after her twin is murdered in a school shooting, May forges an unexpected bond with the maligned son of a woman who incurred local wrath for defending the shooter. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
The hate u give
by Angie Thomas

A collector's edition of the award-winning novel traces the story of a teen whose uneasy balance between her elite prep school and her disadvantaged home life is shattered when she witnesses the fatal shooting of her best friend by a police officer. 350,000 first printing. Movie tie-in. AB. H. K. PW.
Dear Martin
by Nic Stone

Writing letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., seventeen-year-old college-bound Justyce McAllister struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him
Clap when you land
by Elizabeth Acevedo

An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
Parachutes
by Kelly Yang

A teen from a privileged Asian family navigates culture shock, unexpected freedom and a new relationship while attending school in California and renting a room from the family of an Ivy League hopeful whose debate coach has undermined her plans. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
The poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo

When Xiomara Batista, who pours all her frustrations and passion into poetry, is invited to join the school slam poetry club, she struggles with her mother's expectations and her need to be heard
Felix ever after
by Kacen Callender

Worrying that his combination of such marginalizing qualities as being Black, queer and trans are too impossible to allow happiness, Felix turns vengeful in the face of transphobic hate messages before finding himself in a quasi-love triangle. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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