Here are our favorite books about everyday diversity for teens. These titles are classified as Teen High School (TH) and can be found in the Teen section of the library. |
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Four Eids and a Funeral
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
Returning home early for a funeral and for the summer, Said Hossain finds it hard to avoid facing his ex-best friend, Tiwa Olatunji, who pretends he doesn't exist, until they are brought together to save their Islamic center from demolition.
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Conditions of a Heart
by Bethany Mangle
Suspended from school after trying to break up a fight, Brynn, who's been hiding a disability that's rapidly wearing her down, wonders if it's possible to reinvent her world by being the person she thought no one wanted: herself.
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Rhythm & Muse
by India Hill Brown
Darren, who had a crush on transfer student Delia, must make a decision when his anonymous submission for Delia's theme song contest becomes the frontrunner.
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Our Shouts Echo
by Jade Adia
At risk of repeating sophomore year, anxious 16-year-old Niarah Holloway must spend the summer completing her capstone project and making up PE credits. A doomsday prepper, Niarah decides to use her project as an excuse to build a bunker in her backyard. But then she meets Mac at a local hiking group. As the two grow closer, Niarah becomes more aware of Mac’s imminent move away for college. Now, she must reckon with the possibility of losing the first glimmer of joy she’s felt in a long time.
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Azar on Fire
by Olivia Abtahi
To enter a local Battle of the Bands concert, 14-year-old songwriter Azar, whose vocal cords are shredded, discovers she has a lot of talking to do and friends to make for the chance to stand on stage with her crush.
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The Love Match
by Priyanka Taslim
When her meddling mother arranges a match to secure their family's financial security, Bangladeshi American teen Zahra and her match, Harun, decide to slowly sabotage their parents' plans, allowing her to explore her feelings for a co-worker who understands her in a way no one has before.
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Invisible Son
by Kim Johnson
After spending two months in a juvenile detention center for a crime he did not commit, seventeen-year-old Andre Jackson returns home and tries to adapt to a Covid-19 world and find his missing best friend.
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Where You See Yourself
by Claire Forrest
Having her heart set on a college in NYC with a major in Mass Media & Society, disabled high school senior Effie learns that sometimes growing up means being open to a world of possibilities you never even dreamed of.
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Come Home Safe
by Brian Buckmire
When two Black siblings, Reed and Olivia, are accused of crimes they didn't commit, they must find a way to prove their innocence, in this powerful novel exploring the pain, truths and hopes that come with growing up as a person of color in America.
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Give Me a Sign
by Anna Sortino
Seventeen-year-old Lilah, who wears hearing aids, returns to a summer camp for the Deaf and Blind as a counselor, eager to improve her ASL and find her place in the community, but she did not expect to also find romance along the way.
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A Show for Two
by Tashie Bhuiyan
Determined to win the student film competition, Mina makes a deal with indie film star Emmitt Ramos, and as they spend time together and NYC starts to feel more like home than ever before, she wonders if winning is worth losing everything.
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All My Rage
by Sabaa Tahir
When his attempts to save his family's motel spiral out of control, Salahudin and his best friend Noor, two outcasts in their town, must decide what their friendship is worth and how they can defeat the monsters of their past and in their midst.
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Heartbreak Symphony
by Laekan Zea Kemp
When two musically gifted teens, Mia and Aaron, cross paths, they must work together to face their fears but soon discover something more terrifying than performing in front of an audience: falling in love.
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You, Me, and Our Heartstrings
by Melissa See
Chosen to play a duet and hoping to land a Julliard audition, cello prodigy Noah and fiercely independent disabled violinist Daisy cast aside their differences and fall perfectly in tune until the world catches on, threatening their fragile relationship.
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Wrong Side of the Court
by H. N. Khan
Dreaming of being the world's first Pakistani to be drafted into the NBA, 15-year-old Fawad Chaudhry must convince his mother to let him try out for the basketball team while dealing with the neighborhood bully.
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The Words We Keep
by Erin Stewart
After her sister Alice was found hurting herself, Lily, who has secret compulsions of her own, learns the healing powers of art while working with a new student who was in the same treatment program as her sister.
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The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester
by Maya MacGregor
An autistic nonbinary eighteen-year-old moves to a new town and school with the support of their loving father and finds friends in an LGBTQ-plus club, but they all must come together to solve the decades-old murder of a teenage boy and confront the demons lurking in Sam's past.
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Yes No Maybe So by Becky AlbertalliJamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.
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How It All Blew Up by Arvin AhmadiFleeing to Rome in the wake of coming out to his Muslim family, a failed relationship, and blackmail, 18-year-old Amir Azadi embarks on a more authentic life with new friends and dates in the Sistine Chapel before an encounter with a U.S. Customs officer places his hard-won freedom at risk. By the author of Girl Gone Viral.
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More Than Just a Pretty Face
by Syed Masood
Enduring family disapproval and the possible cancellation of his arranged marriage because of his ambition to become a chef, Danyal Jilani competes in a school-wide academic championship, where his efforts to prove his intelligence are complicated by his crush on a teammate who loves his cooking.
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