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Akata Witch by Nnedi OkoraforTwelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
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Almost American Girl: An Illustrated Memoir by Robin HaMoving abruptly from Seoul to Alabama, a Korean teen struggles in a hostile blended home and a new school where she does not speak English before forging unexpected connections in a local comic drawing class.
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Archimancy by J. A WhiteSent to a strange boarding school in New Hampshire where she discovers that she can see ghosts, Cordelia teams up with a fellow medium and the class genius to uncover their school’s sinister origins. By the author of the Thickety series.
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Arlo Finch in the Valley of Fire by John AugustWhen Arlo Finch moves to Pine Mountain, Colorado, and joins the Rangers, he learns how to harness the wild magic seeping in from the mysterious Long Woods--a parallel realm of wonder and danger.
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The Best At It by Maulik PancholyTwelve-year-old Rahul Kapoor, an Indian-American boy growing up in small-town Indiana, struggles to come to terms with his identity, including that he may be gay.
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Deep Water by Watt KeyWhen a dive off the coast of Alabama goes horribly wrong, twelve-year-old Julie and one of her father's scuba clients struggle to survive after reaching an abandoned oil rig.
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Genesis Begins Again by Alicia WilliamsA 13-year-old girl who is so oppressed by low self-esteem that she keeps a list of the things she hates about herself must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to learn to love herself.
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A Good Kind of Trouble by Lisa Moore RaméeStrictly following the rules to pursue her junior high ambitions, 12-year-old Shayla is forced to choose between her education and her identity when her sister joins the Black Lives Matter movement in the wake of a powerful protest.
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My Year in the Middle by Lila Quintero WeaverAt Lu Olivera's school the white kids and black kids sit on different sides of the classroom while Lu just wants to get along with everyone, but growing racial tensions will not let Lu stay neutral about the racial divide in school.
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Nowhere Boy by Katherine MarshFourteen-year-old Ahmed, a Syrian refugee living on his own in Brussels, Belgium, meets Max, a thirteen-year-old American boy, and the two form an important friendship.
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan GemeinhartTwelve-year-old Coyote and her father rush to Poplin Springs, Washington, in their old school bus to save a memory box buried in a park that will soon be demolished.
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Steelheart by Brandon SandersonAt age eight, David watched as his father was killed by an Epic, a human with superhuman powers, and now, ten years later, he joins the Reckoners--the only people who are trying to kill the Epics and end their tyranny.
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The Storm Runner by Jennifer CervantesTo prevent the Mayan gods from destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane connects him to his father and his ancestry.
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To Night Owl From Dogfish by Holly Goldberg SloanA laugh-out-loud tale of friendship and family, told entirely in emails and letters, follows the experiences of two 12-year-old girls--one bookish and fearful, the other fearless and adventuresome--who are sent to camp to bond when their fathers fall in love. |
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When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonA Somali refugee who spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp and the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl present the graphic-novel story of a young refugee who struggles with leaving behind his nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school.
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