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During a family visit to the beach, high school junior Miles experiences his first schizophrenic episode. It鈥檚 also the same day his little brother, Teddy, goes missing. Determined to find Teddy, Miles persists even as his visions and questionable actions suggest he is spiraling deeper into mental illness.

Perfect for: Teens grappling with ideas about mental illness and the darkened corners of our minds.

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High school senior Gabi Hernandez has a lot going on in her senior year, all captured in this let-no-issue-go-unexplored page-turner. From romance, religion, teen pregnancy, and drug-addicted parents to coming out, body shame, sexually aggressive boys, and the politics of feeling like an outsider in both your town and your family, the story offers a whirlwind tour of the interior of one young Latina via her own Spanglish-inflected diary.

Perfect for: Youth聽juggling school, peer, and parent pressure.

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After the death of 16-year-old Tariq Johnson, the community is in uproar. Tariq was black, and his shooter was white. As the community struggles to figure out what went down, the book unfolds into a modern Rashomon tale that everyone living in America is now familiar with. No two accounts tell the same truth, and as new facts surface each day, uncovering what really happened grows increasingly elusive.

Perfect for: Understanding the racial issues that plague American communities today.

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Shortly after graduating from their high school鈥檚 special education program, brain-damaged Quincy and intellectually disabled Biddies are placed in a live-work arrangement where they share an apartment at the home of a wealthy widow. Despite being at odds, they bond, forming their own family after a life of abuse. In this heart-wrenching, fast-paced character study, Giles manages to spotlight the lives of teens who all too often remain invisible.

Perfect for: Readers intrigued by life experiences outside the mainstream.

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Thirteen-year-old twins Jude and Noah are incredibly close. But once they hit puberty, Jude finds herself not only competing with her brother for their parent鈥檚 love and a spot at an exclusive art school, but for boys as well. When tragedy hits their family, the twins become further isolated from each other. Shifting voices from one twin to the other, the book uncovers the way each sibling has lost a part of their story by shutting the other out of their life. An exploration of sexuality, grief, and sibling rivalry.

Perfect for: Teens interested in the tensions of sibling struggles amidst coming out and coming-of-age.

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This book profiles six real transgender teens — three female-to-male and three male-to-female — each telling their stories in their own voices. The teens come from a range of backgrounds — some very violent and troubled, others more conventional — but all must deal with the complications of shifting their identities in a world that is anything but understanding. Kuklin takes pains to portray these teens, in words and photographs, with respect and care.

Perfect for: Teens curious about gender identity issues.

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After the floor in her mother鈥檚 apartment collapses, Piddy Sanchez is forced to move to another part of Queens and start a new school. There, Piddy learns that a girl named Yaqui Delgado wants to beat her up. Though Piddy and Yaqui have never met, Yaqui doesn鈥檛 consider Piddy a fellow Latina: her grades are too good, her skin too light, and her accent not thick enough. Haunted by Yaqui and her gang, Piddy grows increasingly fearful, feeling like she鈥檚 prey to Yaqui鈥檚 predator. In this gritty, realistic novel, Medina explores coming-of-age in a tinderbox of racial stereotyping and bullying.

Perfect for: Dealing with bullies in a new school environment.

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In this young adult novel, Jinsen is bullied because of his dragon T-shirts, shaved head, and his religious聽lifestyle. Justin becomes his聽partner in a class project and starts to see Jinsen differently. Standing up for Jinsen complicates Justin’s聽life and his position in the social hierarchy of high school.

Perfect for: Kids who like realistic stories with a message.

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