2021 YA Releases
Cool for the
Summer by Dahlia Adler
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Anticipating a romantic summer with her football star crush, Lara struggles
with confusing memories about her feelings for a girl who unexpectedly
transfers to her school.
Kate in Waiting
by Becky Albertalli
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Matt Olsson is talented and sweet
and Kate likes him… she really likes him. The only problem? So does Anderson,
Kate’s best friend and complete confidant. It turns out, communal crushes aren’t
so fun when real feelings are involved.
The Electric Kingdom by David Arnold
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After a deadly Fly Flu spreads
throughout the world, survivors Nico, her dog, young artist Kit, and the
mysterious Deliverer roam the earth, seeking to evade the Flies and find a
place where life and love can thrive again.
Lore, by
Alexandra Bracken
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After her family was murdered, Lore
Perseous turns her back on a hunt that is held every seven years to punish
former Greek gods, but when a new hunt begins, Athena convinces Lore to form an
alliance to end the hunt and stop the rise of a new more vengeful god.
Yolk by Mary H.K. Choi
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Struggling with emotional problems and
an eating disorder, Jayne, a Korean American college student living in New York
City, is estranged from her accomplished older sister June, until June gets
cancer.
The Gilded Ones by
Namina Forna
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Inspired by the culture of West
Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl
who is invited to leave her discriminatory village to join the emperor’s army
of near-immortal women warriors.
Off the Record
by Camryn Garrett
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A teen journalist uncovers the #metoo scandal of the decade: a bigshot
Hollywood director is taking advantage of cast members.
Perfect on Paper by Sophie Gonzales
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Seventeen-year-old Darcy Phillips, a bisexual girl who gives anonymous love
advice to her classmates, is hired by the "hot" guy at school to help
him get his ex back.
She's Too Pretty
to Burn by Wendy Heard
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When seventeen-year-old Veronica's photograph of her introverted girlfriend
goes viral, they are sent into a spiral of fame and lethal danger as they
navigate the turbulent waters of their relationship, secrets, acclaim, and the
underground San Diego art scene.
Tokyo Ever After
by Emiko Jean
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After learning that her father is the Crown Prince of Japan, Izumi travels to
Tokyo, where she discovers that Japanese imperial life--complete with designer
clothes, court intrigue, paparazzi scandals, and a forbidden romance with her
handsome but stoic bodyguard--is a tough fit.
The Box in the
Woods by Maureen Johnson
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After solving the greatest unsolved
mystery of the century, Stevie Bell goes undercover as a camp counselor to
investigate the strange things going on at Camp Wonder Falls--the site of the
infamous "Box in the Woods" murders.
Be Dazzled
by Ryan La Sala
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Seventeen-year-old Raffy is determined to win a cosplay competition that could
lead to art school admission and respect for his talent, but being paired with
his main competitor, ex-boyfriend Luca, complicates things.
You Have a Match
by Emma Lord
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A secret sister threatens Abby's
plan to win over her crush at summer camp in the new novel from the author of
Tweet Cute. It involves awkward pasts,
DNA tests, and Instagram influencers. Who could ask for anything more?
Take Me Home Tonight by Morgan Matson
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Stevie and Kat, two high
school seniors heavily involved in theater, leave Connecticut for a night of
fun in New York City, but soon they find themselves without their phones or
each other.
The Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris
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Sixteen-year-old Alex Rufus's curse
of seeing the future distracts him from being and doing his best, but when he
sees his little brother Isaiah's imminent death, he races against time, death,
and circumstances to save him.
One of the Good
Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza Moulite
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When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under
mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated
sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi
becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality,
Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered.
Any Way the Wind
Blows by Rainbow Rowell
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Book
Simon, Baz, Penelope, and Agatha return to England, back to the Watford School
of Magicks, and back to their families for a final adventure.
The Girls I've
Been by Tess Sharpe
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When seventeen-year-old Nora O'Malley, the daughter of a con artist, is taken
hostage in a bank heist, every secret she is keeping close begins to unravel.
Concrete Rose
by Angie Thomas
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A gang leader’s son finds his
effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one’s
brutal murder, in a poignant exploration of Black coming-of-age set 17 years
before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give.
A Taste for Love
by Jennifer Yen
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Both high school senior Liza Yang
and her mother share a love and talent for baking but disagree on the subject
of dating, especially when Mrs. Yang turns her annual baking contest into a
matchmaking scheme.