Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
About the Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults
To encourage young adults to read for pleasure by presenting to them lists of popular or topical titles which are widely available in paperback and which represent a broad variety of accessible themes and genres.
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I'm New Here Myself
2013 Selection(s)
All the Broken Pieces
Burg, Ann. Scholastic. 2012. $6.99.
Matt has two families -- one in America and one in Vietnam.
Benny and Omar
Colfer, Eoin. Disney-Hyperion. 2007. $7.95.
Benny's life tuns upside down when his family moves to Africa.
Born Confused
Hidier, Tanuja Desai. Scholastic Paperbacks. 2003. $9.99.
Caught between her Indian family and her American friends.
First Crossing: Stories about teen immigrants
Gallo, Donald (ed). Candlewick. 2007. $8.99.
Short stories from acclaimed authors.
Inconvenient
Gelbwasser, Margie. Flux. 2010. $9.95.
In Alyssa's Russian-American family, alcohol is part of the culture.
Mexican White Boy
de la Peña, Matt. Ember. 2010. $8.99.
Too Mexican for his prep school and too American for his family.
The New Kids: big dreams and brave journeys at a high school for immigrant teens
Hauser, Brooke. Free Press. 2012. $15.00
True stories about students at the Brooklyn International High School.
Shine Coconut Moon
Meminger, Neesha. Margaret K. McElderry Books. 2010. $8.99.
Discovering her Sikh heritage.
A Step from Heaven.
Na, An. Speak. 2003. $7.99.
America is no paradise.
Tell us we're home
Budhos, Marina. Atheneum Books for Young Readers. 2011. $8.99.
New Jersey is a different planet to three teens from Mexico, Trinidad, and Slovakia.
