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)
American Born Chinese
Yang, Gene Luen. Illus. Gene Luen Yang. Square Fish. 2008. $9.99.
Jin Wang just wants to fit in.
Bestest.Ramandan.Ever.
Sharid, Madeia. Flux. 2011. $9.95.
Almira is fasting -- no food, no boys, no popularity.
Borderline
Stratton, Allan. HarperTeen. 2012. $8.99
Is Sami's dad a terrorist?
Losers
Roth, Matthue. Push. 2008. $8.99.
Jupiter crashes a party, hides his Russian accent, and leaves loserdom behind.
Orchards
Thompson, Holly. Ember. 2012. $9.99.
Kanako goes to Japan to figure out who she is supposed to be.
Out of Shadows
Wallace, Jason. Holiday House. 2011. $8.95.
Zimbabwe on the brink of war.
Outcasts United: An American town, a refugee team, and one woman’s quest to make a difference
St. John, Warren. Spiegel and Grau. 2009. $15.00.
Differences don't matter on the soccer field.
Persepolis 2: The story of a return
Satrapi, Marjane. Pantheon. 2005. $13.95
Tehran is 2500 miles from Vienna but to Marjane it feels like 2500 light-years away.
The Secret Story of Sonia Rodriquez
Sitomer, Alan. Hyperion Books CH. 2010. $9.99.
Can Sonia stand up to her family without turning her back on her Mexican heritage?
More Books that Won't Make You Blush
2013 Selection(s)
Bad Girls Don't Die
Alender, Katie. Hyperion Books. 2010. $8.99.
Kasey's dolls could give Chucky a run for his money.
