What Girls Are Made Of
1/4/2017
Hardcover
An ultimately hopeful story of a girl who is deeply confused and self-destructive, who must confront her own sense of what it means to be a girl, and what it means to give and receive love.
Quarantine Book 2: The Saints
1/8/2016
Paperback
Nothing was worse than being locked in – until they opened the door…
Quarantine Book 3: The Burnouts
1/8/2016
Paperback
Readers of The Maze Runner and Divergent will devour this dark survival series that’s Lord of the Flies in a 21st-century high school setting.
The Knife and the Butterfly
1/6/2016
Paperback
After a marijuana-addled brawl with a rival gang, 16-year-old Azael wakes up to find himself surrounded by a familiar set of concrete walls and a locked door. Juvie again, he thinks. But he can’t really remember what happened or how he got picked up.
What Can't Wait
1/6/2016
Paperback
“Another day finished, gracias a Dios.” Seventeen-year-old Marisa’s mother has been saying this for as long as Marisa can remember.
Prairie Fire
1/4/2016
Hardcover
As Owen and Siobhan begin their stint in the Oil Watch, they leave Trondheim behind and confront the ins and outs of military life.
Gold Mountain
6/7/2022
Hardcover
A Chinese-American author’s suspenseful, immersive depiction of a pivotal point in US history
Open Fire
1/4/2020
Hardcover
A dramatic page-turner that captures the devastating toll of war and the impact of women’s struggles and solidarity, through the lens of a little-known slice of history.
Panic
1/2/2020
Hardcover
A page-turning story about a teen’s struggle to overcome her fears on her quest for truth, strength, and stardom.
Fugly
1/12/2019
Hardcover
A wrenchingly honest, thought-provoking exploration of a girl judged and dismissed by society who must break the cycle of shaming that traps her in her real life and comforts her in her online one.
The Manic Pixie Dream Boy Improvement Project
1/5/2019
Hardcover
Equal parts love story, mystery, and wacky adventure, this tongue-in-cheek novel both parodies and exemplifies the over-the-top zaniness that makes the manic pixie trope so evergreen in teen fiction.
Open Mic Night at Westminster Cemetery
1/11/2018
Hardcover
A unique hybrid between a play and a novel with an outspoken, feisty heroine who happens to be dead
Blink
1/7/2018
Hardcover
Fast-paced story keeps the reader turning the pages and guessing to the very end what the mystery is…
The Anatomy of Curiosity
Brenna Yovanoff, Tessa Gratton, Maggie Stiefvater
1/4/2018
Paperback
Three YA stars, three novellas, one book.
The Stand-In
1/4/2018
Paperback
A hilarious and charming story about a working-class kid who rents himself out as a (completely platonic) stand-in date for the socially awkward but wealthy in order to earn money for college, by the screenwriter of the classic teen movie “A Sure Thing.”
The Way Back from Broken
1/4/2018
Paperback
A unique, heartfelt, and gorgeously written story of the power of wilderness to heal.
On the Free
1/11/2017
Hardcover
When a mudslide wipes out multiple members of a wilderness therapy trip, the three remaining teenagers must survive the elements, their demons, and one another.
Pointe, Claw
1/4/2017
Hardcover
A tale of magical realism in which two best friends, one who wants to be a professional ballerina and the other who is turning into a bear, confront society’s narrow definition of what it means to be feminine and find a way to embrace the wildness in themselves.
The Tabula Rasa Trilogy: Incognita
1/11/2016
Hardcover
This fast-paced, witty thriller bullds on all the strengths of Tabula Rasa, taking our feisty heroine deeper into the secrets of her family and her own mind while keeping readers in the thick of the action.
The Stand-In
1/11/2016
Hardcover
A hilarious and charming story about a working-class kid who rents himself out as a (completely platonic) stand-in date for the socially awkward but wealthy in order to earn money for college, by the screenwriter of the classic teen movie A Sure Thing.
Wired Man and Other Freaks of Nature
1/11/2016
Hardcover
A provocative and compelling YA about male friendship, loyalty and the search for heterosexual identity.
Oblivion
1/11/2016
Paperback
One year ago, Callie was found in an abandoned apartment, scrawling words on the wall: “I KILLED HIM. His blood is on my hands. His heart is in my soul. I KILLED HIM.”
Scar Girl
1/4/2016
Hardcover
A page-turning, unflinchingly painful and partially redemptive sequel to Scar Boys that shows the devastating personal cost of fame.
Perfectly Good White Boy
1/10/2014
Hardcover
A perfectly voiced novel about being a teenager at the end of the American Dream.
Surf Mules
1/8/2014
Paperback
An acclaimed, high-interest novel from award winning author available in paper and ebook for the first time.
The Curiosities
Brenna Yovanoff, Tessa Gratton, Maggie Stiefvater
1/1/2014
Paperback
Three acclaimed YA authors bare their “sketches” for all the world to see-and the world will definitely like what it sees.
Four Secrets
1/1/2014
Paperback
This novel is a really thoughtful look at the social dynamics of teen bullying and the power of secrets told through three very distinct young voices.
The Sin-Eater's Confession
1/1/2014
Paperback
GLBT YA is a core part of Carolrhoda Lab. Like Brooklyn, Burning, this is a completely original and brutal look at what it means to be gay and a teenager in America.
A Wounded Name
1/9/2013
Hardcover
Vividly reimagines Hamlet into a great contemporary dark YA context. Gorgeous prose.
Draw the Dark
1/9/2011
Paperback
This is an intense paranormal mystery with a truly unique historical background.
See No Color
1/11/2015
Hardcover
Being a biracial girl adopted by a white family didn’t used to bother Alex. All that mattered was being her father’s baseball star—until that status slips. Now she’s questioning her identity. Black or white—where does she fit in?
A 52-Hertz Whale
Bill Sommer, Natalie Haney Tilghman
1/9/2015
Hardcover
The most amusing and illuminating book about the human struggle for connection you’re likely to read this year. Plus yetis. And lonely whales.
Beetle Boy
1/9/2014
Hardcover
Thought provoking and troubling, Willey continues her career-long skillful exploration of the complicated relationships between teenage children and their broken parents.
Knockout Games
1/8/2014
Hardcover
A brutal and thought provoking novel based on true events by a celebrated African American author.
Camp So-And-So
6/7/2022
Paperback
Twenty-five teenage girls, five cabins at a mysterious summer camp, five classic camp stories with sinister twists. Will they make it out alive?
The Truth Is
3/11/2021
Paperback
A powerful exploration of love, identity, and self-worth through the eyes of a fierce, questioning Puerto Rican teen.
No Crystal Stair
1/4/2018
Paperback
This is an intimate biography of an important but underappreciated figure in black history.
Out of Darkness
1/9/2015
Hardcover
A love story told against the backdrop of a little-known American tragedy with a diverse cast of characters.
How to Live on the Edge
16/1/2024
Paperback
A sensitive meditation on life and death and an uplifting story of an unconventional family.
The Weight of Everything
1/9/2023
Hardcover
A teen girl of Mexican and Guatemalan descent navigates the intersection of art, activism, and culture while trying to cope with her mother’s death, her father’s alcohol abuse, and her feelings for a kind classmate.
The Coldest Winter I Ever Spent
5/7/2023
Hardcover
An unflinching yet hopeful story of a girl who discovers she cannot fully value life without accepting the realities of death.
Torch
1/2/2023
Hardcover
Told from the perspectives of three characters, Torch explores the devastating impact of a totalitarian regime and the different ways young people carve out futures for themselves against impossible odds
Funeral Girl
4/1/2023
Hardcover
A more serious Pushing Daisies mixed with a more thoughtful Dear Evan Hansen makes for a moving exploration of anxiety, grief, and the power of human connection in the face of existential uncertainties
Girls on the Line
1/6/2022
Paperback
A suspenseful and affecting novel about friendship in modern-day China
Just Ash
2/3/2022
Hardcover
A heartrending but ultimately empowering journey of an intersex boy learning to embrace both his body and his identity.
Where I Belong
3/11/2021
Hardcover
Written by a Guatemalan immigrant who came to the United States as an infant, this story of prejudice and perseverance traces a young woman’s personal struggles in an age of anti-immigrant, anti-Latinx sentiment.
The Secret Life of Kitty Granger
5/5/2021
Hardcover
Both a suspenseful thriller and a nuanced portrayal of neurodivergence, this literary page-turner features a unique heroine facing formidable and still-relevant enemies.
Somebody Told Me
1/7/2020
Hardcover
An unflinching exploration of trauma, identity, and integrity through the lens of a bigender teen’s experience.
The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary
1/10/2019
Paperback
Told with laugh-out-loud humor and take-no-prisoners frankness, this is a story of incredible resilience amid the dangers and chaos of poverty, prejudice, and personal demons.
Girls on the Line
1/1/2019
Hardcover
A powerful, dual-narrative coming-of-age story set in 2009 China.
