The Thing About Jellyfish
Author: Ali Benjamin
Theme: Acceptance
Prime teen age: 12-14

The Secret of Nightingale Wood
Author: Lucy Strange
Theme: Hope
Prime teen age: 12-13

On The Come Up
Author: Angie Thomas
Theme: Stereotypes
Prime teen age: 13-14

The Gilded Ones
Author: Namina Forna
Theme: Identity
Prime teen age: 12-14

Akata Witch + Akata Warrior
Author: Nnedi Okorafor
Theme: Power of your gifts
Prime teen age: 12-14

Children of Blood and Bones
Author: Tomi Adeyemi
Theme: Inequality and legacy
Prime teen age: 14-15

The Seventh Most Important Thing
Author: Shelley Pearsall
Theme: Processing Anger & Grief
Prime teen age: 12-13

My First Time
Author: Janet Mbugua
Theme: Menstrual Health
Prime teen age: 13-15

All My Secrets
Author: Sophie McKenzie
Theme: Teen Angst
Prime teen age: 13-14

Liar & Spy
Author: Rebecca Stead
Theme: Misfit; Overcoming Fears
Prime teen age: 12-13

Mockingbird
Author: Kathryne Erskine
Theme: Loss
Prime teen age: 12-13

Rules For Being a Girl
Author: Candace Bushnell and Katie Cotugno
Theme: Feminism; Gender
Prime teen age: 13-15

The House On Mango Street
Author: Sandra Cisneros
Theme: Dreams; Transitions
Prime teen age: 14-15