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42 Diverse Must-Have YA Titles for Every Library

School Library Journal compiled a list of 42 YA books they think succesfully reflect real-life teens and their peers living in today's society. What do you think? Have you read any/many of them? Btw, although it says 42 books in the title I counted only 41...
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Does My Head Look Big in This? (Randa Abdel-Fattah)
Does My Head Look Big in This? (Randa Abdel-Fattah)
2
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights (Ann Bausum)
Stonewall: Breaking Out in the Fight for Gay Rights (Ann Bausum)
3
Tyrell
Tyrell
4
Dreaming in Indian (Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale)
Dreaming in Indian (Lisa Charleyboy and Mary Beth Leatherdale)
5
The Reader (Traci Chee)
The Reader (Traci Chee)
6
Ball Don't Lie
Ball Don't Lie
7
Forged by Fire
Forged by Fire
8
If You Could Be Mine
If You Could Be Mine
9
The Great American Whatever (Tim Federle)
The Great American Whatever (Tim Federle)
10
The Skin I'm in (Sharon G. Flake)
The Skin I'm in (Sharon G. Flake)
11
Conviction (Kelly Loy Gilbert)
Conviction (Kelly Loy Gilbert)
12
Bronx Masquerade (Nikki Grimes)
Bronx Masquerade (Nikki Grimes)
13
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Philip M. Hoose)
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice (Philip M. Hoose)
14
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World (Kelly Jenson)
Here We Are: Feminism for the Real World (Kelly Jenson)
15
Like No Other (Una Lamarche)
Like No Other (Una Lamarche)
16
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
Boy Meets Boy (David Levithan)
17
"March Trilogy" (John Lewis & Andrew Aydin)
"March Trilogy" (John Lewis & Andrew Aydin)
18
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx (Sonia Manzano)
Becoming Maria: Love and Chaos in the South Bronx (Sonia Manzano)
19
Burn Baby Burn (Meg Medina)
Burn Baby Burn (Meg Medina)
20
When Dimple Met Rishi (Menon)
When Dimple Met Rishi (Menon)
21
A Step From Heaven
A Step From Heaven
22
Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection (Ed. by Hope Nicholson)
Moonshot: The Indigenous Comics Collection (Ed. by Hope Nicholson)
23
"Prophecy" Series (Ellen Oh)
"Prophecy" Series (Ellen Oh)
24
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
Akata Witch (Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu)
25
Shadowshaper (Daniel Jose Older)
Shadowshaper (Daniel Jose Older)
26
Out of Darkness (Ashley Hope Perez)
Out of Darkness (Ashley Hope Perez)
27
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound (Andrea Davis Pinkney)
Rhythm Ride: A Road Trip Through the Motown Sound (Andrea Davis Pinkney)
28
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
If I Was Your Girl (Meredith Russo)
29
X: A Novel (Ilyasah Shabazz)
X: A Novel (Ilyasah Shabazz)
30
The Port Chicago 50 : Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (Steve Sheinkin)
The Port Chicago 50 : Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights (Steve Sheinkin)
31
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team (Steve Sheinkin)
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team (Steve Sheinkin)
32
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story (Caren Stelson)
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story (Caren Stelson)
33
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
34
Almost Astronauts : 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Tanya Lee Stone)
Almost Astronauts : 13 Women Who Dared to Dream (Tanya Lee Stone)
35
Marcelo in the Real World (Francisco X. Stork)
Marcelo in the Real World (Francisco X. Stork)
36
This One Summer (Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki)
This One Summer (Jillian Tamaki and Mariko Tamaki)
37
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
38
Samurai Rising (Pamela S. Turner)
Samurai Rising (Pamela S. Turner)
39
Piecing Me Together (Renee Watson)
Piecing Me Together (Renee Watson)
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Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
Everything Everything (Nicola Yoon)
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