Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2018
The Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list identifies titles aimed at encouraging reading among teens who dislike to read for whatever reason. The list selects both fiction and nonfiction.
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The Lines We Cross
by Randa Abdel-Fattah
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Young Adults Plus
Aug 2017
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$12.75 Member Price |
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The Lines We Crossby Randa Abdel-Fattah
Michael's parents drag him to rallies held by their anti-immigrant group which make sense to him until he meets Mina,a Muslim refugee from Afghanistan. ISBN
9781338118667
Awards & Honors
YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Nominee
CCBC Choices 2018 Choice: Fiction for Young Adults Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth 2017, Romance Fiction and Religion & Spirituality Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Teen Books Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Bang
by Barry Lyga
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Young Adults
Jun 2017
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$12.75 Member Price |
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Bangby Barry Lyga
Sebastian Cody did something horrible, something no one—not even Sebastian himself—can forgive. At the age of four, he accidentally shot and killed his infant sister. ISBN
9780316315500
Awards & Honors
Green Mountain Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards 2019 Nominee
YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Selection
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017 Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Teen Books Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Bull
by David Elliott
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High-Interest High Plus
Jun 2017
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$12.75 Member Price |
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Bullby David Elliott
David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur for a new generation. Author's notes about the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the poetic forms used. ISBN
9780544610606
Awards & Honors
Green Mountain Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
2018 Capitol Choices, Ages Fourteen and Up
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books Amazon.com Best Books of 2017, Young Adult Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Older Readers YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Nominee New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017 The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Fiction Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Exo
by Fonda Lee
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Fantasy/Science Fiction High Plus
Mar 2017
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$12.75 $5.00 Member Price |
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Fantasy/Science Fiction High Plus
Exoby Fonda Lee
It's been a century of peace since Earth became a colony of an alien race with far reaches into the galaxy, but now the fight for the future begins. ISBN
9780545933438
Awards & Honors
Beehive Award 2019 Nominee
YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Nominee
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2016 Potentially Sensitive Areas
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