An Iowa farm girl trades places with her global pop star lookalike in Fake Famous, a contemporary YA romance by Dana L. Davis.
Browsing: young adult
Each year, Cracking the Cover compiles a list of books that make great gifts. These are young adult books published in and/or reviewed in 2023.
A young woman’s life is upended when her grandmother suddenly dies in The Rosewood Hunt, friends-to-rivals-to-lovers romance by Mackenzie Reed.
A young woman travels to Egypt to uncover the mystery of her parents’ deaths in What the River Knows, a historical fantasy by Isabel Ibañez.
A young orphan finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation in The Night Raven, a novel by Johan Rundberg and translated by A. A. Prime.
Two teens discover the existence of a half-sibling while searching for their father in The Search for Us, a young adult novel by Susan Azim Boyer.
A rural Vermont teenager struggles to save his family home amidst his mom’s addiction in Gather, by Kenneth M. Cadow.
A poor, biracial girl with the ability to raise the dead gets caught up in dangerous political games in The Scarlet Alchemist, by Kylie Lee Baker.
A prince seeks to find the cause of human suffering in Enlightened, a graphic novel retelling of the life of Siddhartha, by Sachi Ediriweera.
Hispanic Heritage Month is Sept. 15 to Oct. 15. The following YA books are an excellent choice for celebrating Hispanic voices. Synopses are provided by the publishers.