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through the lens of our US men's team experience. 02 Pretty Funny for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott In this young adult novel (ages 12 to 16) that's one of my current reads--and published by my favorite publisher for young people, Peachtree Publishing--Rebecca Elliott offers an irresistible heroine in Haylah Swinton always makes me laugh ("Trees block view and there are too many rocks") . 04 The Complete Cookbook for Young This cookbook offers doable and fun science experiments and interesting facts to train a budding young

This was the author's first young adult book. When we are young, we consume the world in great gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious

The thief came and shattered what was left of young Griz's life. This is listed as an adult title but felt to me like a dark young adult postapocalyptic novel, and it Naomi Alderman offers a dark and fascinating look at a world where the traditional male-female and old-young Samrina Khan, the head epidemiologist; single-minded young Stephen the wunderkind; gruff, bighearted

Bohjalian's Hour of the Witch takes place in 1662 Boston, where strong-willed women like main protagonist young I loved that Novik began putting more of the school's fate in the hands of her young characters--and Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love. 06 The Nature of Witches by Rachel Griffin In the world of Griffin's young adult fantasy novel The Nature of Witches, witches control the weather.

series or Roald Dahl's The Witches, nor did I include the oldie but goodie I was entranced by when I was young magic, here are two other Bossy Bookworm Greedy Reading Lists you might enjoy: Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series and Six Magical Fairy Tales Grown-Ups Will Love. adult trilogy of the same name. Reid is a straitlaced young man for whom things are black-and-white, clearly right and wrong.

Elle Cosimano, in which a misunderstanding has potentially enormous life-and-death repercussions for a young She's struggling emotionally and financially to support her two young children. book in Turner's Queen's Thief series (which I listed in the Greedy Reading List Six Royally Magical Young Adult Series).

the repeated rite of passage in which his father demanded an all-out brawl with each of his teen or young adult sons; McConaughey recognizes the brutality and the unorthodox approach, but as with other occurrences

hot-tempered, baby-faced Simon evaded a position in the Confederate Army for years by passing as too young Concurrently reading a young adult LGBTQ mystery, a comedian's memoir, and a historical fiction story

Her charm comes through in candid reflections about her fascinating life, and her young life's adventures it's 1930 in the Kentucky Appalachians, and Amanda Rye is a traveling packhorse librarian, a widowed young The MacInteers--tough yet tender mother Rai, her clever daughter Sass, playful young adult Finn, and

I loved the father-daughter bond, and Opal is a wonderfully quirky, self-possessed young person. Learned by Heart by Emma Donoghue Donoghue's captivating historical fiction centers around two real-life young It almost seems as though the school heads would like to forget either of the troublesome young ladies In Ann Patchett's newest novel, Tom Lake, Lara's three young-adult daughters reunite at the family's characters seem affected by the truths that emerge in Lara's telling about Lara herself, Duke, her young

Cyrus Shams is an orphaned young adult, the child of Iranian immigrants, and a recovering addict and about a figure whose existence the Catholic church has officially denied for a thousand years: Joan, a young

Especially during Pandemic Times, one of the genres I find myself gravitating toward listening to is young adult fantasy. It felt like a middle-grade novel to me, but it's marketed as a book for adults. threatened); and the themes of acceptance and the clarity of their presentation feel appropriate for young

structured routines—on certain days she finds her own way to the community center where she and other young adults with challenges and disabilities play and learn social and practical skills; on certain other

Still on my to-read list: the newish The Final Revival of Opal and Nev by Dawnie Walton, the young adult In Leila Sales's young adult book This Song Could Save Your Life, main protagonist Elise doesn't fit

Yesterday by Rebecca Lynn Solomon Rachel Lynn Solomon crafts another sweet, quirky, funny, romantic young adult story that plays with time and is centered around irresistibly imperfect characters. Italian Summer by Rebecca Serle Rebecca Serle's love letter to Italy plays with time to allow a grieving young is a perfectly imperfect heroine and things aren't entirely what they seem in Roth's first novel for adults

In Ann Patchett's novel Tom Lake, Lara's three young-adult daughters reunite at the family's Northern characters seem affected by the truths that emerge in Lara's telling about Lara herself, Duke, her young

Veronica is a curious young Victorian-era lady with progressive ideas, and I adore how matter-of-factly A hundred and fifty years later, a young archivist, Elodie Winslow, is drawn to the long-ago mystery. Jackaby is the first in the young adult supernatural mystery series of the same name, and in it, author Ji Lin is a young girl who would have dreamed of becoming a doctor if society would have allowed it, There's magical realism at the heart of this book, and Choo also examines colonialism, superstition, and young

Way to a Small, Angry Planet, the first science fiction title in Becky Chambers's Wayfarers series, young This young adult science fiction story has an irresistible premise: teenaged Romy is the sole survivor But then Romy gets word that another ship has launched from earth, with a young man called J as the pilot

In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about young love goes viral, it leads to the offer of a competitive internship and soaring popularity at her

01 Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves by Meg Long I was hooked by Meg Long's debut young adult science fiction novel about tough young Sena, her skittish fighting wolf Iska, and their desperate journey across the In Meg Long's Cold the Night, Fast the Wolves, young Sena has lost both of her mothers to the brutal But the young woman he has found may have died of an ancient virus, and thawing the body for study could

Now retired, Carrie is a spectator at the US Open when she sees her record challenged by a young upstart It's incredible to see her healthy, vital, young dad. novel explores mortality, vulnerability, surprising moments of joy and reflection, an irresistible young Another novel I loved that involves a precocious, wise, reflective, tough young protagonist is This Is adult life.

In order to keep her husband, young daughters, and partner safe, Elise may have to keep some crucial heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult mystery series.

But to me, the voices in this book felt self-obsessively and insecurely young adult even in the timeline

01 This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger Krueger's writing is lovely, and while the adult characters sometimes feel like caricatures of evil villains, his young characters and the vivid setting of 1930s encounter various Depression-era characters who are also struggling to get by, there's some chaste young An adult figure with a magical-seeming ability to read people and to heal them becomes a pivotal and In this second and final book in Bardugo's young adult fantasy King of Scars duology, Nikolai, Zoya,

Signal Fires begins with three teenagers drinking in 1985, a car accident, a young doctor Ben Wilf, who Time passes, and a young family moves onto Division Street. Their astronomy-obsessed young son Waldo befriends the retired Dr. heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult mystery series.

The heart of this book is lovely: Connor is a young man figuring out who he is; he feels afraid of the fantasy version--which I'm intrigued by--as well as one set in England and other versions geared toward adult audiences) before he landed on a young adult approach.

In Ann Liang's young adult rom-com This Time It's Real, when seventeen-year-old Eliza's class essay about young love goes viral, it leads to the offer of a competitive internship and soaring popularity at her

Script. 05 Every Summer After by Carley Fortune Carley Fortune offers a satisfying story of coming home, young determination to keep her heart closed might be shaken--along with everything else around which she's built her young adult life. Hannah Brooks looks like the young woman next door--but she's actually a highly skilled Executive Protection

That is, until a young girl appears, battered and bruised, and is resistant to help but clearly in need On certain days she finds her own way to the community center where she and other young adults with challenges

The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff Lauren Groff's beautiful and brutal novel The Vaster Wilds follows a young buoyed only by meandering thoughts of the past--including her life's one tender connection, to the young Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex Croucher Lex Croucher's queer medieval rom-com--the author's debut young-adult But everyone's about to find out how disruptive a whip-smart, open-minded, and strong-willed young woman Victor LaValle's Lone Women begins in 1915 with a determined young woman, Adelaide Henry, covering her

Veronica is a curious young Victorian-era lady with progressive ideas, and I adore how matter-of-factly A hundred and fifty years later, a young archivist, Elodie Winslow, is drawn to the mystery. I thought this was lovely. 05 Jackaby ​ Jackaby is the first in a young adult supernatural mystery series Ji Lin is a young girl who would have dreamed of becoming a doctor if society would allow it, but she's There's magical realism at the heart of this book, and Choo also examines colonialism, superstition, and young

But the young woman he has found may have died of an ancient virus, and thawing the body for study could review, see How High We Go in the Dark. 04 Warcross (Warcross #1) by Marie Lu You may see much of this young adult story coming, but Warcross is an action-packed quest to right wrongs in an immersive video game Emika Chen is an orphaned young woman in a futuristic New York City.

The Box in the Woods is another smart, funny, intriguing young adult mystery from Maureen Johnson. (And Nate might even be writing again, if his irritating young superfan camper Lucas has anything to

But the young woman he has found may have died of an ancient virus, and thawing the body for study could for my full review of You Can't Be Serious. 04 Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman Rachel Hartman's young adult story follows irresistible, hardheaded, wonderfully faulted Tess as she breaks from rigid medieval In Hartman's Tess of the Road, Tess doesn't fit the mold of an obedient, quiet young woman in her medieval Tess of the Road zigzags in an appealing way through phases of Tess's young explorations.

Trying) by Cristina Fernandez How to Date a Superhero (And Not Die Trying) is a charming, irresistible young adult story about superheroes, villains, a crushing premed course load--and the everyday bravery involved The young women's wartime experiences take Viv to glamorous Harrod's, settle Grace in a dusty old bookshop

teammate and crush Ryan (who did become an Olympic champion) talks her into helping him coach Hallie, a young Love and Other Words, The Soulmate Equation (a favorite), and Autoboyography (another favorite and a young adult LGBTQ+ gem). 05 Beach Read by Emily Henry Is it fair for a person (me) with particular requirements

heart-pounding pacing, captivating character development, and dark turns in this third book in her young adult mystery series.

The thief came and shattered what was left of young Griz's life. This is listed as an adult title but feels to me like a dark young adult post-apocalyptic novel with Naomi Alderman offers a dark and fascinating look at a world where the traditional male-female and old-young Samrina Khan, the head epidemiologist; single-minded young Stephen the wunderkind; gruff, bighearted

Walk and Duchess are an unlikely pair, a milquetoast cop and a defiant young teen. Fun fact: the author is brothers with the prolific and talented young adult author John Green, and the The author has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily Soulmate Equation. 05 Normal People by Sally Rooney In Rooney's novel Normal People, Marianne, a solitary young

Until his eleventh life, when a young girl arrives at his deathbed. Side note: Claire North is a pen name for Catherine Webb, a young-adult author who wrote her first book But during her next go-round, she survived being born--only to die young in an accident.

Young adult Maddie's life in London is exhausting.

That is, until a young girl appears, battered and bruised, and is resistant to help but clearly in need On certain days she finds her own way to the community center where she and other young adults with challenges

Walk and Duchess are an unlikely pair, a milquetoast cop and a defiant young teen. Fun fact: the author is brothers with the prolific and talented young adult author John Green, and the The author has created two independent, defiant, appealingly strong young women split by time (and, secondarily Soulmate Equation. 05 Normal People by Sally Rooney In Rooney's novel Normal People, Marianne, a solitary young

In Leila Sales's young adult book This Song Could Save Your Life, main protagonist Elise doesn't fit

So when young hotshot Dominic Yun shows up and, as a male, automatically has the ear of their misogynistic Love and Other Words, The Soulmate Equation (a favorite), and Autoboyography (another favorite and a young adult LGBTQ+ gem).

Both offer unlikely heroes, action, and some dark humor, although Yee's young adult book is more playful

editorialization about class and race--plenty of substance and depth to make it feel like a book for adults rather than necessarily a young adult title.

review of Migrations. 03 Today Tonight Tomorrow by Rachel Lynn Solomon Solomon offers a sweet, romantic young adult story with emotions that feel authentic; the book showcases competition, honesty, youthful exploration

This was the author's first young adult book. When we are young, we consume the world in great gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious

This was the author's first young adult book. When we are young, we consume the world in great gulps, and it consumes us, and everything is mysterious