A list of the best young adult books for kids.
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Run, Rebel
Written by: Manjeet Mann
Ages 12-17 | 368 Pages
Publisher: Penguin | ISBN-13: 9780241411421
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Stamped
Written by: Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi
Ages: 12+ | 320 Pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 9780316453691
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Clap When You Land
Written by: Elizabeth Acevedo
Ages: 14-18 | 432 Pages
Publisher: Quill Tree Books | ISBN-13: 9780062882769
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Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
Written by: Echo Brown
Ages: 14+ | 304 Pages
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. | ISBN-13: 9781250309853
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Felix Ever After
Written by: Kacen Callender
Ages: 14-18 | 368 Pages
Publisher: Balzer + Bray | ISBN-13: 9780062820259
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Furia
Written by: Yamile Saied Méndez
Ages 14+ | 368 Pages
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers | ISBN-13: 9781616209919
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Legendborn by Tracy Deonn
Written by: Tracy Deonn
Ages: 14-18 | 512 Pages
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books | ISBN-13: 9781534441606
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Punching the Air
Written by: Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam
Ages: 14-18 | 400 Pages
Publisher: Balzer + Bray | ISBN-13: 9780062996480
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Written by: Jordan Ifueko
Ages: 12+ | 400 Pages
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams | ISBN-13: 9781419739828
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Inheritance Games
Written by: Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Ages: 12+ | 384 Pages
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 9781368052405
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Today Tonight Tomorrow
Written by: Rachel Lynn Solomon
Ages: 12+ | 384 Pages
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 9781534440241
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We Are Not Free
Written by: Traci Chee
Ages: 12+ | 400 Pages
Publisher: Clarion Books | ISBN-13: 9780358131434
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We Are Not from Here
Written by: Jenny Torres Sanchez
Ages: 12-14 | 368 Pages
Publisher: Viking Books for Young Readers | ISBN-13: 978-1984812261
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Everything Sad Is Untrue
Written by: Daniel Nayeri
Ages: 12-18 | 368 Pages
Publisher: Levine Querido | ISBN-13: 9781646140008
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The Inside Battle
Written by: Melanie Sumrow
Ages: 12+ | 336 Pages
Publisher: Yellow Jacket | ISBN-13: 978-1499809176
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Displacement
Written by: Kiki Hughes
Ages: 12-18 | 288 Pages
Publisher: First Second | ISBN-13: 9781250193544
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Long Way Down
Written by: Jason Reynolds
Illustrated by: Danica Novgorodoff
Ages: 14+ | 208 Pages
Publisher: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books | ISBN-13: 9781534444959
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The Magic Fish
Written and Illustrated by: Trung Le Nguyen
Ages: 12-17 | 256 Pages
Publisher: Random House Graphic | ISBN-13: 9780593125298
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If These Wings Could Fly
Written by: Kyrie McCauley
Ages: 13-17 | 400 Pages
Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books | ISBN-13: 9780062885029
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This Light Between Us
Written by: Andrew Fukuda
Ages: 13-18 | 384 Pages
Publisher: Tor Teen | ISBN-13: 9781250192387
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Dancing at the Pity Party
Written by: Tyler Feder
Ages 12-17 | 208 Pages
Publisher: Dial Books | ISBN-13: 9780525553021
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