Recommend these new summer reads to your students, or gather them for yourself!
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
In this queer rom-com, teen girl has to choose between spending the summer with her dad (and the girl she’s crushing on) in NYC or with her estranged mom in LA (and the guy she never saw coming). Both timelines play out Sliding-Doors-style.
Unexpecting by Jen Bailey
Juno meets Heartstopper when a gay teen finds out he is going to be a father.
Good as Gold by Candace Buford
For fan’s of Netflix’s Outer Banks. A teen must search for her town’s sunken treasure to clear her family’s name and save her future. Starred Kirkus review.
An Echo in the City by K.X. Song
Star-crossed lovers meet during the 2019 Hong Kong protests. Starred Kirkus review. I would pair it with Patron Saints of Nothing.
When It All Syncs Up by Maya Ameyaw
About an African-American teen ballerina and the racism she confronts to pursue dance. I would pair it with Life in Motion (a Misty Copeland memoir).
2023 Recommendations
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