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Best YA Books of 2018 That Explore Family and Self

TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

THE PLACE BETWEEN BREATHS

by An Na

Thoughtful readers who appreciate literary fiction will find much to savor in this lyrical novel suffused with beauty and... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

IF ONLY

by Jennifer Gilmore

Gilmore’s gritty multigenerational tale not only seeks to ask adoption’s toughest questions, but dares to offer no easy... Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

FIRE SONG

by Adam Garnet Jones

A touching story that has been a long time coming for the Indigenous community Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY

by Adib Khorram

This tear-jerker will leave readers wanting to follow the next chapter in Darius’ life. Full review >

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MY BROTHER'S HUSBAND

by Gengoroh Tagame ; translated by Anne Ishii

Readers will want tissues in hand for the final, bittersweet pages of this remarkable series Full review >

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