Best YA Books of 2019 That Celebrate Human Connection

by David Almond ; illustrated by Dave McKean

A keen collaboration moving seamlessly between worlds inner and outer, natural and supernatural Full review >

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edited by Elsie Chapman & Caroline Tung Richmond

A brilliant multicultural collection that reminds readers that stories about food are rarely just about the food alone. Full review >

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by Julia Drake

A warm, wise, strange meditation on developing the strength to be vulnerable. Full review >

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by Katie Henry

Don’t be put off by the canned tomato cover: This one’s a gem. Full review >

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by Tiffany D. Jackson with Malik “Malik-16” Sharif

Thoroughly engrossing and as infectious as Steph’s lyrics: a testament to the unbreakable bonds of friendship and a love... Full review >

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by Elizabeth Keenan

A must-read. (Fiction. 12-18) Full review >

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by Mitali Perkins

A hymn to faith, friendship, and social justice, sung by gentle men and strong women of many colors and ages. Full review >

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by Rutendo Tavengerwei

A narrative of courage and optimism in the face of loss, this novel is brilliant storytelling. Full review >

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