The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian is a young adult fiction novel. The novel is styled as a series of journal entries that follow the life of Junior, a teenage boy living on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Washington. Throughout the book, Junior is put into situations where he begins as an outsider. On his reservation, he is the only Indian who suffers from hydrocephalus. At his high school, Junior is the only Indian. Although he began as an outsider at his school, he begins making friends, starts a relationship with a popular girl.
Junior also suffers many tragedies, as his grandmother is killed by a drunk driver, and his sister died in a fire. Junior begins to heal and the novels end with Rowdy and Junior hanging out.
Anderson, M. T. Feed. Cambridge, Candlewick Press, 2002. Feed by M.T. Anderson is a young adult dystopian novel. It takes place in the future, around the life of Titus. In this dystopian future, people are directly connected to the feednet through an implant called the feed.
Titus meets a girl named Violet who is a resister of the feed. Violet had the feed installed later in her life, and is thus experiencing complications with the implant. Violet’s body parts begin to shut down as more people are experiencing complications with the feed. Violet begins losing her memories and must rely on Titus for some of her memories. Titus cannot handle this responsibility and deletes her memories. The novel ends with Titus showing Violet their relationship in the form of a movie trailer.
Andrews, Arin. Some Assembly Required: The Not-so-secret Life of a Transgender Teen. New York, Simon & Schuster BFYR, 2014. Some Assembly Required: The Not-So-Secret Life of a Transgender Teen is a young adult memoir about the life of the author, Arin Andrews when he was a teenager. In this novel, Arin Andrews undergoes gender reassignment. In this novel, and his own life, Arin Andrews writes about his life transitioning from a being a man in a woman’s body to his experience in coming out as a man. Arin Andrews gets kicked out of his private school, meets and dates and breaks up with a transgender woman. Throughout the novel, Arin Andrews depicts his journey towards self love and equality.
Arakawa, Hiromu, et al. Fullmetal Alchemist. San Francisco, Viz, 2005. Fullmetal Alchemist is a young adult manga. Brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric live in a worFullmetal Alchemist is a young adult manga. Brothers, Edward and Alphonse Elric live in a world where Alchemy is the most-practiced science. After the brothers finish their alchemy training, they attempt to bring their mother back from the dead with the science they learned. During this attempt, Edward loses a leg and Alphonse’s soul is sent into the Gate of Truth. Edward must sacrifice his right arm to rescue Alphonse’s soul. After this, Edward and Alphonse learn from their mistakes and attempt to make a more positive impact in their society. Both brothers set out on a path to redemption to rectify their mistakes.
Cashore, Kristin, et al. Graceling. Orlando, Harcourt, 2008. Graceling is a young adult fantasy novel. The story revolves around a young woman named Katsa who has a power, in this society called “Grace,” of survival. Katsa serves King Randa with this power and serves as an effective killer. When instructed by the king to punish someone unfairly, Katsa sets off with a mind reader Grace, Po, to find the real perpetrators. Throughout their journey they follow hints and clues until ending up at Po’s castle. Here, another king has taken over and Katsa must kill him to protect Po. The novel ends with Katsa on a mission to educate the women of this fantasy world to defend themselves.
Chbosky, Stephen. The Perks of Being a Wallflower. New York, Pocket Books, 1999. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult fiction, coming of age novel. The novel revolves around letters from Charlie to an unknown recipient. Charlie shares stories about his first year at high school and the struggles he goes through, including the suicide of his friend, Michael Dobson, and the death of his Aunt Helen. Throughout this novel, Charlie’s English teacher encourages his passion for writing and reading. Two seniors befriend Charlie and he begins experimenting with drugs and alcohol with them. Through this new group of friends and new experiences, Charlie relives flashbacks of his Aunt Helen. It is revealed his Aunt Helen molested him and is hospitalized.
Davis, Tanita S. Mare’s War. New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Mare’s War is young adult historical fiction novel. In this novel, Octavia and Tali are forced by their parents to take a road trip with their grandmother, Mare. Through this road trip is revealed that Octavia and Tali knew a lot less about their flamboyant grandmother than they previously thought. Mare is revealed to have attempted to escape her life in the Deep South by lying about her age and joining the African American battalion of the Women’s Army Corps during World War II. Mare recalls the discrimination that she and others were put through during this period in American history. Octavia and Tali are astounded by what their grandmother went through during the Civil Rights era.
McCormick, Patricia. Sold. New York, Hyperion, 2006. Sold is a realistic young adult fiction novel told in short, vignette chapters. The story stars a thirteen year old girl, Lakshmi who lives with her poor family in the mountains of Nepal. After a harsh monsoon destroys the family’s crops, Lakshmi’s stepfather sells her to a stranger and ultimately into human trafficking. Lakshmi is told she cannot leave the brothel until she clears her family’s debts, however, she is repeatedly cheated from the small amount of money she is able to obtain. Lakshmi is able to befriend the other girls and teach herself to read and speak English. One day an American man arrives and gathers enough evidence to free the girls of the brothel.
Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis. New York, Pantheon Books, 2003. Persepolis is a young adult graphic autobiography. The author, Marjane Satrapi recalls her growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. Marjane is exposed to different types of readings as she comes from an upper class family and thus wants to find her own political identity and participates in growing protests against the current Shah. Religious extremism begins to rise after the departure of the Shah and her family takes a vacation to Europe before returning to Iran which is now in war against Iraq. Marjane and her family experience the oppression by their new government. The story ends with her family sending her to Austria as they worry about her safety.
Thomas, Angie. The Hate U Give. New York, Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2017. The Hate U Give is a political young adult novel. The novel stars 16 year old, Starr Carter who lives in a poor black neighborhood, but attends a rich mostly white private school. At the beginning of this novel, quickly after catching up with her childhood best friend, Khalil, Khalil is killed when stopped by a white police officer while Starr sits in the passenger seat. Starr witnesses how the media and people in her neighborhood and people at her school take the news and interpret the killing. The white officer is not indicted, and Starr’s town begins both rioting and peacefully protesting. Starr begins to take a more active role in politics, doing interviews and standing up to racism she sees.
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