Young Adult genre books (389)



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The Blue Book of Nebo by Manon Steffan Ros EN

Rating: 5 (2 votes)
Country: Europe / Wales flag Wales
Description:
Dylan was six when The End came back in 2018; when the electricity switched off, and the world he knew disappeared. Now he's 14 and he and his mam have survived in their isolated hilltop house above the village of Nebo in north-west Wales, where mother and son confide their experiences and memories in a found notebook - the Blue Book.[Bokinfo].

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The Blue Castle by L. M. Montgomery EN

Rating: 3 (1 vote)
Description:
The definitive paperback editions of L.M. Montgomery's beloved novels get a brand-new look for the next hundred years -- now with beautiful covers from renowned paper artist Elly MacKay! At twenty-nine, Valancy has never been in love, and it seems romance has passed her by. Living with her overbearing mother and meddlesome aunt, she finds her only consolations in the "forbidden" books of John Foster and her daydreams of the Blue Castle. Then a letter arrives from Dr. Trent--and Valancy decides to throw caution to the winds. For the first time in her life Valancy does and says exactly what she ... continue

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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak EN

Rating: 5 (124 votes)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE’S 100 BEST YA BOOKS OF ALL TIME The extraordinary, beloved novel about the ability of books to feed the soul even in the darkest of times. When Death has a story to tell, you listen. It is 1939. Nazi Germany. The country is holding its breath. Death has never been busier, and will become busier still. Liesel Meminger is a foster girl living outside of Munich, who scratches out a meager existence for herself by stealing when she encounters something she can’t resist–books. With the help of her accordion-playing foster father, she learns to rea... continue

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The Boy from the Mish by Gary Lonesborough EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Oceania / Australia flag Australia
Description:
A funny and heart-warming queer Indigenous YA novel, set in a rural Australian community, about seventeen-year-old Jackson finding the courage to explore who he is, even if it scares him.

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The Cat King of Havana by Tom Crosshill EN

Rating: 2 (1 vote)
Country: Europe / Latvia flag Latvia
Description:
Lolcats. Salsa dancing. Unrequited love. Tom Crosshill's smart and witty debut teen novel treads a colorful coming-of-age journey from New York City to Havana that will appeal to fans of books by Matthew Quick and Junot Díaz. When Rick Gutiérrez—known as "That Cat Guy" at school—gets dumped on his sixteenth birthday for uploading cat videos from his bedroom instead of experiencing the real world, he realizes it's time for a change. So Rick joins a salsa class . . . because of a girl, of course. Ana Cabrera is smart, friendly, and smooth on the dance floor. He might be half Cuban, but Rick danc... continue

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The Circle by Sara B. Elfgren, Mats Strandberg EN

0 Ratings
Country: Europe / Sweden flag Sweden
Description:
Discovering their supernatural abilities in the aftermath of a classmate's apparent suicide, six girls learn of their destiny to fight an ancient evil, an effort that challenges them to overcome their differences and practice magical skills as outlined in an ancient book.

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The City of Woven Streets by Emmi Itäranta EN

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Country: Europe / Finland flag Finland
Description:
'Where itaranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters' Red star review (for MEMORY OF WATER), Publishers Weekly. Emmi Itäranta's prose combines the lyricism of Ishiguro's NEVER LET ME GO. This is her second novel, following the award-winning MEMORY OF WATER. The tapestry of life may be more fragile than it seems: pull one thread, and all will unravel. In the City of Woven Streets, human life has little value. You practice a craft to keep you alive, or you are an outcast, unwanted and tainted. Eliana is a young weaver in the House of Webs, but secretly knows she doesn't really ... continue

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The Color of Earth by Dong Hwa Kim EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / South Korea flag South Korea
Description:
Contains graphic sexual topics.

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The Copenhagen Trilogy : Childhood; Youth; Dependency by Tove Ditlevsen EN

Rating: 4 (6 votes)
Country: Europe / Denmark flag Denmark
Description:
Called "a masterpiece" by The Guardian, this courageous and honest trilogy from Tove Ditlevsen, a pioneer in the field of genre-bending confessional writing, explores themes of family, sex, motherhood, abortion, addiction, and being an artist. This single-volume hardcover contains all three volumes of her memoirs Tove Ditlevsen is today celebrated as one of the most important and unique voices in twentieth-century Danish literature, and The Copenhagen Trilogy (1969–71) is her acknowledged masterpiece. Childhood tells the story of a misfit child’s single-minded determination to become a poet; Y... continue