Healthy and complicated friendships in YA fiction

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A.S. King

A searing and dynamic novel from YA master A.S. King about tangled family secrets and white supremacy in suburban Pennsylvania, for readers of Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give

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Tin Heart

Shivaun Plozza

When Marlowe gets a heart transplant and a second chance at life, all she wants is to thank her donor’s family. Maybe then she can move on. Maybe then she’ll…

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The Moonlight Dreamers

Siobhan Curham

An unforgettable story of friendship, self-belief and love. Amber, Maali, Sky and Rose are not like everyone else and they don’t want to be. Becoming friends gives them the courage…

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Will Grayson, Will Grayson

John Green,David Levithan

Will Grayson: What if your friend started writing a musical about your life… and made you look like a joke? What if the girl you weren’t interested in started being…

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P is for Pearl

Eliza Henry Jones

From the talented author of the celebrated novels In the Quiet and Ache comes a poignant and moving book that explores the stories we tell ourselves about our families, and…

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We Are Okay

Nina LaCour

After leaving her life behind to go to college in New York, Marin must face the truth about the tragedy that happened in the final weeks of summer when her…

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Watch Us Rise

Ms Renee Watson,Ellen Hagan

A stirring and unputdownable read about what it means to be a woman today. Perfect for fans of Moxie and The Hate U Give.

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Highway Bodies

Alison Evans

Highway Bodies is a unique zombie apocalypse story featuring a range of queer and gender non-conforming teens who have lost their families and friends and can only rely upon each…

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Pretty Little Liars

Sara Shepard

A debut novel about four best friends and the secrets they are trying to hide from each other. ‘ More glamour and intrigue than the OC’ Elle

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Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

Benjamin Alire Saenz

This Printz Honor Book is a tender, honest exploration of identity (Publishers Weekly) that distils lyrical truths about family and friendship.

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They Both Die at the End

Adam Silvera

From the bestselling author of History is All You Left Me comes another unforgettable story of life, loss and making each day count

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Making Friends With Alice Dyson

Poppy Nwosu

Alice knows exactly how she’ll be spending her final year of high school: with her head down, concentrating on textbooks and homework. Until an encounter with the school’s most notorious…

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Six of Crows (Book 1)

Leigh Bardugo

Game of Thrones meets Ocean’s Eleven in this brand new fantasy epic from the No.1 New York Times bestselling author of the Grisha trilogy. Gripping, sweeping and memorable, Six of…

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The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky

A powerful and perceptive coming-of-age story, in the tradition of The Catcher in the Rye, from a talented young filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist.

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Only Ever Yours

Louise O'Neill

When women are created for the pleasure of men, beauty is the first duty of every girl.

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The Road to Winter

Mark Smith

Mark Smith’s The Road to Winter tells a thrilling, primal, twenty-first century story of courage and survival in the Australian wilderness.

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An Abundance of Katherines

John Green (Author)

When it comes to relationships, Colin Singleton’s type is girls named Katherine. And when it comes to girls named Katherine, Colin is always getting dumped. On road trip miles from…

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Bonesland

Brendan Lawley

Shortlisted for the 2017 Text Prize, Bonesland is an authentic look at the small-town agonies of adolescence that introduces a unique new voice to the LoveOzYA community.

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Scythe

Neal Shusterman

Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe–a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn’t.

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Moxie

Jennifer Mathieu

When an unlikely teenager stands up to sexism in her high school she unwittingly starts a feminist revolution that shakes her whole town. It’s time to fight like a girl…

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Brontide

Sue McPherson

Brontide is a coming of age story about four boys and their lot in life. Recounted through storytelling sessions at their school over a period of five days, these boys…

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The Serpent King

Jeff Zentner

Dill’s father is in jail for an unspeakable crime. Shunned by the neighbours in their small religious Tennessee town, Dill and his mother try to make ends meet. Dill’s only…

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Big Bones

Laura Dockrill

The heartwarming new novel from the sparkling Laura Dockrill, introducing Bluebelle, and her moving, hilarious take on food, body image and how we look after ourselves and others. It’s a…

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Birthday

Meredith Russo

Meet Morgan and Eric: born on the same day, at the same time and bonded for life.

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This One Summer

Mariko Tamaki

Every summer, Rose goes with her mum and dad to a lake house in Awago Beach. It’s their getaway, their refuge. Rosie’s friend Windy is always there, too, like the…

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Wildlife

Fiona Wood

Boarding for a term in the wilderness, sixteen-year-old Sibylla expects the gruesome outdoor education program - but friendship complications, and love that goes wrong? They’re extra-curricula.

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Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle 1)

Amie Kaufman,Jay Kristoff

From the internationally bestselling authors of The Illuminae Files comes a new science fiction epic …

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Laurinda

Alice Pung

Alice Pung tells an involving, original story that captures the drama and pain of school life today, as well as revealing much about the choices of young women.

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Love Lie Repeat

Catherine Greer

Three girls, loyal to each other - that never happens. All the groups of three implode eventually. Two in, one out. Change. Betrayal. Again. And again. But not us. I…

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Turtles All the Way Down

John Green (Author)

It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star…

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I Am Out With Lanterns

Emily Gale

A beautiful novel about friendship, first love and the power of art to change lives.

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Changing Gear

Scot Gardner

The vivid story of a teenage boy and the road trip that clears his head and his heart.

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Healthy and complicated friendships in YA fiction

Dig

Tin Heart

The Moonlight Dreamers

Will Grayson, Will Grayson

P is for Pearl

We Are Okay

Watch Us Rise

Highway Bodies

Pretty Little Liars

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

They Both Die at the End

Making Friends With Alice Dyson

Six of Crows (Book 1)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Only Ever Yours

The Road to Winter

An Abundance of Katherines

Bonesland

Scythe

Moxie

Brontide

The Serpent King

Big Bones

Birthday

This One Summer

Wildlife

Aurora Rising (The Aurora Cycle 1)

Laurinda

Love Lie Repeat

Turtles All the Way Down

I Am Out With Lanterns

Changing Gear