CRRL Teens: Good Reads for 9th-10th Grade, 2024-2025Like this list

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• All That's Left in the World

  Brown, Erik J.

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  When a superflu wipes out 99.9% of the population, two teens, brought together by chance, set out to find other survivors.

• America Redux

  Visual Stories From Our Dynamic History

  Aberg-Riger, Ariel

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  Presenting some challenging and lesser known parts of U.S. history, this illustrated exploration dives into some darker aspects of America’s past.

• Breathe and Count Back From Ten

  Sylvester, Natalia

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  At odds with her strict immigrant parents, her career ideals, and even her own physical disability, Verónica fights to take back the power to make her own decisions.

• A British Girl's Guide to Hurricanes and Heartbreak

  Namey, Laura Taylor

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  After discovering a dark secret about her mother's death, Flora runs from London to visit friends in Miami. As two boys vie for her attention, will her trip be the escape she's looking for?

• Burn Down, Rise Up

  Tirado, Vincent

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  To find her best friend, Raquel must team up with her crush to investigate the Echo Game, an urban legend that may be connected to the recent disappearances of teens in the Bronx.

• Chaos Theory

  Stone, Nic

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  Shelbi and Andy, both living with mental disorders, struggle to connect with others. When a chance encounter draws them together, their relationship grows despite--or perhaps because of--their past trauma and shared challenges.

• Check & Mate

  Hazelwood, Ali

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  Struggling with family troubles, money draws Mallory back to the world of competitive chess that she left behind years ago. Nolan, the current world champion, is her biggest rival--or, maybe, her biggest supporter.

• Daughters of Oduma

  Utomi, Moses Ose

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  A retired elite martial artist must step back into the ring to protect the future of her found family in this action-packed fantasy inspired by West African culture and mythology.

• The Dos and Donuts of Love

  Jaigirdar, Adiba

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  Things heat up in the kitchen for Shireen as she competes in a baking competition to save her family’s bakery, while juggling the new affections of Niamh and her feelings for her ex-girlfriend, Chris.

• The Faint of Heart

  Wilson, Kerilynn

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  In a future where almost everyone has opted to surgically remove their hearts--and all the sadness and pain that comes with them--one girl isn't sure she's ready to give hers up.

• Family Style

  Memories of An American From Vietnam

  Pham, Thien

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  Thien's beautifully illustrated story of his family's immigration to the U.S. is told through food memories that will leave you hungry for more.

• The Getaway

  Giles, Lamar, 1979-

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  In a future ravaged by climate change, Jay is lucky to live and work at a Disneyland-esque resort. But as the world outside falls apart, it becomes clear that the park was designed for something quite different.

• Ghost Roast

  Gibbs, Shawneé

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  After getting into trouble with her new friends, Chelsea is forced to spend her summer helping her dad's ghost removal business handle a case at a former plantation.

• Hollow Fires

  Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer)

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  Safiya, a high school journalist, discovers the body of a murdered Muslim teen and works to cut through ghostly messages, misinformation, and threats to uncover the mystery of the murderer.

• The Honeys

  Sometimes the Darkest Secrets Lurk in Broad Daylight

  La Sala, Ryan

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  After his twin sister's bizarre and horrifying death, genderfluid Mars decides to attend the prestigious summer camp that was so important to her--and soon begins unraveling the camp's dark secrets.

• I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom

  Rogers, Shannon C. F.

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  After her mother's death sends her into a self-destructive spiral, Marisol tries to piece her life back together with help from a couple of unexpected new friends.

• Into the Sunken City

  Thiru, Dinesh

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  In 2532, years of unending rain have left the world under water, and a young diver and her crew face off with pirates and sea creatures as they seek a legendary Vegas treasure.

• Invisible Son

  Johnson, Kim, 1979-

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  After being wrongfully imprisoned, Andre must find his missing best friend to clear his name--but unrequited crushes, systemic racism, and COVID lockdowns make things more difficult.

• Julieta and the Romeos

  Andreu, Maria E.

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  As aspiring writer Julieta crafts romantic fiction online, could one of the boys in her life be reading along?

• The Queens of New York

  Shen, E. L.

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  Three friends spend their first summer apart, with Everett off to theater camp, Ariel flying to a prestigious STEM program, and responsible Jia staying home to help run her family's restaurant.