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39 Books in the YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Coming of Age Category

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Heartsick

Heartsick
Soundtrack

Soundtrack
Ida, in Love and in Trouble

Ida, in Love and in Trouble
House Party

House Party
Zyla & Kai

Zyla & Kai
As You Walk on by

As You Walk on by
Friday I’m in Love

Friday I’m in Love
Love in the Age of Dragons

Love in the Age of Dragons
Break This House

Break This House
The Black Kids (Reprint)

The Black Kids (Reprint)
Right Where I Left You

Right Where I Left You
Vinyl Moon

Vinyl Moon
Zero O’Clock

Zero O’Clock
The Juju Girl

The Juju Girl
Nubia: Real One

Nubia: Real One
Love Is a Revolution

Love Is a Revolution
Chlorine Sky

Chlorine Sky
Every Body Looking

Every Body Looking
Charming as a Verb

Charming as a Verb
The Black Kids

The Black Kids
Clap When You Land

Clap When You Land
Not So Pure and Simple

Not So Pure and Simple
Like Sisters on the Homefront

Like Sisters on the Homefront
Not Only in Blood

Not Only in Blood
Who Put This Song On?

Who Put This Song On?
Juliet Takes a Breath

Juliet Takes a Breath
Musical Youth

Musical Youth
Color Me in

Color Me in
With the Fire on High

With the Fire on High
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

The Field Guide to the North American Teenager
Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
The Poet X

The Poet X
College Life 202: Core Principles (The College Life Series, Vol 4)

College Life 202: Core Principles (The College Life Series, Vol 4)
College Life 201: Sophomore Studies (The College Life Series, Vol 3)

College Life 201: Sophomore Studies (The College Life Series, Vol 3)
College Life 102: Social Learning (The College Life Series, Vol 2)

College Life 102: Social Learning (The College Life Series, Vol 2)
College Life 101: Freshman Orientation (The College Life Series, Vol 1)

College Life 101: Freshman Orientation (The College Life Series, Vol 1)
The Boy in the Black Suit

The Boy in the Black Suit
Hoops

Hoops
The Friends

The Friends