A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller
Audacity by Melanie Crowder
Out of the Easy by Ruta Sepetys
Paper Daughter by Jeanette Ingold
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kid
A Mad, Wicked Folly by Sharon Biggs Waller and Audacity by Melanie Crowder are also available on Sora.
Damsel by Elana K. Arnold
Eragon by Christopher Paolini (Inheritance series)
Furyborn by Claire Legrand (Empirium Trilogy)
Seraphina and Shadow Scale by Rachel Hartman
Talon by Julie Kagawa (Talon series)
Tess of the Road by Rachel Hartman
The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (His Dark Materials series)
The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
Burn by Patrick Ness, Seraphina by Rachel Hartman, and Philip Pullman’s series are also available on Sora.
Born A Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson
Class Act by Jerry Craft
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Golden Boy by Tara Sullivan
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson, Class Act by Jerry Craft, Dear Martin by Nic Stone, Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga and The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas are also available on Sora.
Publishers Weekly, starred review
Booklist, starred review
School Library Journal, starred review
Amazon’s “Best Books of the Month”
New York Times Bestseller!
Winner of the 2020 Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature!
Winner of the 2020 Eisner Award for Best Reality-Based Work!
Barnes & Noble YA Book Club Pick July 2020
A People magazine Best Books Summer 2020 selection
A Parade magazine Best Summer Books 2020 selection
A Popsugar Top 25 Best YA Murder Mysteries of All ime selection
A Buzzfeed, United by Pop, and Suspense Magazine Best YA Book of 2020
An Amazon Best Books of July 2020 Editor’s Pick
An Amazon Teacher’s Pick and Amazon Best Books of July 2020 Editor’s Pick
A YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults 2021 selection
A BookPage Most Anticipated YA Book of Summer 2020
A School Library Journal Summer Series 2020 Best Reads Selection
BCCB, starred review
A Washington Post Best Children’s Book of the Year
YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults List
A Bank Street College of Education Best Children’s Book of the Year
A Crystal Kite Award Winner
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens
A BookPage Best Book of the Year
Kirkus Reviews, starred review
Booklist, starred review
Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
School Library Journal, starred review
Booklist, starred review
Publishers Weekly, starred review
School Library Journal, starred review
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review
Kirkus, starred review
Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
2020 Newbery Honor Book
2020 Coretta Scott King-John Steptoe Award for New Talent
2020 William C. Morris Prize Finalist
2019 Kirkus Prize Finalist
2021 Audie Award Finalist For Best Middle Grade Audio Book
NPR Favorite book of 2019
A School Libary Journal Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of 2019
ILA Teachers’ Choices
CBC/NCSS Notable Children’s Book in Social Studies
Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award Nominee
Maine Student Book Award Reading List
Georgia Children’s Book Award Finalist
Just One More Page Recommendation List
Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Top Pick
NYPL Best Books for Kids (Top Ten)
South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominee
Rhode Island Middle School Book Award Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Nominee
1) They Called Us Enemy is a necessary testament to racism.
2) It humanizes a brutal chapter in U.S. history.
3) The story works extremely well as a graphic novel.
4) The novel is clearly and concisely written.
5) Takei draws a parallel between the indignities he and his family suffered and the current Immigration detention scenario in the United Sates.
1) This novel is a cleverly plotted thriller.
2) Definitely a page-turner.
3) Strong heroines.
4) Plenty of tension and suspense.
5) There’s lots of angst, drama, mysterious estates, mysterious neighbours, undercurrents, and more.
Teen Reader's Choice Award 