Adult Titles with Teen Allure
A lot of books written for adults feature memorable teen characters and stories. Here are our recommendations. (Updated January 2025)
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Family Lore
Flor knows to the day when people will die, so it is a surprise to her sisters when she announces she wants to celebrate her own death with a wake while she is still alive to enjoy it.
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Light From Uncommon Stars
Violin teacher Shizuki is cursed to bring seven souls to hell; the first six have been fairly easy, but when she meets Katrina, a transgender runaway and sex work survivor, she will face a much harder challenge.
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The Crane Husband
A girl’s artist mother brings home yet another abusive boyfriend, this time a crane who influences her art while threatening the family. Can the girl protect her family and rid them of the intruder?
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Earth's the Right Place for Love
Arthur is thrilled when his crush Nola becomes his friend, but her eyes are on his older brother Frank.
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Clean Air
Like all humans, Izbel must stay indoors all the time, away from the lethal pollen that pollutes the planet, but when her daughter starts sleep-talking about the person slashing open the domes and killing the people inside, she knows she must venture out to stop the killer.
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Fine
Comic artist Ewing conducts and draws dozens of interviews with people to show just how complex gender really is. GN
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Juno Loves Legs
Juno tells of her hardscrabble life in 1980s Dublin and how she and her only friend, Legs, made it through a string of bullies, poverty, and an abusive priest.
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It Won't Always Be Like This
Malaka spends her summers with her father in Egypt, and while she tries to get along with her new stepmother Hala, she is especially challenged by her new stepsiblings and her own inability to speak Arabic. GN
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Libertie
Libertie Sampson is raised to believe that she can do anything by her mother, one of the first female Black physicians in the country. But when colorism and misogyny rear their ugly heads, Libertie learns the true meaning of freedom and possibility.
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A Lady's Guide to Fortune-hunting
Recently orphaned Kitty must secure a wealthy husband to pay off her family’s debts and provide for her younger siblings. She doesn’t anticipate the brother of her would-be suitor catching on to her plan…or catching feelings in the process.
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