Dahlia Adler
Going Bicoastal
A sharp, funny, and emotionally honest look at what it means to be trans in a world that often demands you pick one side of the fence.
Read this next
All picks after this →
Kings of B'more
by R. Eric Thomas
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 850L · 2022
Funny, smart, and emotionally generous—Thomas gives queer Black teens a protagonist who feels like a real person, not a representation, with a Baltimore neighborhood that's as vivid as the characters.
Every other weekend
by Abigail Johnson
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 820L · 2020
Genuinely funny YA about divorce that doesn't pretend blended life is neat—Shay's voice is sharp, the romance is age-appropriate, and it actually models conflict repair without preaching.
Far from the Tree
by Robin Benway
Young adult · ages 14–18 · 780L · 2017
A genuinely wise book about adoption, siblings, and belonging that respects teen complexity without being preachy—the three-POV structure forces empathy in a way didactic would never achieve.