March Buzzworthy Books Teen

High school juniors Jae, a teen mom trying to rebuild her life in a new town, and Derek, a rich kid hiding his own secrets, are brought together in their school's poetry club, where they confront their pasts and explore their growing feelings for each other.

"Tsultrim Dolma, born in a tiny village in the stunning mountains of eastern Tibet, always knew there had to be more than the life expected of her: More than no education, because her family was poor. More than being married off at a young age, because she was a girl. More than barely getting by under oppressive Chinese occupation, because she was Tibetan. When she was sixteen, Tsultrim found more, joining protests for the Tibetan independence movement,...

"Two teen boys grapple with identity and accountability and set off a ripple effect within their community after a school assembly is disrupted by a shouted slur"-- Provided by publisher. Freshmen Dayton and Farshid couldn't be more different--or so it seems. When Dayton takes a dare and shouts the f-slur at a visiting author during a school event, it sets off a chain reaction that forces both boys to face parts of themselves they'd rather ignore....

"An unlikely connection forms between two very different teen boys as they grapple with crushes, toxic friendships, and the meaning of masculinity"-- Provided by publisher.

After an 8.1-magnitude earthquake hits, seventeen-year-old Celeste refuses to believe her best friend Nicky is dead, so when she finds his notebook, she teams up with Meo, a mysterious stranger who knew Nicky, and follows its clues on a dangerous quest across the country all the way to Florida.

Seventeen-year-old Estela grapples with racial tensions after placing second to a non-Latino student in a Latiné poetry contest, all while battling anxiety over her family's looming eviction.