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2019-2020 Volunteer State Book Award High School Division

Explore a collection of captivating novels that tackle various themes such as identity, resilience, friendship, and justice. These thought-provoking stories will keep you engaged from start to finish.

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2019-2020 Volunteer State Book Award High School Division

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  1. 2019-2020Volunteer State Book Award High School Division

  2. Speak: The Graphic Novelby Laurie Halse Anderson & Emily Carroll • A traumatic event near the end of the summer has a devastating effect on Melinda's freshman year in high school.

  3. Wonder Woman: Warbringerby Leigh Bardugo • Diana longs to prove herself to her legendary warrior sisters. When the opportunity finally comes, she throws away her chance at glory and breaks Amazon law--risking exile--to save a mere mortal. Even worse, Alia Keralis is no ordinary girl and with this single brave act, Diana may have doomed the world.

  4. Far From the Treeby Robin Benway • Grace, an only child who was adopted at birth, discovers that she has other sibling by her birth mother. After putting her own baby up for adoption, she goes looking for her biological family.

  5. The Cruel Princeby Holly Black • Jude, seventeen and mortal, gets tangled in palace intrigues while trying to win a place in the treacherous High Court of Faerie, where she and her sisters have lived for a decade.

  6. What to Say Nextby Julie Buxhaum • When an unlikely friendship is sparked between the popular Kit Lowell and the socially isolated David Drucker, Kit asks David for his help figuring out the how and why of her father's tragic car accident.

  7. Turtles All the Way Downby John Green • Aza, who is plagued by intrusive thoughts from her OCD, plots with her friend Daisy to uncover the truth about the disappearance of a local millionaire. Along the way, she rekindles her relationship the millionaire’s oldest son.

  8. Devils Withinby S.F. Henson • A teenage boy with a background in white supremacy and extreme violence gets a new start at a new school under a false name and struggles to forge a new life while trying to learn how to navigate a world where people of different races interact.

  9. Dreamland Burningby Jennifer Latham • When Rowan finds a skeleton on her family's property in Tulsa, she has no idea that investigating the brutal century-old murder from 1921 will lead to a summer of painful discoveries about the present and the past.

  10. The Radius of Usby Marie Marquardt • Phoenix, a former gang member from Central America, is determined to save his younger brother from being forced into a gang, but his life changes forever when he meets Gretchen.

  11. Moxieby Jennifer Mathieu • In a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme, Viv starts a feminist revolution by writing anonymous zines.

  12. One of Us Is Lyingby Karen M. McManus • When the creator of a high school gossip app mysteriously dies in front of four high-profile students, all four of them become suspects in his death. It's up to them to solve the case before it’s too late.

  13. When Dimple Met Rishiby Sandya Menon • When Dimple Shah and Rishi Patel meet at a Stanford University summer program, Dimple is avoiding her parents' obsession with "marriage prospects," but Rishi hopes to woo her into accepting arranged marriage with him.

  14. Ramona Blueby Julie Murphy • Ramona Blue has to be the adult of her family while questioning if she is a lesbian or bisexual when she develops feelings about her friend Freddie.

  15. Nemesisby Brendan Reichs • As an enormous asteroid threatens to end all life on Earth, Min begins to uncover a sinister conspiracy involving all students in her sophomore class in Fire Lake, Idaho.

  16. Nyxiaby Scott Reintgen • Emmett accepts an interstellar space contract but learns en route that to win the promised fortune, he and nine other recruits face a brutal competition.

  17. Long Way Downby Jason Reynolds • As Will sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal the truths Will needs to know.

  18. A List of Cagesby Robin Roe • Adam, a high school senior, rescues a his former foster brother from an abusive situation.

  19. The 57 Busby Dashka Slater • Two teens from different parts of Oakland both ride the 57 bus. One day, a reckless act by Richard places Sasha in the hospital and Richard facing life in prison for a hate crime.

  20. Dear Martinby Nic Stone • After he is arrested, JustyceMcAllister writes letters to the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. struggles to face the reality of race relations today and how they are shaping him.

  21. The Hate U Giveby Angie Thomas • Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer.

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