Suggested 10th Grade Reading

Updated December 21, 2024
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Age 16
Fung, Rosena
Paper Book
Best Books of 2024 lists: NYPL, The Globe and Mail,Quill & Quire * Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2024, Ms. magazine * Kids Indie Next Pick A powerful coming-of-age graphic novel about how mothers and daughters pass down--and rebel against--standards of size, gender, race, beauty, and...
The alchemist
Coelho, Paulo.
Paper Book
"To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation."--from The Alchemist The Alchemist tells the story of Santiago, the young Andalusian shepherd who dreams of buried treasure in Egypt and embarks upon a challenging journey to find it. With all the simplicity and symbolic richness of...
America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History
Aberg-Riger, Ariel
Paper Book
Standalone Big Mouth galley mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators Dedicated advertising in key school & library media  Cross-curricular Educators' Guide, supported with teacher-targeted advertising and lead conference promotions  ...
Brooms
Walls, Jasmine
Paper Book
A queer, witchy Fast and the Furious that shines light on history not often told. BEST OF THE YEAR: Booklist · Kirkus · Polygon · Chicago Public Library · New York Public Library Mississippi, 1930s. Magic simmering beneath...
Compound Fracture
White, Andrew Joseph
Paper Book
A Michael L. Printz Honor Book A queer Appalachian thriller that pulls no punches--following a trans autistic teen who's drawn into the generational struggle between the rural poor and those who exploit them. The INSTANT New York Times, USA Today, and Indie...
From Here
Mufleh, Luma
Paper Book
In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to reconcile her identity as a gay Muslim woman and a proud Arab-turned-American refugee. With no word for "gay" in Arabic, Luma may not have known what to call the feelings she had...
The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
Oh, Axie
Paper Book
Go ask Alice
Audiobook
Celebrate the anniversary of the acclaimed, bestselling first-person account of a teen girl's harrowing descent into drug addiction--as heart-wrenching, shocking, and timely as ever. January 24th After you've had it, there isn't even life without...
The house on Mango Street
Cisneros, Sandra.
Paper Book
A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICK NATIONAL BESTSELLER * A 40th anniversary hardcover edition of Sandra Cisneros's beloved coming-of-age novel about a young girl growing up in Chicago, with a new introduction by John Phillip Santos * Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers...
How the Boogeyman Became a Poet
Keith Jr, Tony
Paper Book
Big Mouth ARE mailing to a curated list of influential librarians and educators  Teens' Top 10/YALSA ARE mailing to teen reading groups across the country Announcement Advertising in key school & library media W24 Group Announcement ad in Booklist, Nov. print...
Paper Planes
Wood, Jennie
Paper Book
Former best friends Dylan Render and Leighton Worthington attempt to successfully navigate their way through a summer camp for troubled youth. They both need a good evaluation at the camp. Otherwise, they'll be sent away, unable to attend high school with their friends. While participating in camp...
They both die at the end
Silvera, Adam
Paper Book
o Launch and lead promotion in the HarperCollins Children's Books booth at national teacher and librarian conferences and preview events o Big Mouth galley mailing to 175 key educators and librarians o Extensive galley distribution at national school & library conferences o ARC distribution at SLJ...
The things they carried : a work of fiction
O'Brien, Tim
Paper Book
A classic, life-changing meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling, with more than two-million copies in print Depicting the men of Alpha Company--Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character...
Turtles all the way down
Green, John
Paper Book
FEATURED ON 60 MINUTES and FRESH AIR "So surprising and moving and true that I became completely unstrung." - The New York Times Named a best book of the year by: The New York Times, NPR, TIME, Wall...
We Mostly Come Out at Night: 15 Queer Tales of Monsters, Angels & Other Creatures
Costello, Rob
Paper Book
An empowering cross-genre YA anthology that explores what it means to be a monster, exclusively highlighting trans and queer authors who offer new tales and perspectives on classic monster stories and tropes.  A 2025 LAMBDA LITERARY AWARD FINALIST A...
We Shall Be Monsters
Sim, Tara
Audiobook
Frankenstein meets Indian mythology in this twisty, darkly atmospheric fantasy where the real horrors are not the monsters you face, but the ones you create. "One of the most unique and intelligent books I've read. . . Alluring, completely enthralling, and masterfully rendered...
We Should All Be Feminists
Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi.
Ebook
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The highly acclaimed, provocative essay on feminism and sexual politics--from the award-winning author of Americanah "A call to action, for all people in the world, to undo the gender hierarchy." --Medium<...

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