BC Books for Teens

In celebration of BC Book Day (April 23, 2024) we've chosen some of our favourite BC authors and illustrators.

Updated April 6, 2024
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Tremendous things
Nielsen, Susin
Paper Book
Zara Hossain is here
Khan, Sabina
Paper Book
Zara's family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them. Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant, Zara Hossain, has been leading a fairly typical life...

Also available as an ebook through Overdrive/Libby.

Iron Widow
Zhao, Xiran Jay
Paper Book
The instant #1 New York Times bestseller, now available in a stunning new paperback look with bonus content. Pacific Rim meets The Handmaid's Tale in this blend of Chinese history and mecha science fiction for YA readers. The boys of...

Also available as an ebook or e-audio through Overdrive/Libby.

The love & lies of Rukhsana Ali
Khan, Sabina
Paper Book
With a welcome mix of humor, heart, and high-stakes drama, Sabina Khan provides a timely and honest portrait of what it's like to grow up feeling unwelcome in your own culture. Fight for love. Fight for family. Fight for yourself. Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali...
Catfish rolling
Kumagai, Clara
Paper Book
A dazzling debut. Magic-realism blends with Japanese myth and legend in an original story about grief, memory, time and an earthquake that shook a nation.There's a catfish under the islands of Japan and when it rolls the land rises and falls.Sora hates the catfish whose rolling caused...
The space between here & now
Suk, Sarah
Paper Book
Perfect for fans of They Both Die at the End and You've Reached Sam, this gripping, atmospheric YA novel follows a teen with a mysterious condition that transports her to the past when she smells certain scents linked to specific memories. Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has...

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