Jewish Fiction for Teens

YA books with Jewish main characters.

Updated July 8, 2023
LINCC (Libraries in Clackamas County)Milwaukie Ledding Library
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The life and crimes of Hoodie Rosen
Blum, Isaac
Paper Book
LONGLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD! A WILLIAM C. MORRIS AWARD WINNER! The Chosen meets Adam Silvera in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friendship, betrayal, and the hatred that divides us. Hoodie Rosen's life isn't that bad....
My fine fellow
Cohen, Jennieke
Digital file
They went left
Hesse, Monica
Paper Book
In the rubble of a broken continent, a girl must solve a mystery whose answers could rebuild her family--or break her completely, in this New York Times bestselling, critically acclaimed tour de force historical novel from Monica Hesse, author of Girl in the Blue...
When the angels left the old country
Lamb, Sacha
Paper Book
Stonewall Book Award Winner Sydney Taylor Award Winner Michael L. Printz Honor Book National Jewish Book Award Finalist AudioFile Earphones Award Winner BEST OF THE YEAR NPR · New York...
It's a whole spiel : love, latkes, and other Jewish stories
Locke, Katherine
Paper Book
Includes a special introduction by Mayim Bialik, star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 bestseller Girling Up! Get ready to fall in love, experience heartbreak, and discover the true meaning of identity in this poignant collection of short stories about...
The city beautiful
Polydoros, Aden
Paper Book
Winner of the 2022 Sydney Taylor Book Award for Young Adult 2022 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel finalist 2021 National Jewish Book Award finalist A Lambda Literary Award finalist 2021 Bram Stoker Award Preliminary Ballot for Young Adult Novels...
Eight nights of flirting
Reynolds, Hannah
Paper Book
A Sydney Taylor Honor Book A sixteen-year-old girl is on a mission to find the perfect boyfriend this Hanukkah, but love might not go according to plan, in this charming winter romcom from the author of The Summer of Lost Letters. Shira Barbanel has a plan-...
The ghosts of Rose Hill
Romero, R. M.
Paper Book
A brilliantly original tale for fans of The Bear and the Nightingale and The Hazel Wood about embracing your power, facing your monsters, and loving deeply enough to transcend a century. Inspired by the author's experiences restoring Jewish cemeteries in Eastern...
The way back
Savit, Gavriel
Paper Book
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST * A SYDNEY TAYLOR NOTABLE BOOK Perfect for readers of Neil Gaiman and Philip Pullman, a sweeping historical fantasy that follows two teens on a journey through the Far Country, a Jewish land of spirits and demons. For the Jews...
Today tonight tomorrow
Solomon, Rachel Lynn
Ebook
"Brilliant, hilarious, and oh-so-romantic." --BuzzFeed "Swoony, steamy." --Entertainment Weekly The Hating Game meets Booksmart by way of Morgan Matson in this unforgettable romantic comedy about two rival overachievers whose...

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