Blast From the Past

Take a trip through time with these YA books whose characters time travel.

Updated July 6, 2023
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Black was the ink
Coles, Michelle
Paper Book
Through the help of a ghostly ancestor, sixteen-year-old Malcolm is sent on a journey through Reconstruction-era America to find his place in modern-day Black progress. Malcolm Williams hasn't been okay for a while. He's angry and despondent and feels like nothing good ever happens...
Throwback
Goo, Maurene
Paper Book
A REESE'S YA BOOK CLUB PICK! A Gen Z Korean American girl gets stuck in the '90s with her teenaged mother in this fresh, funny adventure full of heart, humor, and time-crossed romance. Perfect for fans of Mary H.K. Choi, Morgan Matson, and Nicola Yoon. "No...
The girl from everywhere
Heilig, Heidi
Paper Book
The Girl from Everywhere, the first of two books, blends fantasy, history, and a modern sensibility. Its sparkling wit, breathless adventure, multicultural cast, and enchanting romance will dazzle readers of Sabaa Tahir and Leigh Bardugo.  As the daughter of a time traveler, Nix has...
Displacement
Hughes, Kiku
Paper Book
Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II.These displacements keep occurring until Kiku finds herself "stuck" back in time. Living...
Thirty talks weird love
Narva?ez-Varela, Alessandra
Paper Book
A 13-year-old girl growing up in Mexico is visited by her 30-year-old future self in this powerful YA novel in verse about handling depression. Out of nowhere, a lady comes up to Anamaria and says she's her, from the future. But Anamaria's thirteen, she knows better...
Spin me right round
Valdes Greenwood, David
Paper Book
From lauded writer David Valdes, a sharp and funny YA novel that's Back to the Future with a twist, as a gay teen travels back to his parents' era to save a closeted classmate's life. All Luis Gonzalez wants is to go to prom with his boyfriend, something his...

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