Top YA Books of 2019

1. The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
Hayley has been "on the road" with her dad who suffers with PTSD from the Iraqi war. After several years, they are able to settle down. When Hayley finds a friend, she realizes they both have their own struggles.

2. Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga
Jude must leave her brother and father in war torn Syria and move the the United States. This novel in verse shows the love and struggle of having more than one home.

3. Paper Things by Jennifer Richard Jacobson
Ari and her brother, Gage, are homeless after their mom dies. They made a promise to their mom to stay together. Gage is older and is trying to hold things together while Ari goes to school, but couch jumping becomes difficult.

4. Shout by Laurie Halse Anderson
Yes, Laurie Halse Anderson deserves two YA on my top five list. This is a more mature memoir in which Anderson is strong and poignant as she tells about her stories and asks people to take a stand.

5. Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson
Jasmine and Chelsea start a women's rights group and start publishing their own writing about the struggles of the under represented. They go online, and people are taking notice. Even when they are threatened, they keep fighting/writing.

Comments

LH said…

These look great. That last one especially sparks my interest.

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