Books for Middle Grades and Young Adults
If you're looking for books for older kids and teenagers, take a look at these booklists for grades 4-12 organized by topic and representing a wide range of cultures and perspectives.
For more ideas, visit our sister site, AdLit.org and take a look at our large selection of titles representing cultural diversity:
Featured Booklists
Booklists by Topic
Bilingual Books
Comics and Graphic Novels
Award-Winning Books
Tough Topics
Adoption & Teens
Between Two Worlds: Stories for Teens
Biography & Memoir
Growing Up
- Autobiography and Memoir for Young Adults: Hispanic Heritage
- College Stories for YA: Hispanic Heritage
- Coming of Age: American Indian Heritage
- Coming of Age: Big Changes
- Coming of Age: Important Choices
- Coming of Age: New Responsibilities
- Courageous Girls: Books for Middle Grades
- Digging Deeper: Books About Social Issues for Middle Grades
- Graphic Novels: Hispanic Heritage
- Growing Up Along the Border: Stories for Young Adults
- Growing Up in the Barrio: Books for Middle Grades and Young Adults
- Quinceañera Stories
- Summertime Adventures
- YA Love Stories: Hispanic Heritage
ELLs & Immigrants: Young Adults
- Immigration Stories: A New Life
- Immigration Stories: Crossing the Border
- Migrant Stories for Young Adults
- Refugee Stories from Africa
- Refugee Stories from Asia
- Refugee Stories from Europe
- Refugee Stories from Iraq and Afghanistan
- Refugees: Books for Middle Grades
- Stories About Unaccompanied Children and Youth
- Syrian Stories: Books for Children and Teens
- Undocumented: Stories of Immigrant Families
Biography
History / Historical Fiction
- American Indian Residential Schools: Books for Young Adults
- Historical Fiction: American Indian Heritage (Grades 6-12)
- Historical Fiction: Hispanic Heritage (Grades 6-12)
- History and Historical Fiction: Asian Pacific American Heritage (Grades 7-12)
- Japanese-American Incarceration During World War II: Books for Kids and Young Adults