National Network for Equitable Library Service

From debut author Nina Kenwood comes a tender and funny audiobook about first love and its confusions, and all of the awkwardness of teen romance.

From bestselling author Shannon Hale comes Kind of a Big Deal: a hilarious, delicious YA novel that will suck you in—literally. There's nothing worse than peaking in high school.

From author Kelly Quindlen comes a poignant and deeply relatable story about friendship, self-acceptance, and what it means to be a Real Teenager.

New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this Young Adult coming of age story set in a New Jersey mall. The year is 1991.

Set in the world of the New York Times bestselling Winner's Trilogy, Marie Rutkoski's The Midnight Lie is an epic LGBTQ romantic fantasy about learning to free ourselves from the lies others tell u

The Mysterious Messenger is a rich middle grade urban fantasy debut starring young psychic Maria de la Cruz, by the award-winning artist Gilbert Ford.

This program is read by the Natalie Portman. Academy Award-winning actress, director, producer, and activist Natalie Portman retells three classic fables and imbues them with wit and wisdom.

"[Narrator Mark] Sanderlin convincingly shares this LGBTQ romance, with emotions ranging from snark to sweet and everything in between, and serving up a satisfying conclusion...

Pearl the Magical Unicorn is the first in Sally Odgers' three-book series where the magical unicorn Pearl and her friends take on some of life's tough lessons with humor and heart...

Adrienne Kisner's Six Angry Girls is a story of mock trial, feminism, and the inherent power found in a pair of knitting needles.

"Natalie Naudus turns in a blockbuster performance of this riveting saga... Her performance demonstrates how a strong, consistent narrative voice can amplify the intricacies within a text.

"A deliciously macabre fairy tale, full of snuggles." —Holly Black, award-winning author of Doll Bones and co-creator of The Spiderwick Chronicles.

For fans of The Librarian of Auschwitz, This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals—a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl—as t

A fresh, irresistible rom-com from debut author Emma Lord about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you expected.

This program includes a foreword read by Angela Davis.