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Adult Novels for Teens

The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. Consider these as well as other YA Award winners. @BurlLibrary bplteen

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  • In an age of miracles where our greatest heroes from history have magically, unexplainably returned to shake us out of our confusion and hate, Harriet Tubman is back, and she has a lot to say.
    Book, 2025New York : Gallery Books, 2025. — BOB
  • A teenage girl breaks free from her father's world of isolation in this exhilarating novel of family, identity, and the power we have to shape our own destinies.
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Random House, [2025] — BRO
  • Trans History

    From Ancient Times to the Present Day

    Combs, Alex L.
    An essential introduction to trans history, from ancient times to the present day, in full-color graphic nonfiction format. Deeply researched, highly readable, and featuring a broad range of voices. -Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook…
    Book, 2025Somerville, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2025. — 305.3 COM
  • All Aiden ever wanted to do was play football just like his star quarterback brother, Brandon. Unfortunately, due to Aiden’s autism, summer football tryouts did not go well when Aiden finds himself at the bottom of a pile-up resulting in an…
    Book, 2025New York : Atheneum, 2025. — DAV
  • Clinging to skating—and each other—to escape their turbulent lives, Kat and Heath go from childhood sweethearts to champion ice dancers, captivating the world with their scorching chemistry, rebellious style, and roller-coaster relationship. Until…
    Book, 2025New York : Random House, [2025] — FAR
  • The Enigma Girls

    How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II

    Fleming, Candace
    From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave and dedicated young women who helped turn the tides of World War II for the Allies, with their hard work and determination at Bletchley Park. -The…
    Book, 2024New York : Scholastic Focus, 2024. — J 940.54 FLE
  • Legendary Frybread Drive-in

    Intertribal Stories

    Featuring the voices of both new and acclaimed Indigenous writers and edited by bestselling Muscogee author Cynthia Leitich Smith, this collection of interconnected stories serves up laughter, love, Native pride, and the world’s best frybread. -The…
    Book, 2025New York, NY : Heartdrum, 2025. — LEG Short Stories
  • It’s Los Angeles, 1986, and metal rules the world. For aspiring drummer Rikki Thunder, life is good - even if he is sleeping in a condemned paint store and playing with a band that’s going nowhere. But when he gets a shot to join L.A.’s hottest…
    Book, 2025New York : Doubleday, 2025. — KEN
  • A group of young, outcast girls, all of whom are new mothers, will come of age over the course of several years as they step into adulthood and motherhood— together.
    Book, 2025Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2025. — MOT
  • Hole in the Sky is a fast-paced first contact thriller. It follows four point-of-view characters: The Man Downstairs, a techno-oracle of sorts that the government keeps hidden away; Jim Hardgray, a Native American father who has a chance to…
    Book, 2025New York : Doubleday, 2025. — WIL