Note: You may substitute any book from List 2 for another book of your own choosing, provided your selection meets the following requirements:

1. It was published in the last two years. 

2. Was written for readers ages 12* - 18 

*The protagonist should be at least 12 years old

3. It either has won or qualifies for this week's award. 

Remember, all substitutions must be approved by Jennifer in advance. 

• Only This Beautiful Moment  by Abdi Nazemian (2023)

• In Limbo by Deb JJ Lee (2023)

• You Are Here: Connecting Flights by Ellen Oh (Editor) (2023)

• She Is A Haunting by Trang Thanh Tran (2023)

• Three Kisses, One Midnight by Roshani Chokshi, Sandhya Menon and Evelyn Sky (2022)

• My Flawless Life by Yvonne Woon (2023)

•  Beating Heart Baby by Lio Min (2022)

• The Loophole by Naz Kutub (2022)

• Jennifer Chan is Not Alone by Tae Keller (2022)

• Messy Roots by Laura Gao (2022)

• A Pho Love Story by Loan Le (2021)

• An Emotion of Great Delight by Tahereh Mafi (2021)

• Red White and Whole by Rajani LaRocca (2021)

• Luck of The Titanic by Stacey Lee (2021)

• Waiting by Keum Suk Gendry-Kim

• Displacement by Kiki Hughes (2020)

• The Henna Wars by Adiba Jaigirdar (2020)

• Parachutes by Kelly Yang (2020)

• Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon (2020)

• I Was Their American Dream by  Malaka Gharib (2019)

• The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee (2019)

• They Called Us Enemy by George Takei  (2019)

• American Panda by Gloria Chao (2019)

• My So-Called Bollywood Life by Nisha Sharma (2019)

• Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay  (2019)

• When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon (2018)

• The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan (2018)

• It’s Not Like It’s A Secret by Misa Sugiura (2017)

• Saints & Misfits by S.K. Ali (2018)

• Love Hate and Other Filters by Samira Ahmed (2018)