UPDATE IN PROGRESS 1/8/2026

Everyday Heroes

Teen Fiction

Yes, No, Maybe So by Becky Albertalli and Aisha SaeedJamie Goldberg, who chokes when speaking to strangers, and Maya Rehrman, who is having the worst Ramadan ever, are paired to knock on doors and ask for votes for the local state senate candidate.

We Are Not Free by Traci Chee Growing up together in the community of Japantown, San Francisco, four second-generation Japanese American teens find their bond tested by widespread discrimination and the mass incarcerations of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.

From the Desk of Zoe Washington by Janae MarksAvid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter from her birth father on her 12 birthday. Zoe's father was sentenced to prison for a violent crime, and Zoe has never met him. But as she begins to write letters to him, she learns a shocking truth--her father may be innocent.

Furia by Yamile Saied Mendez

Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego.

One of the Good Ones by Maika Moulite and Maritza MouliteAfter Kezi, a young social activist, dies in police custody, her sisters have to deal with the fall out. While Kezi is remembered as a model student with a promising future, ie "one of the good ones," her sisters begin to explore the history surrounding race and violence in the US and why it feels like their sister needs to be "one of the good ones" to have mattered.

Anger is a Gift by Mark OshiroSix years ago, Moss' father was murdered by a police officer in Oakland, leaving Moss with crippling panic attacks. The last thing Moss wants is another media heavy fight. But when a disabled student is injured by a metal detector at school and the school reacts by adding racist policies, Moss will have no choice but to stand up for what he believes in.

The Last 8 by Laura PohlAfter an alien attack devastates the Earth, pilot and future astronaut Clover Martinez bands with seven other teens in a struggle to survive.

Running by Natalia Sylvester"When fifteen-year-old Cuban American Mariana Ruiz's father runs for president, Mari starts to see him with new eyes. A novel about waking up and standing up, and what happens when you stop seeing your dad as your hero-while the whole country is watching"-- Provided by publisher.

The Hate U Give by Angie ThomasAfter witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.

Love is a Revolution by Renee WatsonHarlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist.

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