The Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list identifies titles aimed at encouraging reading among teens who dislike to read for whatever reason. The list selects both fiction and nonfiction. Click on the title of each book to be taken to the blog post featuring a review, or browse all blog posts here. You can see previous lists on the YALSA website and on the Teen Book Finder app.
If you’d like to suggest a title, please fill out this form. Publishers: contact info for the coordinator of this list can be found at the bottom of this page.
New #QP2021 nominees are generally posted to the Hub on Tuesdays.
#QP2021 Nomination Posts:
Fiction
- Hello Girls by Brittany Cavallaro and Emily Henry
- Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley
- I Know You Remember by Jennifer Donaldson
- Pet by Awaeke Emezi
- One of Us is Next by Karen M. McManus
- Layoverland by Gabby Noone
- Jane Anonymous by Laurie Faria Stolarz
- Clean Getaway by Nic Stone
- Manning Up by Bee Walsh
Nonfiction
- Free Lunch by Rex Ogle
- They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger and Steven Scott, art by Harmony Becker
The 2021 Quick Picks Blogging Team is:
- Molly Dettmann, coordinator
- Megan Baird
- Kathleen Barker
- Sarah Carnahan
- Barbara Dinan
- Elizabeth Giles
- Aimee Haslam
- Marie LeJeune
- Jessica Levy
- Kathleen Reynolds
- Maryjean Riou
- Lorrie Roussin
- Jade Valenzuela
- Emily Williams
- Dana Hutchins, administrative assistant
Previous Years’ Blog Posts: