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. New #QP2020 nominees are generally posted to the Hub on Tuesdays.
#QP2020 Current Nominees:
Fiction
- SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky
- Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
- This Book is Not Yet Rated by Peter Bognanni
- My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson
- A Curse So Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
- The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
- Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
- The Unfortunates by Kim Liggett
- Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
- Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige
- Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau
- A Sky For Us Alone by Kristin Russell
- A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
- The Size of the Truth by Andrew Smith
- Four Three Two One by Courtney Stevens
- Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable
- Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
- Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi
Nonfiction
- P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter
- Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction by Michael Miller
The 2020 Quick Picks Blogging Team is:
- Lorrie Roussin, coordinator
- Kathleen Barker
- Alison Gray
- Aimee Haslam
- Jessica Levy
- Elizabeth Nebeker
- Cathy Outten
- Kathleen Reynolds
- Jessica Smith
- Kelsey Socha
- Kristen Thorp
Previous Years’ Blog Posts: