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
- Swing by Kwame Alexander and Mary Rand Hess
- Roam by C.H. Armstrong
- Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky
- Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
- The Lovely and the Lost by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
- The Truth and Lies of Ella Black by Emily Barr
- This Book is Not Yet Rated by Peter Bognanni
- The Red Scrolls of Magic by Cassandra Clare and Wesley Chu
- My Almost Flawless Tokyo Dream Life by Rachel Cohn
- The Revolution of Birdie Randolph by Brandy Colbert
- You Owe Me A Murder by Eileen Cook
- New Kid by Jerry Craft
- Belly Up by Eva Darrows
- I Wish You All the Best by Mason Deaver
- Stepsister by Jennifer Donnelly
- Hot Dog Girl by Jennifer Dugan
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing by Hank Green
- Fifteen and Change by Max Howard
- The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson
- Keeper of the Bees by Meg Kassel
- 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
- Sleeping in My Jeans by Connie King Leonard
- The Unfortunates by Kim Liggett
- Five Feet Apart by Rachael Lippincott
- If You’re Out There by Katy Loutzenhiser
- Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
- Two Can Keep A Secret by Karen M. McManus
- Don’t Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
- Under the Moon: A Catwoman Tale by Lauren Myracle
- Midas by Ryan North
- Mera: Tidebreaker by Danielle Paige
- Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau
- Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay
- Since We Last Spoke by Brenda Rufener
- A Sky For Us Alone by Kristin Russell
- Birthday by Meredith Russo
- Four Dead Queens by Astrid Scholte
- A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
- Dry by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
- The Size of the Truth by Andrew Smith
- These Witches Don’t Burn by Isabel Sterling
- Four Three Two One by Courtney Stevens
- Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me by Mariko Tamaki
- Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable
- Watch Us Rise by Renee Watson and Ellen Hagan
- Girls With Sharp Sticks by Suzanne Young
- Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America edited by Ibi Zoboi
Nonfiction
- SHOUT by Laurie Halse Anderson
- Bad Boys of Fashion: Style Rebels and Renegades Through the Ages by Jennifer Croll
- P is for Pterodactyl by Raj Haldar & Chris Carpenter
- No More Excuses: Dismantling Rape Culture by Amber J. Keyser
- Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction by Michael Miller
- It’s Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) by Trevor Noah
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: