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Indie Bestsellers - Young Adult

Bestseller List for July 5, 2020
Bay Area rankings based on sales in Independent bookstores in the Bay Area during the week that ended Sunday, June 28. Based on reporting from the independent booksellers of Northern California, the California Independent Booksellers Alliance and IndieBound.

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning Cover Image

Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You: A Remix of the National Book Award-winning Stamped from the Beginning (Hardcover)

By Jason Reynolds, Ibram X. Kendi
$18.99
ISBN: 9780316453691
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers - March 10th, 2020

The #1 New York Times bestseller and a USAToday bestseller!

A timely, crucial, and empowering exploration of racism--and antiracism--in America

This is NOT a history book.
This is a book about the here and now.
A book to help us better understand why we are where we are.

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The Hate U Give Movie Tie-in Edition (Hardcover)

By Angie Thomas
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062871350
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Balzer + Bray - September 4th, 2018

The acclaimed, award-winning novel is now a major motion picture starring Amandla Stenberg, Russell Hornsby, Regina Hall, Anthony Mackie, Issa Rae, and Common.  

This hardcover edition features the movie poster art, full-color photos, and Angie Thomas in conversation with Amandla Stenberg and director George Tillman Jr.

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Clap When You Land (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth Acevedo
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062882769
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Published: Quill Tree Books - May 5th, 2020

In a novel-in-verse that brims with grief and love, National Book Award-winning and New York Times bestselling author Elizabeth Acevedo writes about the devastation of loss, the difficulty of forgiveness, and the bittersweet bonds that shape our lives.

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All American Boys (Paperback)

By Jason Reynolds, Brendan Kiely
$11.99
ISBN: 9781481463348
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Published: Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books - August 29th, 2017

A 2016 Coretta Scott King Author Honor book, and recipient of the Walter Dean Myers Award for Outstanding Children’s Literature.

In this New York Times bestselling novel, two teens—one black, one white—grapple with the repercussions of a single violent act that leaves their school, their community, and, ultimately, the country bitterly divided by racial tension.

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Dear Martin (Paperback)

By Nic Stone
$9.99
ISBN: 9781101939529
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Published: Ember - September 4th, 2018

"Powerful, wrenching.” –JOHN GREEN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Turtles All the Way Down

"Raw and gripping." –JASON REYNOLDS, New York Times bestselling coauthor of All American Boys

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One of Us Is Lying (Hardcover)

By Karen M. McManus
$17.99
ISBN: 9781524714680
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Published: Delacorte Press - May 30th, 2017

FROM THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, KAREN McMANUS

“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (EW.com) in this “flat-out addictive” (RT Book Reviews) story of what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out alive.
 
Pay close attention and you might solve this.

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The Book Thief (Paperback)

By Markus Zusak
$14.99
ISBN: 9780385754729
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Published: Knopf Books for Young Readers - October 15th, 2013

DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF.
 
The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul.
 

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The Poet X (Paperback)

By Elizabeth Acevedo
$12.99
ISBN: 9780062662811
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Published: Quill Tree Books - April 7th, 2020

Winner of the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature, the Michael L. Printz Award, and the Pura Belpré Award!

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Just Mercy (Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice (Paperback)

By Bryan Stevenson
$10.99
ISBN: 9780525580065
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Published: Ember - September 10th, 2019

Bryan Stevenson's incredible fight to end mass incarceration, excessive punishment, and racial inequality comes to life in this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestseller that was adapted into a major motion picture starring Michael B. Jordan, Jaime Foxx, and Brie Larson.

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On the Come Up (Hardcover)

By Angie Thomas
$18.99
ISBN: 9780062498564
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Published: Balzer + Bray - February 5th, 2019

#1 New York Times bestseller · Seven starred reviews · Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book

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One of Us Is Next: The Sequel to One of Us Is Lying (Hardcover)

By Karen M. McManus
$19.99
ISBN: 9780525707967
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Published: Delacorte Press - January 7th, 2020

The highly anticipated, #1 New York Times bestselling sequel to One of Us Is Lying! There's a new mystery to solve at Bayview High, and there's a whole new set of rules.

Come on, Bayview, you know you've missed this.

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A Song Below Water: A Novel (Hardcover)

By Bethany C. Morrow
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ISBN: 9781250315328
Availability: Backordered
Published: Tor Teen - June 2nd, 2020

Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today’s readers — a captivating modern fantasy about black mermaids, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism.

In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers.

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The Giver Movie Tie-In Edition (Giver Quartet #1) (Paperback)

By Lois Lowry
$9.99
ISBN: 9780544340688
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Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - July 1st, 2014

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment.

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The Giver Movie Tie-In Edition (Giver Quartet #1) (Paperback)

By Lois Lowry
$9.99
ISBN: 9780544340688
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: HMH Books for Young Readers - July 1st, 2014

The Giver, the 1994 Newbery Medal winner, has become one of the most influential novels of our time. The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment.

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You Should See Me in a Crown (Hardcover)

By Leah Johnson
$17.99
ISBN: 9781338503265
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Published: Scholastic Press - June 2nd, 2020

Becky Albertalli meets Jenny Han in a smart, hilarious, black girl magic, own voices rom-com by a staggeringly talented new writer.