Read Alikes
Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe
Frankly in Love by David Yoon
High school senior Frank Li is a Limbo–his term for Korean-American
kids who find themselves caught between their parents’ traditional
expectations and their own Southern California upbringing.
His parents have one rule when it comes to romance–“Date Korean”
–which proves complicated when Frank falls for Brit Means, who is smart,
beautiful–and white. Fellow Limbo Joy Song is in a similar predicament,
and so they make a pact: they’ll pretend to date each other in order to gain
their freedom. Frank thinks it’s the perfect plan, but in the end,
Frank and Joy’s fake-dating maneuver leaves him wondering if
he ever really understood love–or himself–at all.
Not So Pure and Simple by Lamar Giles
Summary from goodreads.com
Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten.
And now, during their junior year, she’s finally available.
So when Kiera volunteers for an opportunity at their church,
Del’s right behind her. Though he quickly realizes he’s
inadvertently signed up for a Purity Pledge.
His dad thinks his wires are crossed, and his best friend,
Qwan, doesn’t believe any girl is worth the long game.
But Del’s not about to lose his dream girl, and that’s where
fellow pledger Jameer comes in. He can put in the good word.
In exchange, Del just has to get answers to the Pledgers’ questions…about sex ed.
With other boys circling Kiera like sharks, Del needs to make his move fast.
But as he plots and plans, he neglects to ask the most important question:
What does Kiera want? He can’t think about that too much, though, because once he gets the girl,
it’ll all sort itself out. Right?
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Summary from goodreads.com
Darius doesn't think he'll ever be enough, in America or in Iran.
Darius Kellner speaks better Klingon than Farsi, and he knows more
about Hobbit social cues than Persian ones. He's about to take his first-ever
trip to Iran, and it's pretty overwhelming--especially when he's also dealing
with clinical depression, a disapproving dad, and a chronically anemic social life.
In Iran, he gets to know his ailing but still formidable grandfather, his loving grandmother, and the rest of his mom's
family for the first time. And he meets Sohrab, the boy next door who changes everything.
Sohrab makes sure people speak English so Darius can understand what's going on. He gets Darius an Iranian National Football Team jersey that makes him feel like a True Persian for the first time. And he understandsthat sometimes, best friends don't have to talk. Darius has never had a true friend before, but now he's spending his days with Sohrab playing soccer, eating rosewater ice cream, and sitting together for hours in their special place, a rooftop overlooking the Yazdi skyline.
Sohrab calls him Darioush--the original Persian version of his name--and Darius has never felt more like himself than he does now that he's Darioush to Sohrab. When it's time to go home to America, he'll have to find a way to be Darioush on his own.
Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novel—a heart-wrenching story about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.
The Beginning of Everything by Robyn Schneider
Summary from Goodreads.com
Robyn Schneider's The Beginning of Everything is a witty and heart-wrenching teen novel that will appeal to fans of books by John Green and Ned Vizzini, novels such as The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and classics like The Great Gatsby and The Catcher in the Rye.
Varsity tennis captain Ezra Faulkner was supposed to be homecoming king, but that was before—before his girlfriend cheated on him, before a car accident shattered his leg, and before he fell in love with unpredictable new girl Cassidy Thorpe.
Funny, smart, and including everything from flash mobs to blanket forts to a poodle who just might be the reincarnation of Jay Gatsby, The Beginning of Everything is a refreshing contemporary twist on the classic coming-of-age novel—a heart-wrenching story about how difficult it is to play the part that people expect, and how new beginnings can stem from abrupt and tragic endings.
