YALSA has announced the 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list. The full list contains 64 titles and includes books “aimed at encouraging reading among teens who dislike to read for any reason.” This list tends to have great recommendations for library collections that may have been missed in review journals.
The panel also selected a Top Ten:
10 Blind Dates by Ashley Elston
Belly Up by Eva Darrows
The Haunted by Danielle Vega
Heroine by Mindy McGinnis
Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable
Pumpkinheads by Rainbow Rowell, art by Faith Erin Hicks
Two Can Keep a Secret by Karen McManus
The Unfortunates by Kim Liggett
UNpregnant by Jenni Hendricks and Ted Caplan
We Are Displaced: My Journey and Stories from Refugee Girls around the World by Malala Yousafzai