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The Outsiders is a legendary YA novel about the socioeconomic and violent consequences of rival gangs. These 20 books similar to this literary classic explore equally gripping topics!

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Goodreads reviewers voted "Firekeeper's Daughter," "Ace of Spades," and "The Hawthorne Legacy" as the best young adult books of 2021.

So many great new, bestselling books have already been published in 2021 — here are some of our favorites, from memoirs and thrillers to YA fiction.

By M.O. Yuksel, illustrated by Hatem Aly. Harper. Ages 4-8. $17.99. “In my mosque, we are a rainbow of colors and speak in different accents,” opens this joyful celebration of mosques around the world. Voices of children chime in with a few sentences per page while richly colored and detailed pictures show mosques of various styles, some domed and others with tall minarets. The children and adults, who have different skin and hair colors, wear a variety of clothes, often with gorgeous pa...

Angie Thomas’ Concrete Rose Advocates For Black Men & Boys The Way Society Won’t Refinery29 13/01/2021 Angie Thomas didn’t plan on writing a prequel to The Hate U Give. But as Starr’s dad, Maverick “Big Mav” Carter, became a favourite among her readers—and as Black men continued to be mistreated, murdered and demonised across America—the New York Times-bestselling author felt called to fill a void. “I’m gonna sound like a bad parent, but Maverick is my favourite of my cha...

In Angie Thomas' prequel to her hit YA novel, the author follows Starr Carter's father as a young man to challenge damaging notions of masculinity.

January 12, 2021 Bethanne Patrick THE WASHINGTON POST – Things we can count on in 2021: a presidential inauguration, more covid-19 vaccinations and new reading material. Even if you received books as holiday gifts, you’ll want to check out January’s offerings, which include a prequel to Angie Thomas’s The Hate U Give, a fresh perspective on land ownership from Simon Winchester and a dual biography of sisters who changed medical history. BLACK BUCK: A NOVEL by Mateo Askaripour Askaripour...

Book World: 10 books to read in January Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post Dec. 29, 2020 FacebookTwitterEmail Chatter; Burnt Sugar; The Doctors BlackwellCrownOverlookW. W. Norton/Handout Things we can count on in 2021: a presidential inauguration, more covid-19 vaccinations and new reading material. Even if you received books as holiday gifts, youll want to check out Januarys offerings, which include a prequel to Angie Thomass "The Hate U Give," a fresh perspective on land ownership from Si...