ya fiction and non fiction

So Let Them Burn

The Divine Traitors: Book #1

By: Kamilah Cole
Narrated by: Keylor Leigh & Kamali Minter
Length: 11 hours 24 minutes

“Looking for an exquisitely written Black Queer fantasy about DRAGONS?!?! Look no further as this Jamaican-inspired tale delivers a new interesting perspective on the chosen-one trope. While also posing the question: can there be peace between warring factions if the weapons of mass destructions (the DRAGONS) are sentient and making unbreakable... Read more

If I Promise You Wings

By: A.K. Small
Narrated by: Carine Montbertrand
Length: 8 hours 39 minutes

Alix Leclaire has a plan: graduate high school and land her dream job as a feather artist at Mille et une Plume, where her creations will help define high fashion. Her best friend Jeanne will get a record contract and they’ll take over the Paris art scene together.But then Jeanne dies.Alix is lost, until the day she feels Jeanne pushing her to... Read more

The Sixth Extinction (Young Readers Adaptation)

An Unnatural History

By: Elizabeth Kolbert
Narrated by: Eunice Wong
Length: 6 hours 3 minutes

In this young readers edition of the New York Times bestselling, Pulitzer Prize–winning The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert tells us why and how human beings have altered life on the planet in a way no species has before.

Over the last half a billion years, there have been five mass extinctions, when the diversity of life on earth suddenly... Read more

A Thousand Steps into Night

By: Traci Chee
Narrated by: Grace Rolek
Length: 11 hours 50 minutes

Longlisted for the National Book AwardFrom bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a fantasy perfect for fans of Studio Ghibli. When a girl who’s never longed for adventure is hit with a curse that begins to transform her into a demon, she embarks on a quest to reverse the curse and return to her normal life, but along the way is... Read more

Just Happy to Be Here

By: Naomi Kanakia
Narrated by: Bilal Baig
Length: 7 hours 46 minutes

In this YA standalone perfect for fans of Tobly McSmith and Meredith Russo, the first out trans girl at an all-girls school must choose between keeping her head down or blazing a trail.Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy.That is, judged on her merits—not on her transness. But there’s no road map for being the... Read more

Whiteout

A Novel

By: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk & Nicola Yoon
Narrated by: Danielle Shemaiah, Nic Stone, Shayna Small, Bahni Turpin, Alaska Jackson, Joniece Abbott-Pratt, Kevin R. Free, James Fouhey & Korey Jackson
Length: 7 hours 17 minutes

Atlanta is blanketed with snow just before Christmas, but the warmth of young love just might melt the ice in this novel of Black joy, and cozy, sparkling romance—by the same unbeatable team of authors who wrote the New York Times bestseller Blackout!As the city grinds to a halt, twelve teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic... Read more

Man Made Monsters

By: Andrea L. Rogers
Narrated by: DeLanna Studi & Lane Factor
Length: 7 hours 32 minutes

Tsalagi should never have to live on human blood, but sometimes things just happen to sixteen-year-old girls.Making her YA debut, Cherokee writer Andrea L. Rogers takes her place as one of the most striking voices of the horror renaissance.Horror fans will get their thrills in this collection—from werewolves to vampires to zombies, all the... Read more

A Snake Falls to Earth

By: Darcie Little Badger
Narrated by: Shaun Taylor-Corbett & Kinsale Hueston
Length: 10 hours 35 minutes

“This book truly transported me to another world. I was swept away by world building and so charmed by each of the characters. Nina and Oli both having their own talents and struggles with translation was such a wonderful way to tie these characters together until they met. A Snake Falls to Earth was a breath of fresh air, wholly original, and a... Read more

Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants

By: Robin Wall Kimmerer
Narrated by: Monique Gray Smith
Length: 7 hours 44 minutes

Drawing from her experiences as an Indigenous scientist, botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer demonstrated how all living things—from strawberries and witch hazel to water lilies and lichen—provide us with gifts and lessons every day in her bestselling book Braiding Sweetgrass. Adapted for young adults by Monique Gray Smith, this new edition reinforces... Read more

Imaginary Borders

Pocket Change Collective

By: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Narrated by: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez
Length: 49 minutes

"It won't take you long to read this book, but it will linger in your heart and head for quite a while, and perhaps inspire you to join in the creative, blossoming movement to make this world work." -- Bill McKibben, environmentalist, New York Times bestselling author of The End of Nature, journalist, and founder of 350.org

"An inspiring story... Read more

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee (Young Readers Adaptation)

Life in Native America

By: David Treuer
Narrated by: Fred Sanders
Length: 9 hours 39 minutes

The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee is a story of Native American resilience and reinvention, adapted for young adults from the adult nonfiction book of the same name.

Since the late 1800s, it has been believed that Native American civilization has been wiped from the United States. The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee argues that Native American culture is... Read more

Youth to Power

Your Voice and How to Use It

By: Jamie Margolin
Narrated by: Jamie Margolin
Length: 6 hours 18 minutes

"Jamie Margolin is among the powerful and inspiring youth activists leading a movement to demand urgent action on the climate crisis. With determined purpose and moral clarity, Jamie is pushing political leaders to develop ambitious plans to confront this existential threat to humanity. Youth To Power is an essential how-to for anyone of any... Read more

Beyond the Gender Binary

Pocket Change Collective

By: Alok Vaid-Menon
Narrated by: Alok Vaid-Menon
Length: 1 hour 7 minutes

Winner of the 2021 In The Margins Award
 
"When reading this book, all I feel is kindness."-- Sam Smith, Grammy and Oscar award-winning singer and songwriter
 
"Thank God we have Alok. And I'm learning a thing or two myself."--Billy Porter, Emmy award-winning actor, singer, and Broadway theater performer

"Beyond the Gender Binary will give readers... Read more

From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry

The Killing of Vincent Chin and the Trial that Galvanized the Asian American Movement

By: Paula Yoo
Narrated by: Catherine Ho
Length: 7 hours 36 minutes

America in 1982: Japanese car companies are on the rise and believed to be putting U.S. autoworkers out of their jobs. Anti–Asian American sentiment simmers, especially in Detroit. A bar fight turns fatal, leaving a Chinese American man, Vincent Chin, beaten to death at the hands of two white men, autoworker Ronald Ebens and his stepson, Michael... Read more

Funeral Songs for Dying Girls

By: Cherie Dimaline
Narrated by: Tara Sky & Jessica Matten
Length: 8 hours 15 minutes

“Winifred is a 16-year old girl who lives in a cemetery where her father works and her mother's ashes are buried. It's her 'Summer of Humiliation' and everything is going wrong. On top of being rejected by her best friend/crush and losing her beloved aunt, her father's job is in jeopardy, meaning she could lose the only home she's ever known. The... Read more

Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

By: g. haron davis
Narrated by: Qamar Yochanan, Nicky Endres, Vico Ortiz & Avi Roque
Length: 10 hours 57 minutes

Perfect for fans of All Out and Cemetery Boys, this anthology claims a seat at the table of fantasy literature for trans and gender nonconforming stories. Transness is as varied and colorful as magic can be. In Transmogrify!, you’ll embark on fourteen different adventures alongside unforgettable characters who embody many different genders and... Read more

Last Night at the Telegraph Club

By: Malinda Lo
Narrated by: Emily Woo Zeller
Length: 12 hours 25 minutes

“This coming of age story about a young woman growing up queer in 1950s Chinatown, San Francisco, was brilliant. I loved the rich historical detail, believable characters, exploration of intersectional identities, romance, and sense of place, made even stronger by the excellent narration. Best book I've read in quite some time and highly... Read more

The Witch King

The Witch King Duology: Book #1

By: H.E. Edgmon
Narrated by: Dani Martineck
Length: 12 hours 1 minute

“Where has this feral, hurt, angry, loving disaster of a gay trans witch been my whole life? I felt so at home within the pages of this book, and I know other queer & trans readers will feel the same way—this is the fantasy I wish I had in high school and my current favorite book to handsell. Read more

Jude Saves the World

By: Ronnie Riley
Narrated by: Maxwell Glick
Length: 6 hours 1 minute

Perfect for fans of Alex Gino, A. J. Sass, and Kyle Lukoff, this is the joyful and heartwarming story of Jude, a nonbinary kid who knows exactly who they are and decides to create a safe space in their community.Twelve-year-old Jude struggles with some things: focusing at school, feeling like everything rests on their shoulders, not being able... Read more

I Wish You All the Best

By: Mason Deaver
Narrated by: MW Cartozian Wilson
Length: 8 hours 34 minutes

Perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Becky Albertalli, Mason Deaver's stunning debut will rip your heart out before showing you how to heal from tragedy and celebrate life in the process."Heartfelt, romantic, and quietly groundbreaking. This book will save lives." -- Becky Albertalli, New York Times bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo... Read more