Neck & Neck
Elise Parsley

Every Day
David Levithan

“A” (a genderless soul) wakes up in a different body every morning and lives that person's life for one day. They have no control over who they wake up as, they only know that the host will be close to their age and location. A has lived like this for sixteen years and has never allowed themself to get attached to a host or their loved ones, until they meet Rhiannon. Rhiannon changes everything, making A want a future for the first time in their life, but can an ordinary person learn to love someone who is ever-changing? This book does a fantastic job tackling the idea of whether or not love is tied to appearance with a genderless character at the forefront.

Girl Made of Stars
Ashley Herring Blake

Mara has an incredibly strong bond with her twin brother Owen, but Owen’s character comes into question when his girlfriend, Hannah, accuses him of raping her. Mara struggles between not believing her brother could do such an awful thing and knowing that Hannah would never lie about a serious crime. Sides are drawn and Mara feels trapped in the middle. Should she stick by her friend or her family?

Light Filters In: Poems
Caroline Kaufman

This is not necessarily a young adult book, but it is one I think could be helpful to those in high school. The author writes about her own problems in a way that is sad but hopeful, and is in the same vein as poets like Rupi Kaur. This collection is broken up into four sections, each one showing the progression of depression and heartbreak. It does end on a hopeful note though, “I turned the dirt and mud into soil, and grew.”