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Stay Gold! Great Teen Books for Adults

KCLS (Washington state's King County Library System) has been hosting online events during the pandemic while branches are closed to the public. The Quarantine Cocktail Book Club has discussions by librarians and others. The Stay Gold event was about great teen reads for adults or books one read in adolescence that stayed with you, stuck with you, and had a lasting impact.
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Long Way Down (Jason Raynolds)
Long Way Down
1
Jason Raynolds
Tell the Wolves I'm Home (Carol Rifka Brunt)
Tell the Wolves I'm Home
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Carol Rifka Brunt
The Glass Castle (Jeannette Walls)
The Glass Castle
3
Jeannette Walls
Turtles All the Way Down (John Green)
Turtles All the Way Down
4
John Green
The Nickel Boys (Colson Whitehead)
The Nickel Boys
5
Colson Whitehead
Born a Crime (Trevor Noah)
Born a Crime
6
Trevor Noah
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers) (Trevor Noah)
It's Trevor Noah: Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood (Adapted for Young Readers)
7
Trevor Noah
The Marrow Thieves (Cherie Dimaline)
The Marrow Thieves
8
Cherie Dimaline
Flowers in the Attic & Petals on the Wind (V.C. Andrews)
Flowers in the Attic & Petals on the Wind
9
V.C. Andrews
The Wright 3 (Blue Balliet)
The Wright 3
10
Blue Balliet
The Hate U Give (Angie Thomas)
The Hate U Give
11
Angie Thomas
On the Come Up (Angie Thomas)
On the Come Up
12
Angie Thomas
Piecing Me Together (Renee Watson)
Piecing Me Together
13
Renee Watson
All American Boys (Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely)
All American Boys
14
Jason Reynolds and Brendan Kiely
Dear Martin (Nic Stone)
Dear Martin
15
Nic Stone
City of the Beasts (Isabel Allende)
City of the Beasts
16
Isabel Allende
The Best We Could Do (Thi Bui)
The Best We Could Do
17
Thi Bui
They Called Us Enemy (George Takei)
They Called Us Enemy
18
George Takei
I Am Alfonso Jones (Tony Medina)
I Am Alfonso Jones
19
Tony Medina
The Wise Man's Fear (Patrick Rothfuss)
The Wise Man's Fear
20
Patrick Rothfuss
The Poppy War (R. F. Kuang)
The Poppy War
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R. F. Kuang
A Separate Peace (John Knowles)
A Separate Peace
22
John Knowles
Watership Down (Richard Adams)
Watership Down
23
Richard Adams
The Mozart Season (Virginia Euwer Wolff)
The Mozart Season
24
Virginia Euwer Wolff
A Ring of Endless Light (Madeleine L'engle)
A Ring of Endless Light
25
Madeleine L'engle
The Keeping Days (Norma Johnston)
The Keeping Days
26
Norma Johnston
A College of Magics (Caroline Stevermer)
A College of Magics
27
Caroline Stevermer
The Sweetest Spell (Suzanne Selfors)
The Sweetest Spell
28
Suzanne Selfors
Sleeping Murder (Agatha Christie)
Sleeping Murder
29
Agatha Christie
Lightning (Dean Koontz)
Lightning
30
Dean Koontz
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn (Betty Smith)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
31
Betty Smith
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (Judy Blume)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
32
Judy Blume
To Kill a Mockingbird (Harper Lee)
To Kill a Mockingbird
33
Harper Lee
A Small Place
A Small Place
34
Beloved (Toni Morrison)
Beloved
35
Toni Morrison
The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison)
The Bluest Eye
36
Toni Morrison
Franny and Zooey (J.D. Salinger)
Franny and Zooey
37
J.D. Salinger
The Color of Magic (Terry Pratchett)
The Color of Magic
38
Terry Pratchett
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad (Margarita Engle)
Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad
39
Margarita Engle
Feed (M.T. Anderson)
Feed
40
M.T. Anderson
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