Teen Top Ten: Books by Ohio Authors
 
Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard
by Echo Brown

A largely autobiographical story infused with magical realism tells the transcendent coming-of-age story of a teen from the East Side who transitions to a privileged West Side school while navigating an ominous veil of depression.
After Dark with Roxie Clark
by Brooke Lauren Davis

A year after her sister Skyla's boyfriend was found murdered, Roxie, from the cursed Clark family, helps Skyla find closure by searching for the killer and soon discovers that some scary stories might be better left untold.
The Shadow Children
by Margaret Peterson Haddix

In a future where the law limits a family to only two children, third-born Luke has been in hiding for twelve years, until another "third" convinces him that the government is wrong and he then enters boarding school under an assumed name.
The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid
by Kate Hattemer

Hating school dance traditions that make girls desperate for dates and disallow gender-diverse students, a young feminist lands on the prom committee and suggests creative new approaches at the same time she becomes estranged from her best friend.
All That's Left to Say
by Emery Lord

Enrolling in her late cousin Sophie's elite private school to find out who's responsible for Sophie's overdose, Hannah is willing to risk everything to find the truth—her reputation, her chance at new love, and her entire future.
A Long Stretch of Bad Days
by Mindy McGinnis

To earn the last credit she needs to graduate, Lydia Chass teams up with foul-mouthed Bristal Jamison to transform her listener-friendly local history podcast into a hard-hitting, truth-telling exposé as they investigate an unsolved murder from their small town's past.
Augusta Savage: The Shape of a Sculptor's Life
by Marilyn Nelson

A powerful biography in poems about Augusta Savage, the trailblazing artist and pillar of the Harlem Renaissance with an afterword by the curator of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.
A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic
by Debbie Rigaud

When her aunt, an influencer known for dabbling in Haitian Vodou, is possessed by a rogue, mischievous spirit, Cicely Destin enlists the help of her best friend and her crush to set things right before the West Indian Day Parade. 
Afterglow
by Phil Stamper

After a life-changing summer, four friends are ready for their senior year, each with their own hopes for the future, but as they prepare to enter the real world, it soon becomes apparent that their friendship will never be the same.
All the Days Past, All the Days to Come
by Mildred D. Taylor

A long-awaited conclusion to the story that began in the Newbery Medal-winning Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry finds young adult Cassie Logan searching for a sense of belonging before joining the Civil Rights Movement in 1960s Mississippi.
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