Virginia Readers Choice 2021

2021-22

Virginia Readers' Choice

Virginia Readers’ Choice 2021 – 2022 High School Titles

7. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

6. Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

5. Jackpot by Nic Stone

4. How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates

10. With the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevedo

3. Frankly in Love by David Yoon

9. Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley

2. Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

8. The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming

1. Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

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Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.

Darius the Great Is Not Okay by Adib Khorram

A Persian-American youth who prefers pop culture to the traditions of his mixed family struggles with clinical depression and the misunderstandings of older relatives while bonding with a boy who helps him embrace his Iranian heritage. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.

"High school senior Frank Li takes a risk to go after a girl his parents would never approve of, but his plans will leave him wondering if he ever really understood love--or himself--at all"--Provided by publisher.

Frankly in Love by David Yoon

How We Became Wicked by Alexander Yates

"A viral disease called 'the wickedness' plagues the world, and sixteen-year-olds Astrid and Natalie are two of the only people immune. The girls live in separate, isolated communities, but recent encounters with wicked people link their stories in unexpected ways"--Provided by publisher.

Jackpot by Nic Stone

"When Rico sells a jackpot-winning lotto ticket, she thinks maybe her luck will finally change, but only if she and her popular and wildly rich classmate, Zan can find the ticket holder who hasn't claimed the prize"--Provided by publisher.

Rules for Vanishing by Kate Alice Marshall

In the faux-documentary style of The Blair Witch Project comes the campfire story of a missing girl, a vengeful ghost, and the girl who is determined to find her sister--at all costs.Once a year, the path appears in the forest and Lucy Gallows beckons. Who is brave enough to find her--and who won't make it out of the woods?

The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

"1890, Atlanta. By day, seventeen-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for 'the genteel Southern lady'"--Provided by publisher.

The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming

"A biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes, and most complicated, troubled men, Charles Lindbergh"--Provided by publisher.

Three Things I Know Are True by Betty Culley

Life changes forever for Liv when her older brother, Jonah, accidentally shoots himself with his best friend Clay’s father’s gun. Now Jonah needs round-the-clock care just to stay alive, and Liv seems to be the only person who can see that her brother is still there inside his broken body. With Liv’s mom suing Clay’s family, there are divisions in the community that Liv knows she’s not supposed to cross. But Clay is her friend, too, and she refuses to turn away from him—just like she refuses to give up on Jonah.

With the Fire on Highby Elizabeth Acevedo

Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago has been doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. She dreams of working as a chef after she graduates, but knows that is impossible. But once Emoni starts cooking, her only choice is to let her talent break free. - Adapted from jacket.

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