Books by Abdi Nazemian
Only This Beautiful Moment
by Abdi Nazemian
🏆 2024 Stonewall Young Adult Book Award
An intergenerational story set in Tehran and Los Angeles in 2019, 1978 and 1939, exploring family secrets, the fragile bonds between fathers and sons, and the beautiful moments that shape us.
“set in 1980s New York and is about a teenage boy from Iran who is grappling with being gay in the midst of the HIV/AIDS crisis.” Read more...
Interviews where books by Abdi Nazemian were recommended
The 2020 Audie Awards: Best Audiobooks for Young Adults, recommended by Mary Burkey & Robin Whitten
Audiobooks are a great way to keep teenagers entertained and informed. Mary Burkey, an expert on kids’ audiobooks, and Robin Whitten, editor and founder of AudioFile magazine, talk us through the wonderful titles that were finalists in this year’s Audie Awards in the ‘Young Adult’ category.
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Lord of the Flies: The Graphic Novel
William Golding, illustrated by Aimée de Jongh -
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Legendary Frybread Drive-In
by Edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith -
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Death in the Jungle
by Candace Fleming -
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Glasgow Boys
by Margaret McDonald -
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Brownstone
Samuel Teer, Mar Julia (illustrator) -
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Rising from the Ashes: Los Angeles, 1992
by Paula Yoo
Award-Winning Books for Teens
Award-Winning Books for Teens
New books are being published for teens and young adults all the time, but the ones given the most publicity are not always the best. If you don’t have much time to browse or read reviews, it tends to be a safe bet to pick award-winning books for teens that have already been quality checked by judging panels of librarians and other experts.
