Here are some books that I've read and liked. I hope this list inspires you to find something you might enjoy as well!
Fiction
Memoirs
Poetry
Non Fiction
- Alone by Megan E. Freeman
- Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes (novel in verse)
- Burned by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- Clap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo (novel in verse)
- Crank by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- Dear Martin by Nic Stone
- Dear Justyce by Nic Stone
- Every Single Lie by Rachel Vincent
- If I Tell You The Truth by Jasmin Kaur (novel in verse)
- Impulse by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- Indian Horse by Richard Wagamese
- On The Come Up by Angie Thomas
- People Kill People by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- Perfect by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- Punching The Air by Ibi Zoboi (novel in verse)
- The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
- The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
- This Is My America by Kim Johnson
- Tilt by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- What About Will by Ellen Hopkins (novel in verse)
- With The Fire On High by Elizabeth Acevedo
- Winger by Andrew Smith
Memoirs
- Between Two Kingdoms: A Memoir Of A Life Interrupted by Suleika Jaouad
- Born A Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
- Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan
- Educated by Tara Westover
- From The Ashes: My Story of Being Métis, Homeless, and Finding My Way by Jesse Thistle
- Know My Name by Chanel Miller
- My Lovely Wife In The Psych Ward by Mark Lukach
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- Wild: From Lost To Found On The Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Poetry
- Clarity and Connection by Yung Pueblo
- Heart Talk: Poetic Wisdom For A Better Life by Cleo Wade
- Home Body by Rupi Kaur
- Love Her Wild by Atticus
- Milk and Honey by Rupi Kaur
- Take Me With You by Andrea Gibson
- The Dark Between Stars by Atticus
- The Sun And Her Flowers by Rupi Kaur
- The Truth About Magic by Atticus
Non Fiction
- 24/6: The Power of Unplugging One Day A Week by Tiffany Shlain
- My Conversations With Canadians by Lee Maracle
- The Other Talk: Reckoning With Our White Privilege by Brendan Kiely