Ages 12-14: Best Non-Prose Book

No Adults Allowed! The books on this list tell stories in anything but typical ways. Kids can choose their top 5 Best Non-Prose Books among these.

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The 1619 Project: Born on the Water, by Nikole Hannah-Jones and Renée Watson; illus. Nikkolas Smith

Alma Presses Play, by Tina Cane

At the Height of the Moon: A Book of Bedtime Poetry and Art, edited by Annette Roeder, Alison Baverstock, and Matt Cunningham

Athena (Tales of Great Goddesses), by Imogen Greenberg; illus. Isabel Greenberg

Bad Sister, by Charise Mericle Harper

Besties: Work It Out, by Kayla Miller and Jeffrey Canino; illus. Kristina Luu

BFF or NRF (Not Really Friends), by Jessica Speer; illus. Elowyn Dickerson

Borders, by Thomas King; illus. Natasha Donovan

Call Us What We Carry, by Amanda Gorman

Chlorine Sky, by Mahogany L. Browne

Cold War Correspondent: A Korean War Tale (Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales #11), written and illustrated by Nathan Hale

The Deepest Breath, by Meg Grehan

Delicates, written and illustrated by Brenna Thummler

The Girl from the Sea, written and illustrated by Molly Knox Ostertag

Girl Haven, by Lilah Sturges; illus. Meaghan Carter

The Golden Hour, written and illustrated by Niki Smith

Good Girls Don’t Make History, by Elizabeth Kiehner, Kara Coyle, and Keith Olwell; illus. Micaela Dawn

Growing Up Trans: In Our Own Words, edited by Dr. Lindsay Herriot and Kate Fry

Heartstopper #3, written and illustrated by Alice Oseman

Home Is Not A Country, by Safia Elhillo

Hooky, written and illustrated by Bonastre Tur and Míriam

Jo & Rus OGN SC, written and illustrated by Audra Winslow

Jonna and the Unpossible Monsters Vol. 1, by Chris Samnee and Laura Samnee; illus. Chris Samnee

Jukebox, by Nidhi Chanani

Just Pretend, written and illustrated by Tori Sharp

The Last Witch SC, by Conor McCreery; illus. V.V. Glass

Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance, by Nikki Grimes

Let’s Talk About It: The Teen’s Guide to Sex, Relationships, and Being a Human (A Graphic Novel), by Erika Moen and Matthew Nolan

The Magical Imperfect, by Chris Baron

Muted, by Tami Charles

Oh My Gods!, by Stephanie Cooke and Insha Fitzpatrick; illus. Juliana Moon

Only in America!, by Heather Alexander; illus. Alan Berry Rhys

ORCS! SC, written and illustrated by Christine Larsen

Other Boys, by Damian Alexander

Paranorthern and the Chaos Bunny A-hop-calypse, by Stephanie Cooke; illus. Mari Costa

Passport, written and illustrated by Sophia Glock

Pawcasso, by Remy Lai

Pax Samson Vol. 1: The Cookout, by Rashad Doucet and Jason Reeves; illus. Rashad Doucet

Piece by Piece: The Story of Nisrin’s Hijab, written and illustrated by Priya Huq

Reckless, Glorious Girl, by Ellen Hagan

Secrets of Camp Whatever Vol. 1, written and illustrated by Chris Grine

A Shot in the Arm! (Big Ideas that Changed the World #3), written and illustrated by Don Brown

Specter Inspectors SC, by Bowen McCurdy and Kaitlyn Musto; illus. Bowen McCurdy

Starfish, by Lisa Fipps

This Book is Feminist, by Jamia Wilson; illus. Aurélia Durand

Unbelonging, by Gayatri Sethi; illus. Divya Seshadri

Worst-Case Collin, by Rebecca Caprara

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