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Tiffany D. Jackson and similar authors

Central Library is hosting A Night With Tiffany D. Jackson on April 30, 2024. Register to attend: https://attend.indypl.org/event/10326016 Jackson is a master of writing page turning, suspenseful books! She has tackled mystery, horror and romance - all with an eye on the community setting of the stories and social issues. Check out her fiction and other writers like her. Written for teens, but adults love them, too. #IndyPLTeens

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  • This book will wreck you, but you won't be able to put it down as you watch Monday's best friend, Claudia, try to find her. The timeline jumps around and keeps you guessing about what's really happening.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2018] — TEEN FIC JAC
  • A re-imagining of the book Carrie by Stephen King. This was a great audiobook!
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, [2022] — TEEN FIC JAC
  • As a child, Mary was convicted of murdering a white baby that her mother was baby-sitting. Now in a half-way house, she is 15 and pregnant. With a baby to protect, it becomes more important to Mary that people know what really happened all those…
    Book, 2017New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2017] — TEEN FIC JAC
  • Mari and her newly blended, interracial family moves from California to Cedarville, a fictionalized suburb of Detroit. They move into a beautiful, newly renovated home, but this house has secrets. Shadows, voices, gross smells and things start to…
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021] — TEEN FIC JAC
  • Who killed Kory Field, the legendary R&B artist and producer? Is it Enchanted, a young woman with dreams of becoming a famous singer? Or was it one of the other young women he abused and threw away? Reading this made me wonder if it was partly…
    Book, 2020New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2020] — TEEN FIC JAC
  • Set in 1998 Brooklyn, Jasmine, Quadir and Jarrell try to preserve the music and legacy of their friend and brother who died too young. A talented musician, Steph left behind tracks and lyrics that can share his talent with the world.
    Book, 2019New York, NY : Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019] — TEEN FIC JAC
  • Written by a team of all-stars: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk, and Nicola Yoon. They shine a light on Black teen love in all his comical and heartwarming moments.
    Book, 2021New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021. — TEEN FIC BLA
  • All six authors that brought us Blackout, get back together for a new story where Black joy and romance and epic apologies all come to life under a surprisingly thick blanket of snow in Atlanta.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Quill Tree Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022] — TEEN FIC CLA
  • A modern twist on Dicken's Christmas Carol, but it's not set at Christmas. Ghosts of gun violence past step onto the elevator at each floor to share part of their stories with Will as he rises 7 stories to seek revenge for the death of his brother.
    Book, 2017New York : Atheneum, [2017] — TEEN FIC REY
  • When Nova, the first Black homecoming queen at her high school, is murdered her best friend and the prime suspect join forces to find the killer.
    Book, 2023New York : Delacorte Press, [2023] — TEEN FIC EMI
  • A collection of short horror stories.
    Book, 2024New York : Flatiron Books, 2024. — TEEN FIC BLA
  • Andre is finally home from a six month stint in juvie - just in time for the Covid-19 shut down. All of that, and his best friend is missing.
    Book, 2023New York : Random House, 2023. — TEEN FIC JOH
  • This creepy cover lets you know that it's OK to judge this book! Inside, the story is just as unsettling as the picture on the front.
    Book, 2022New York, NY : Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., 2022. — TEEN FIC GIL
  • "Nic Stone delivers a tour de force about living with grief, prioritizing mental health, and finding love amid the chaos."
    Book, 2023New York : Crown, [2023] — TEEN FIC STO
  • Accountable

    the True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

    Slater, Dashka,
    This is a true story of what happened at one California high school. We see similar things happen at local schools. Getting to hear this story from the perspective of so many different people involved makes it a page turner.
    Book, 2023New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2023. — TEEN 371.829 SLA
  • Students at a strict prep school work to discover who killed their principal before the murder can be pinned on them.
    Book, 2023New York : Henry Holt Books for Young Readers, 2023. — TEEN FIC BRO
  • "Del's forever crush on schoolmate Kiera comes to a head when she finally becomes single in their junior year of high school. Del is poised to do whatever it takes to win her over, even if it means (inadvertently) joining their church's Purity…
    Book, 2020New York : HarperTeen, [2020] — TEEN FIC GIL
  • Set in a dystopian world where beauty, power and magic intertwine. The first in a series.
    Book, 2018New York, New York : Freeform Books, 2018. — TEEN FIC CLA