Teen Book Club: YA'll Read This?

Calling all teen readers! YA’ll Read This? is not your average book club. Dive into stories that speak to you—told through the voices of young protagonists navigating love, loss, identity, rebellion, and everything in between. We’ll explore a new title from across the young adult spectrum, including novels, graphic novels, and manga. 

Together, we’ll dig deep into the big questions behind the stories like what it means to belong, how we define ourselves, and how we make choices in a complicated world. Through fun, thoughtful discussions, you’ll connect with other teens and gain fresh perspectives on universal themes—all through the powerful lens of YA storytelling.

The Library will have a limited number of copies available for the book club to check out. The books are on a first-come, first-serve basis. For more information, talk to a staff member.

If there are no copies left and you would like to put this item on hold with the library, check our catalog here: 

Physical book: Everything We Never Had  

Our April pick is: Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay

Watsonville, 1930. Francisco Maghabol barely ekes out a living in the fields of California. As he spends what little money he earns at dance halls and faces increasing violence from white men in town, Francisco wonders if he should’ve never left the Philippines.

Stockton, 1965. Between school days full of prejudice from white students and teachers and night shifts working at his aunt’s restaurant, Emil refuses to follow in the footsteps of his labor organizer father, Francisco.

Denver, 1983. Chris is determined to prove that his overbearing father, Emil, can’t control him. However, when a missed assignment on “ancestral history” sends Chris off the football team and into the library, he discovers a desire to know more about Filipino history―even if his father dismisses his interest as unamerican and unimportant.

Philadelphia, 2020. Enzo struggles to keep his anxiety in check as a global pandemic breaks out and his abrasive grandfather moves in. While tensions are high between his dad and his lolo, Enzo’s daily walks with Lolo Emil have him wondering if maybe he can help bridge their decades-long rift.