Teen Fiction Set in New York City

 

 

 

Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

  • Two friends grew up in the same apartment building--they are now fighting. 

 

 

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass

  • Jeremy and his friend Lizzy are on a quest that takes them all over the city.

 

 

Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde

  • Two teens are homeless in NYC.  They try to make it by relying on each other.

 

 

Fringe Girl by Valerie Frankel

  • Adora Bennet challenges the social order at her NYC private school.

 

 

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going

  • Troy meets a local punk legend who introduces him to the NYC punk scene

 

 

Things Hoped For by Andrew Clements

  • Gwen lives in NYC with her grandfather while she goes to music school.  But what happens when he disappears?

 

 

Say Yes by Audrey Couloumbis

  • Casey is on her own when her mom takes off.

 

 

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

  • Craig has been working hard to get into an exclusive NYC prep school, but the stress is getting to him.

 

 

The Usual Rules by Joyce Mayard

  • Wendy lives in NYC with her mom and stepdad until her mother is killed in 9/11.

 

 

Bowery Girl by Kim Taylor

  • A historical novel about Old New  York City about two girls trying to make it on their own.

 

 

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

  • An adult book about a young boy dealing with  his father's death in 9/11.

 

 

Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch

  • A historical novel about a young immigrant factory worker.

 

I'm Exploding Now by Sid Hite

  • Max comments on his life in NYC in his new journal then escapes to his aunt's house in upstate NY.

 


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