Books like Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

A story about friendship, bullying, and the importance of acceptance in a small town school setting.

During the turbulent summer of 1968, 11‑year‑old Delphine and her sisters travel from Brooklyn to Oakland to reconnect with their abandoned mother, only to find themselves immersed in Black Panther activism and a quest for family truth.

In the dystopian land of Opium, a young clone of the powerful drug lord Matteo Alacrán must navigate life in the "Big House," uncover his origins, and decide his destiny amid a society that mistreats those who differ.

Newbery Honor Book National Book Award Finalist

A gay teen navigating family, friendship and supernatural adventures in a world where magic and identity intertwine.

Felix Ever After follows a Black trans teen who navigates identity, friendship, and first love while confronting bullying and revenge in a contemporary YA setting.

In a tense sixty seconds, a young boy faces a choice that will determine whether he seeks revenge for his brother’s death or walks away from violence.

A transgender middle‑school girl navigates her identity and friendship when she strives to play Charlotte in her class theater production, with help from her best friend to reveal her true self.

In the senior year of high school, Sal confronts a sudden identity crisis, questioning his place within his loving Mexican‑American adoptive family, his gay father and his best friend Samantha.

When Hurricane Child, a 12‑year‑old from St. Thomas, discovers a new friend and a mysterious spirit, she must confront her feelings, unlock the mystery of her mother’s disappearance, and brave a hurricane to reunite with her family.

Three children linked across time by a mysterious harmonica face family‑sacrifice and destiny‑bound quests in the forbidden forest, Germany, Pennsylvania, and California.

Seven‑year‑old Billy Miller faces first‑grade nerves, a bump on his head, and family worries, but by year’s end he builds a supportive bond with his teacher, sister, and parents while learning valuable lessons.

Clara vanishes at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping leads the trio from London to a trap set by a witch.

Three seventh‑grade siblings in Park, Delaware, navigate personal struggles and a science project that mirrors the 1986 Challenger launch, learning about family, friendship, and the power of imagination.

Nina, a Lipan girl from our world, and Oli, a Cottonmouth trickster, find their fates entwined when a cosmic catastrophe unites their disparate realms—forcing each to confront ancient myths, looming sickness, and forces that will stop at nothing to keep them apart.

Dreaming of a brighter life, Liz Lighty plans to join the elite Pennington College orchestra, but when financial aid disappears, she must consider a prom king/queen scholarship and a sudden friendship—and possible romance—with new girl Mack.

When a sixteen‑year‑old’s gold blood threatens her village’s rites, she must choose between a doomed fate and joining an imperial army of near‑immortal girls, the only ones who can stop a looming threat.

In a Thai‑inspired fantasy city, a boy escaped from prison confronts a world of unequal light and darkness while a determined girl tracks him through alleys and canals, uncovering secrets that challenge privilege, protest, and justice.

A young girl from a poor island community finds friendship and a new home in a wealthy Maine town in 1911.

A Thai‑inspired fantasy adventure about a young mapmaker assistant who must confront her past and the politics of ancestry while charting the mysterious southern seas.

Della and her older sister Suki navigate trauma, family upheaval, and the danger of abuse, learning to speak up and heal together in this powerful middle‑grade story of sisterhood and resilience.

A humble boy with a hump joins a mysterious pilgrim on a perilous quest across Europe in 1350, as they seek seven relics of Saint Peter to reach Rome.

A teenage boy learns what it means to stand with his family when his Kurdish parents face hostility from an anti‑immigrant group in Australia.

When You Reach Me tells of 12‑year‑old Miranda who receives mysterious letters that seem to predict future events, challenging her sense of time and her friendship with Sal.

Reha, an Indian American student, struggles with conflict between her school life and family traditions, as she tries to help her sick mother become well again.

"When We Were Infinite" is a book by Kelly Loy Gilbert.

The Romantic poet John Keats, considered by many as one of the greatest poets in the English language, has long been the subject of attention from scholars who seek to understand him and poets who seek to emulate him. Bridging these impulses, this book is neither historical biography nor scholarly study, but instead a biography of Keats's poetic imagination. Here the noted poet Dan Beachy-Quick enters into Keats's writing--both his letters and his poems--not to critique or judge, not to claim or argue, but to embrace the passion and quickness of his poetry and engage the aesthetic difficulties with which Keats grappled. Combining a set of biographical portraits that place symbolic pressure on key moments in Keats's life with a chronological examination of the development of Keats-as-poet through his poems and letters, Beachy-Quick explores the growth of the young man's poetic imagination during the years of his writing life, from 1816 to 1820.--From publisher description.