Books like Push by Nyla K

The Hate U Give tracks 16‑year‑old Starr Carter, a Black teenager from a poor Bronx neighborhood who attends an elite private school, as she confronts police violence, social media battles, and community turmoil after witnessing her friend’s shooting.

In a world where magic once pulsed through every stone, children of Orïsha fight to reclaim their heritage after a tyrant extinguishes their powers and their people’s hope.

After a tragic accident, Mia becomes a Juilliard star while Adam rises as a rock sensation; a chance reunion in New York forces them to confront grief and rediscover their love.

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Justyce McAllister, a high‑achieving African‑American student, finds himself at the center of a police brutality incident that forces him to confront race, identity, and justice in contemporary America.

Rashad and Quinn wrestle with the aftermath of a police assault that sparks intense racial debate, told through their alternating perspectives.

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.

In Harlem, Xiomara Batista learns to use her voice and verse to fight for herself and her dreams, turning lyrical poetry into her most powerful tool.

Jade dreams of escape from her rough neighborhood and seizes a scholarship to a predominantly‑white private school, but faces the challenges of fitting in and navigating mentorship programs aimed at at‑risk Black girls.

Blythe Connor, newly a mother, struggles to connect with her baby Violet and suspects something terrifically wrong. As doubts grow, she faces a chilling truth that shakes her sanity and family forever.

Quadruplet brothers in rural Oregon are shocked by their father's suicide and the reveal that one of them is not biologically related, setting off a dangerous quest for truth that tests identity, loyalty, and survival.

Patricia Highsmith’s final novel, "Small g," opens with a shocking murder in a Zurich bar and navigates the tangled strands of love, sexuality, jealousy, and death against a Swiss backdrop.

Natalie Stathis, a flamboyant friend of the gay artist Peter Leland, schemes to keep him single until she can claim him, but his unexpected love for survivalist Lloyd Hood forces her plans into dangerous territory.

Seventy‑four‑year‑old Barrington Jedidiah Walker, an Antiguan expatriate in London’s Hackney, balances family life with a hidden gay identity, risking his marriage and long‑hidden truth for authenticity and freedom.

Bobby Bielecki is heading home from art school to help run the family wine store so his adopted father and partner can take a vacation. While filling in, Bobby will have to deal with his once-best friend and lost love Kenny, who pushed him away from their burgeoning relationship, encouraging him to follow his dreams and realize his artistic talents. Despite the tension between them, Bobby and Kenny decide to put their differences aside and work together to figure out what happened to a case of expensive wine, . Their investigation leads them to a young runaway and people from Bobby's past, and dealing with them reminds Bobby and Kenny of how close they once were. But despite their growing feelings, Bobby is afraid Kenny will do what he's done before and push Bobby away for his own good. --