The most popular identity & belonging books of 2020

Books about identity and belonging ask who you are and where you fit. Characters caught between cultures, classes, families or versions of themselves try to find a place to stand. These stories speak to anyone who has ever felt out of place, which is nearly everyone. This list shows the ones first published in 2020.

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Loveless
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Loveless

Alice Oseman

2020 · 2022 edition

448 pages

Hawk
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Hawk

James Patterson, Chloe Cannon, Gabrielle Charbonnet

2020 · 2021 edition

416 pages

The Scapegracers
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The Scapegracers

Hannah Abigail Clarke

2020 · 2022 edition

416 pages

Teen Killers Club
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Teen Killers Club

Lily Sparks, Jesse Vilinsky

Published 2020

272 pages

You're Next
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You're Next

Kylie Schachte

Published 2020

464 pages

Night Spinner
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Night Spinner

Addie Thorley

Published 2020

400 pages

Loner
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Loner

Georgina Young

2020 · 2021 edition

304 pages

Night Shine
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Night Shine

Tessa Gratton

Published 2020

400 pages

Smooth
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Smooth

Matt Burns

Published 2020

368 pages

Genes
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Genes

Mary Ting

Published 2020

352 pages

Skin Curse
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Skin Curse

Kristin Jacques

2020 · 2025 edition

250 pages