Nayanika Kapoor

age 14+ Girl uses Korean TV dramas as guide in charming romance. Parents need to know that Maurene Goo's I Believe in a Thing Called Love is the story of a Korean-American girl, Desi, who uses Korean dramas as inspiration to capture the attention of the new boy at her school. When a cute boy arrives at her school, Desi makes an elaborate plan, including some over-the-top and slightly unsafe actions (such as staging car troubles) to get her happy K-Drama ending.

age 16+ Half-Iraqi teen finds her way in scattered coming-of-ager. Parents need to know that Not the Girls You're Looking For is an edgy book for older teens that deals with friendship, family, ethnic prejudice, and romance. It centers on Lulu, a biracial Arab American Muslim teen (her mom is a white American Catholic, her dad an Iraqi Muslim) during the month of Ramadan. Almost all the teen characters drink heavily at parties, and there's kissing and vivid descriptions of sexual encounters.

age 13+ Heartbreaking, inspiring memoir of popular actress. Parents need to know that My Family Divided is the gritty and incredibly inspiring memoir of Orange Is the New Black actress Diane Guerrero, who overcame numerous obstacles to get to where she is today.