The 47th YSU English Festival at Youngstown State University will be held April 9, 10, and 11, 2025. More information is available by clicking this link. The following is the booklist for the 2025 YSU English Festival.
*Book appears on both lists.
10th-12th Grade:
Alan Gratz The Brooklyn Nine*
Alan Gratz Refugee*
Sungju Lee and Susan McClelland Every Falling Star
Kim Liggett The Grace Year
Jennifer D. Lyle Swarm
Amber McBride Me (Moth)
Renée Watson This Side of Home*
7th-9th Grade:
Roshani Chokshi Aru Shah and the End of Time
Alan Gratz The Brooklyn Nine*
Alan Gratz Refugee*
Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed When Stars are Scattered
Amina Luqman-Dawson Freewater
John Schu Louder Than Hunger
Renée Watson This Side of Home*