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Just graduated High School, Not sure what next

Just finished high school, confused about the future, or off to College or University? These books are right up your alley! Whether they be about the end of high school, the summer after, starting out, or simply not knowing your place in the world, these books will help calm those nerves about the unknown.

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  • Four girls, best friends, made for extraordinary things. One destined to become President of the US.
    Book, 2020New York : Poppy/Little, Brown and Company, 2020. — YA Watso #001
  • Three people have lost their way. They are brought together to find themselves in each other, and maybe to not be alone.
    Book, 2018New York, New York : Viking, 2018.
  • High school memoir of Canadian singers, Tegan and Sara.
    Book, 2019Toronto : Simon & Schuster Canada, 2019. — 782.421640922 Tegan-Q
  • A mother in the public eye. A mother that didn't think her daughter could get into university by herself. Chloe has to grapple with the fact that her mother didn't believe in her and took it into her own hands to get Chloe into university. It…
    Book, 2020New York : Delacorte Press, [2020] — YA FIC Buxba
  • Two teens, both in the famous in their own right, grow closer and discover what it means to grow up in the spotlight.
    Book, 2018Markham, ON : Red Deer Press, [2018] — YA Mills
  • They're going away to college and have one last thing to do before leaving. They need to break up. They've got twelve hours, still time to spare before the end they both know is coming.
    Book, 2015New York : Poppy, 2015. — YA FIC Smith
  • A journey of self acceptance, self discovery, and simply living.
    Book, 2021New York : Harper Teen, [2021] — YA FIC Gardn
  • Saoirse doesn't believe in happy endings, or love at first sight. She's not looking for a relationship, it will eventually end. But a chance encounter at a house party, it doesn't have to be true love to be a summer full of fun.
    eBook, 2020New York : HarperTeen, [2020] — Online eBook
  • After a year of college, Pablo dropped out and is currently dodging calls from the student loan office. A girl walks into the twenty-four hour deli he's working at and its a whirlwind from there.
    Book, 2019New York : Simon & Schuster BFYR, [2019]
  • Marin left her home town with nothing but her phone, wallet, and a picture of her mother. Hasn't spoken to anyone from her past, outrunning tragedy while going through college.
    Book, 2017New York : Dutton Books, [2017] — YA FIC LaCou
  • Her best friend left for college and committed suicide. Cody is left looking for answers and a way out of the grief she's feeling.
    Book, 2015New York : Viking, 2015. — YA FIC Forma
  • Sometimes you have to let others in to figure out who you are.
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Dial Books, [2018] — YA FIC Khorr
  • College: looming. Best friends: already have it figured out. Parents: want him to choose a future. Commitment: very difficult.
    Book, 2018New York : Viking, 2018. — YA FIC Ahmad
  • Freshman at MIT, plans to become a doctor, but Mei isn't sure she wants to be a doctor. She would rather be pursuing ballet in her own dance studio.
    Book, 2018New York : Simon Pulse, 2018. — YA FIC Chao
  • Expelled, making up her high school diploma at a nearby college, moving out into a housing program that also runs a reality tv show - free housing, what can you say.
    Book, 2018Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018.
  • Off to college with a twin who wants to be alone, a fandom she devotes most of her time to, and a journey to finding out how to be on her own for the first time.
    Book, 2013New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2013. — YA FIC Rowel
  • Alex Stern, much more accustomed to drug dealers in Los Angeles than attending her first year at Yale University. Navigating the first year of university, but also secret societies dating back years, is difficult to say the least.
    Book, 2019New York : Flatiron Books, 2019. — FIC Bardu
  • Arthur: Only in New York for the summer, believes maybe the universe always has a plan. Ben: Thinks the universe needs to mind its business, otherwise he wouldn't be delivering a box of his ex boyfriend's things to the post office. The universe…
    Book, 2018New York, NY : Balzer + Bray/Harper Teen, [2018] — YA FIC Alber
  • Her boyfriend broke up with her the day of graduation because she's boring. She's on a journey to find herself and prove him wrong.
    Book, 2017Victoria, British Columbia : Orca Book Publishers, 2017. — YA FIC Walte