Teen Fiction Set in New York City

Naomi & Ely's No Kiss List by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan

• Two friends grew up in the same apartment building--they are now fighting. 

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass

• Upper Elementary and Middle School Interest
• Jeremy and his friend Lizzy are on a quest that takes them all over the city.

Becoming Chloe by Catherine Ryan Hyde

• Two teens are homeless in NYC.  They try to make it by relying on each other.

Fringe Girl by Valerie Frankel

• Adora Bennet challenges the social order at her NYC private school.

Fat Kid Rules the World by K.L. Going

• Troy meets a local punk legend who introduces him to the NYC punk scene

Things Hoped For by Andrew Clements

• Gwen lives in NYC with her grandfather while she goes to music school.  But what happens when he disappears?

Say Yes by Audrey Couloumbis

• Middle school interest
• Casey is on her own when her mom takes off.

It's Kind of a Funny Story by Ned Vizzini

• See also: Medication/Therapy
• Craig has been working hard to get into an exclusive NYC prep school, but the stress is getting to him.

The Usual Rules by Joyce Mayard

• See also: Stepparents
• Wendy lives in NYC with her mom and stepdad until her mother is killed in 9/11.

Bowery Girl by Kim Taylor

• See also: Historical Fiction
• A historical novel about Old New  York City about two girls trying to make it on their own.

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer

• An adult book about a young boy dealing with  his father's death in 9/11.

Ashes of Roses by Mary Jane Auch

• See also: Historical Fiction
• A historical novel about a young immigrant factory worker.

I'm Exploding Now by Sid Hite

• Max comments on his life in NYC in his new journal then escapes to his aunt's house in upstate NY.

Rose Sees Red by Cecil Castelucci

• High School Interest
• A Russian immigrant and her new friends have one great night in NYC. 

Cures for Heartbreak by Margo Rabb

Like No Other by Una LaMarche

Making Pretty by Corey Ann Haydu

• See also: Stepparents

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass by Meg Medina

• Pub Date: 2013
• High School Interest

The Boy in the Black Suit by Jason Reynolds

• Pub Date: 2016
• Grades 8 and up interest
• Set in Brooklyn 
• Set in Queens 

Song for Bijou by Josh Farrar

• Pub Date: 2013
• Middle school Interest
• Set in Brooklyn

Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead

• Pub Date: 2015
• Middle and High school interest
• Set in Manhattan
• My review: here 

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon 

• Pub Date: 2016
• High School interest
• See also: 24 hours 

Burn Baby Burn by Meg Medina

• Pub Date: 2016
• High school interest
• Set in the summer of 1977
• See also: Historical Fiction 

Show and Prove by Sofia Quintero

• Pub Date: 2015
• High school interest
• Set in the Bronx in the 1980's
• See also: Historical Fiction 

The Odds of Lightning by Jocelyn Davies

• Pub Date: 2016
• High school interest
• See also: 24 Hours, Past & Present 
• I wrote about it: 24 Hours or less