Plan a back-to-school book-and-movie marathon around the To All the Boys I've Loved Before series by Jenny Han, now a movie on Netflix. High school wallflower Lara Jean Covey wakes to a living nightmare: Every boy she's ever liked has somehow found out that she's had an ardent crush on them. Adorable meet-cutes and mishaps aside, I love that this book is as much about Lara Jean's relationships with her sisters as it is about boys. The Covey girls lost their Korean mother when they were young, and Han has drawn a remarkably poignant picture of sisterhood and strength. The sequel, P.S. I Still Love You has also been adapted for Netflix. Make sure to read the final book Always and Forever, Lara Jean.

Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star is told in alternating perspectives between Natasha, a young science whiz whose family faces a potential deportation to Jamaica, and Daniel, a Korean American teen questioning his decision to go to college. Their story of what happens when their paths cross is a vibrant exploration of fate, physics, and the interconnectedness of the lives of strangers. The movie adaptation stars Charles Melton and the brilliant Yara Shahidi.

When Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya Menon has an unlikely backdrop for summer romance: a programming camp for computer science nerds. Beyond its utterly Instagram-worthy cover, Menon weaves a charming tale of love and happenstance. And because you can't read just one Sandhya Menon novel, the spin-off novel There's Something About Sweetie is a marvelous story about self-acceptance.

Of course, not every YA novel is about first love and butterflies. For a more somber, lyrical read, Patron Saints of Nothing is a National Book Award winner that follows teenager Jay as he travels to the Philippines to learn more about his cousin's murder. It's set in the present, revolving around Filipino president Duterte's "war on drugs." Plus, Randy Ribay is a local author, based right here in the Bay Area. His previous book, After the Shot Drops, is a powerful portrayal of friendship, class, and basketball.

Looking to travel to far-flung destinations? Heidi Heilig's historical fantasy The Girl From Everywhere transports its readers to Honolulu in the 1860s. Nix, her father, and their crew live aboard a ship that can traverse the seas and the decades (they're basically time-traveling pirates—the coolest combo ever). Their search for a rare map takes the crew to a night that will change Hawaii's fate forever.

Finally, I'd be remiss not to mention The Baby-Sitters Club and Asian American literary/fashion icon Claudia Kishi. The beloved series about entrepreneurial middle school friends has now been adapted on Netflix. Also on Netflix: The Claudia Kishi Club, a documentary directed by Sue Ding, on the character's impact on Asian Americans (and other people of color), who finally saw a character like themselves in a book.