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• Rez Ball

  Graves, Byron,

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  *WINNER* This compelling debut novel by new talent Byron Graves tells the relatable, high-stakes story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be.

• All the Fighting Parts

  Sawyerr, Hannah V.,

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  In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, Hannah V. Sawyerr’s All the Fighting Parts is a searing and defiant young adult novel in verse about reclaiming agency after a sexual assault within the church community.

• Once There Was

  Monsef, Kiyash,

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  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them meets Neil Gaiman in this “striking and heartfelt” (Kirkus Reviews) novel about an Iranian American girl who discovers that her father was secretly a veterinarian to magical creatures—and that she must take up…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari,

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  Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--beautifully told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer--that will take your breath away.

• She Is a Haunting

  Tran, Trang Thanh,

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  A House with a terrifying appetite haunts a broken family in this atmospheric horror, perfect for fans of Mexican Gothic.