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• Everything We Never Had

  Ribay, Randy,

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  Told in multiple perspectives, Everything We Never Had unfolds like a beautifully crafted nesting doll, where each Maghabol boy forges his own path amid heavy family and societal expectations, passing down his flaws, values, and virtues to the next…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Twenty-four Seconds From Now...

  a Love Story

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  Twenty-four months ago: Neon gets chased by a dog all around the parking lot of a church. Not his finest moment. And definitely one he would have loved to forget if it weren’t for the dog’s owner: Aria. Dressed in sweats, a t-shirt, hair in a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ariel Crashes a Train

  Cole, Olivia A.,

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  Ariel is afraid of her own mind. She already feels like she is too big, too queer, too rough to live up to her parents' exacting expectations, or to fit into what the world expects of a “good girl.” And as violent fantasies she can’t control take…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Heir

  Tahir, Sabaa,

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  Beloved storyteller Sabaa Tahir interweaves the lives of three young people as they grapple with power, treachery, love, and the devastating consequences of unchecked greed, on a journey that may cost them their lives—and their hearts. Literally.

• Icarus

  Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-

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  Icarus Gallagher is a thief. He steals priceless art and replaces it with his father’s impeccable forgeries. For years, one man—the wealthy Mr. Black—has been their target in revenge for his role in the death of Icarus’s mother. To keep their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Girl You Are Atlas

  Watson, Renée,

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  In this semi-autobiographical collection of poems, Renée Watson writes about her experience growing up as a young Black girl at the intersections of race, class, and gender. Using a variety of poetic forms, from haiku to free verse, Watson shares…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Compound Fracture

  White, Andrew Joseph,

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  On the night Miles Abernathy—sixteen-year-old socialist and proud West Virginian—comes out as trans to his parents, he sneaks off to a party, carrying evidence that may finally turn the tide of the blood feud plaguing Twist Creek: Photos that prove…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Deep Dark

  Ostertag, Lee Knox,

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  Everyone has secrets. Mags’s has teeth. Magdalena Herrera is about to graduate high school, but she already feels like an adult with serious responsibilities: caring for her ailing grandmother; working a part-time job; clandestine makeouts with a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragonfruit

  Lucier, Makiia,

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  Hanalei of Tamarind is the cherished daughter of an old island family. But when her father steals a seadragon egg meant for an ailing princess, she is forced into a life of exile. In the years that follow, Hanalei finds solace in studying the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Kindling

  Chee, Traci,

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  Once, the war was fought with kindlings—elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift—their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lunar New Year Love Story

  Yang, Gene Luen,

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  She was destined for heartbreak. Then fate handed her love. Val is ready to give up on love. It's led to nothing but secrets and heartbreak, and she's pretty sure she's cursed―no one in her family, for generations, has ever had any luck with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the World Tips Over

  Nelson, Jandy,

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  Years ago, the Fall kids’ father mysteriously disappeared, cracking the family into pieces. Now Dizzy Fall, age twelve, bakes cakes, sees spirits, and wishes she were a heroine of a romance novel. Miles Fall, seventeen, brainiac, athlete, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bright Red Fruit

  Elhillo, Safia

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  Bad girl. No matter how hard Samira tries, she can’t shake her reputation. She’s never gotten the benefit of the doubt—not from her mother or the aunties who watch her like a hawk. Samira is determined to have a perfect summer filled with fun…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Let the Forest In

  Drews, CG

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  High school senior Andrew Perrault finds refuge in the twisted fairytales that he writes for the only person who can ground him to reality―Thomas Rye, the boy with perpetually ink-stained hands and hair like autumn leaves. And with his twin sister,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Judgment of Yoyo Gold

  Blum, Isaac

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  Yoyo Gold has always played the role of the perfect Jewish daughter. She keeps kosher, looks after her siblings, and volunteers at the local food bank. She respects the decisions of her rabbi father and encourages her friends to observe the rules of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Libertad

  Zaldívar, Bessie Flores, 1997-

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  As the contentious 2017 presidential election looms and protests rage across every corner of the city, life in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, churns louder and faster. For her part, high school senior Libertad (Libi) Morazán takes heart in writing political…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pick the Lock

  King, A. S. (Amy Sarig), 1970-

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  Jane Vandermaker-Cook would like her mother back. As Jane's mother tours the world to support the family, Jane lives and goes to school in a Victorian mansion with her younger brother and their mendacious father who confines Jane’s mother to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Reappearance of Rachel Price

  Jackson, Holly, 1992-

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  Eighteen-year-old Bel has lived her whole life in the shadow of her mom’s mysterious disappearance. Sixteen years ago, Rachel Price vanished and young Bel was the only witness, but she has no memory of it. Rachel is gone, long presumed dead, and Bel…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rising from the Ashes

  Los Angeles, 1992. Edward Jae Song Lee, Latasha Harlins, Rodney King, and a City on Fire

  Yoo, Paula

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  In Rising from the Ashes, award-winning author Paula Yoo draws on the experience of the city’s Korean American community to narrate and illuminate this uprising, from the racism that created economically disadvantaged neighborhoods torn by drugs and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Snowglobe

  Pak, So-yŏng, 1989-

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  Enclosed under a vast dome, Snowglobe is the last place on Earth that’s warm. Outside Snowglobe is a frozen wasteland, and every day, citizens face the icy world to get to their jobs at the power plant, where they produce the energy Snowglobe needs.…Read moreRead more of this annotation