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• All the Fighting Parts

  Sawyerr, Hannah V.,

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  Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh clashes with her religious father in many ways, and is forced to spend more time at their church because of her rebelliousness. When she is assaulted by a church leader, Amina uses poetry to find her voice and seek…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Another First Chance

  Couch, Robbie,

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  A year after his friend Dylan's death in a texting-and-driving accident, River Lang vandalizes a billboard honoring Dylan and is blackmailed into joining the Affinity Trials, a study for socially struggling teens. There, he reconnects with Mavis,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Artifice

  Cameron, Sharon, 1970-

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  In Nazi-occupied Amsterdam, Isa de Smit forges priceless art to fund the resistance and save her family’s gallery. This intricately plotted thriller delivers high stakes, moral complexity, and suspense as Isa risks everything for survival, loyalty,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bad Graces

  McCauley, Kyrie,

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  Twins Violet (Liv) and Everly are opposites. Liv, struggling with her past, steals Everly's identity and lands a movie set internship, but a storm strands her and the crew on an island, facing harsh elements and a mysterious monster.

• The Blood Years

  Arnold, Elana K.,

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  In war-torn Czernowitz, young Rieke Teitler navigates the dangers of antisemitism and the horrors of World War II. Based on the experiences of Elana K. Arnold’s grandmother.

• The Breakup Lists

  Khorram, Adib,

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  Jackson keeps “breakup lists” about the worst features of former romantic partners for himself and his sister Jasmine until Liam, the seemingly straight swim captain, catches the attention of both siblings. Jackson insists he’s uninterested—until…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bright Red Fruit

  Elhillo, Safia,

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  When sixteen-year-old Samira's overprotective Sudanese immigrant mother grounds her for the umpteenth time, she takes refuge in an online poetry community. There she meets Horus, an older poet. When she ignores her friends' warnings about him,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Color of a Lie

  Johnson, Kim, 1979-

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  Calvin’s careful work of passing as white in the suburban Chicago enclave his parents have moved to comes undone as he is confronted by his feelings for Lily and the awareness that his employer is redlining other black families.

• Conditions of a Heart

  Mangle, Bethany,

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  Brynn Kwan had it all until a fight at school stripped her of her senior year activities and left her with a week-long suspension with nothing but time to focus on the chronic pain she has struggled to keep secret.

• Dark Parts of the Universe

  Miller, Samuel, 1991-

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  When Willie and his friends start exploring the possibly prophetic Manifest Atlas app, the last thing they expect is to find a dead body. The deeper the group delves into the app's inner workings, the more they uncover their small town's racist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear

  Wasley, Robin,

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  Sid has never worried much about living on a fault line, one of the sites where the world's magic was sealed away because of its dangerous potential. But everything falls apart when someone opens the fault line, bringing magic back to the town along…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragonfruit

  Lucier, Makiia,

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  As a child, Hanalei and the princess of Tamarind were poisoned. Hanalei's father stole a rare dragon egg intended to resurrect the princess and fed it to Hanalei, forcing them into exile. Now years later, Hanalei has a chance to find a new dragon…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gather

  Cadow, Kenneth M.,

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  Ian's dog, Gather, shows up at a time when Ian needs the companionship most. The name Ian gives his dog honors the members of the community who gather to support him after his mother dies of an overdose.

• The Glass Girl

  Glasgow, Kathleen, 1969-

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  Bella's near-death experience with alcohol poisoning leads to a month-long stint at Sonoran Sunrise where she learns new ways of coping with her dysfunctional family and the grief of losing a dearly loved grandmother.

• Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

  Croucher, Lex,

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  Gwen and Arthur are set up for a marriage that will cement the alliance between their families, except for two problems. One: they hate each other. Two: they're both gay.

• I Loved You in Another Life

  Arnold, David, 1981-

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  Evan Taft and Shosh Bell are drawn together by mysterious songs that only they can hear. They find solace in each other and their collective heartbreak and sadness. Across decades, centuries, locations, and the song, they continually find each other.

• The Invocations

  Sutherland, Krystal,

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  Three teen girls join forces to stop a brutal killer who is targeting witches.

• The Judgment of Yoyo Gold

  Blum, Isaac

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  Yochaved (Yoyo) Gold, the Rabbi's daughter in Colwyn, Pennsylvania, questions her community's hypocrisy after her best friend Esti is sent away, leading Yoyo to explore TikTok, post viral videos, and ultimately confront the complexities of honoring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Say Yes

  Moldavsky, Goldy,

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  Jimena Ramos is dreaming of college in LA with her best friend. Her plans come to an abrupt halt when she learns she is an undocumented immigrant. To save her future in the country she considers home, Jimena embarks on a mission to find her ticket…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Libertad

  Zaldívar, Bessie Flores, 1997-

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  Libertad Morazán creates an anonymous Instagram profile to share her political poetry about the 2017 Honduran presidential election, while trying to reconcile her feelings for her best friend, Cami, and her new girlfriend, Dani. After tragedy…Read moreRead more of this annotation