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• Let Me Hear a Rhyme

  Jackson, Tiffany D.,

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  When a young black teen is murdered, his two best friends decide to keep his memory alive by promoting his music -- rhymes that could turn any hangout into a party -- with the help of his younger sister, Jasmine, who is out for justice.

• The Field Guide to the North American Teenager

  Philippe, Ben,

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  Norris Kaplan is a Black, French Canadian teenager who has been uprooted from his home and moved to Austin, Texas with his mother. Norris is cynical and snarky and has trouble navigating his new environment, which leads to him applying labels to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beyond the Gender Binary

  Vaid-Menon, Alok,

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  In this pocket-sized guide, poet, artist, and LGBTQIA+ rights advocate Alok Vaid-Menon deconstructs, demystifies, and reimagines the gender binary.

• Thorn

  Khanani, Intisar,

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  To escape her cruel family and contemptuous court, fifteen-year-old Princess Alyrra is willing to marry Prince Kestrin but when she magically swaps lives with her nemesis, she may find happiness as a commoner.

• Run, Hide, Fight Back

  Henry, April,

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  Told from multiple viewpoints, holiday shoppers struggle to survive as three masked shooters open fire in a crowded, Portland mall and five teens form a plan to stop them.

• Eliza and Her Monsters

  Zappia, Francesca,

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  Eighteen-year-old Eliza Mirk is the anonymous creator of Monstrous Sea, a wildly popular webcomic, but when a new boy at school tempts her to live a life offline, everything she's worked for begins to crumble.

• Voices

  the Final Hours of Joan of Arc

  Elliott, David, 1947-

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  As she awaits her execution, Joan recounts her story in candid, musical verse, remembering the life she abandoned when she heard God calling her to lead an army into war for a country that eventually turned on her.

• Between Shades of Gray

  Sepetys, Ruta

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  In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp and Lena must fight for her life.

• Dread Nation

  Rise Up

  Ireland, Justina,

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  This is alternative Civil War history with a supernatural twist. The North and South unite to fight the undead "shamblers" that began rising on the Gettysburg battlefield and eating their fellow soldiers. Jane, like most Black girls, is forced to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hot Dog Girl

  Dugan, Jennifer,

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  A lovesick teenager schemes to win the heart of her crush at her amusement park summer job, all while dressed as a hot dog.

• Moxie

  a Novel

  Mathieu, Jennifer,

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  In a small Texas town where high school football reigns supreme, Viv, sixteen, starts a feminist revolution using anonymously-written zines.

• Almost Adulting

  All You Need to Know to Get It Together (sort Of)

  Rose, Arden,

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  In Almost Adulting, perfect for budding adults, failing adults, and eaters of microwave mug brownies, Arden tells you how to survive your future adulthood.

• Sick Kids in Love

  Moskowitz, Hannah,

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  Isabel has one rule: no dating. It's easier-it's safer-it's better-for the other person. She's got issues. She's got secrets. She's got rheumatoid arthritis. But then she meets another sick kid. He's got a chronic illness Isabel's never heard of,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

  the Story of the Monuments Men

  Edsel, Robert M.,

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  As the most destructive war in history ravaged Europe, many of the world's most cherished cultural objects were in harm's way. The Greatest Treasure Hunt in History recounts the astonishing true story of eleven men and one woman who risked their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fever King

  Lee, Victoria (Author of young adult fantasy),

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  Sixteen-year-old Noam, a technopath, is thrust into the magical elite of the nation of Carolinia, where he learns the science behind his magic, secretly planning to use it against the government to protect refugees fleeing magical outbreaks.

• Song Below Water

  Morrow, Bethany C.,

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  In a society determined to keep her under lock and key, Tavia must hide her siren powers. Meanwhile, Effie is fighting her own family struggles, pitted against literal demons from her past. Together, these best friends must navigate through the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Americanized

  Rebel Without a Green Card

  Saedi, Sara,

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  At thirteen, bright-eyed, straight-A student Sara Saedi uncovered a family secret: she was breaking the law simply by living in the United States. Only two years old when her parents fled Iran, she didn't learn of her undocumented status until her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Agony House

  Priest, Cherie,

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  Seventeen-year-old Denise Farber, her mom, and her stepfather are moving back to New Orleans, into the Argonne house, which is over 150 years old, and really showing its age, but which her mother plans to turn into a bed-and-breakfast--but old…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• 10 Blind Dates

  Elston, Ashley,

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  After an unexpected breakup, seventeen-year-old Sophie lets members of her large, eccentric extended family set her up on ten blind dates during Christmas vacation.

• I Will Always Write Back

  How One Letter Changed Two Lives

  Alifirenka, Caitlin,

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  The true story of an all-American girl and a boy from Zimbabwe and the letter that changed both of their lives forever.