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• Bright Red Fruit

  Elhillo, Safia

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  384 p. (Gr. 9+) In a world filled with Persephone and Hades retellings, this stands apart. Written in verse, the audiobook (available on Libby) is read by the poet and author Safia Elhillo. If Elizabeth Acevedo is your vibe, this will be too! So…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Am Not Jessica Chen

  Liang, Ann

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  Seventeen-year-old Jenna Chen has spent her life in the shadow of her brilliant cousin, Jessica—a straight-A student, star athlete, and the pride of their elite private school, Havenwood Academy. No matter how hard Jenna works, she can’t seem to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Aisle Nine

  Cho, Ian X.

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  272 p. (Gr. 8+) Imagine being stuck working retail while portals to hell spewing monsters open up all over the world. This is Jasper’s life and all he can remember. Ever since he was struck in the head five months ago, all memories of his life…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Under the Heron's Light

  Pink, Randi

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  341 p. (Gr.8+).The Mac family gathers to celebrate Bornday with a cookout every year- the shared birthday of the four cousins, Atlas, Mika, Jason And Pansy, as well as the birthday of the family matriarch, Grannylou. Every Bornday, Grannylou tells…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Let the Forest in

  Drews, C. G.

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  336p. (Gr. 10+) Can’t wait for the second season of Wednesday? Don’t Let the Forest In has the macabre private school setting, teens that may or may not be in love with each other, and monsters to fight during the night. Thomas is an artist who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hysterical Girls of St. Bernadette's

  Hanna Alkaf,

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  349p. (Gr. 7+) St. Bernadette’s is the most prestigious girl’s school in Kuala Lumpur. Khadijah and Rachel are very different girls who know they are both lucky to be students - graduating almost guarantees a girl a bright future. One day a girl in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Art Thieves

  Rogers, Andrea L.

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  400p. (Gr. 7+) It's 2052. The world is trapped in an endless cycle of droughts, superstorms, heat domes, and polar vortexes. But life goes on, at least for now. Stevie, an 18-year-old Cherokee girl, works at the Modern Museum of Art in Texas to save…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Portrait of a Shadow

  Metoui, Meriam

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  256p. (Gr. 9+) Eighteen-year-old Mae Mansour refuses to believe what everyone else does—that her missing sister, Inez, is gone for good. Desperate for answers and a way out from under her parents' oppressive grip, Mae jumps at the chance to head to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mall Goth

  Leth, Kate,

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  249 p. (Gr. 9+) Flashback to the 2000’s in this homage to mall life as a teenager. Liv Holm is a goth girl in a new town, add her out and proud bisexual lifestyle and you have a recipe for disaster, at least that what she thinks. Liv starts a new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Book Won't Burn

  Ahmed, Samira (Fiction writer),

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  384p. (Gr. 10+) Noor Khan has to start the last quarter of her senior year in a new school. Her father abruptly left the family and her mother moved Noor and her sister Amal from Chicago to a small town in Illinois. Noor isn't interested in making…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death's Country

  Romero, R. M. (Rachael Maria), 1987-

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  400p. (Gr. 10+) Andres, self described prince, is the son of two celebrities at war with each other. His parents’ ire between each other imprints on him an angry view of the world. However, after a drowning accident, Andres decides to make a deal…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Infinity Alchemist

  Callender, Kacen

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  385p. (Gr. 10+) Ash Woods is a naturally talented alchemist, and his dream is to study alchemy at the Lancaster College of Alchemy so he can practice legally and professionally. But since he is an orphan from the wrong side of the tracks and lacks…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Don't Call It Mystery. Vol. 1-2

  Tamura, Yumi,

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  384p. (Gr. 7+) Totonou is a college student- all he wants is to go to class and cook and eat delicious curry. Unfortunately one day he is framed for a murder. As he is held in the police station for days. He must use his incredible skills of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lunar New Year Love Story

  Yang, Gene Luen

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  343 p. (Gr. 6+) Val has felt cursed in love. Val finds some light when she joins a Lion Dancing group. Luckily, she meets Les, maybe he is the one to break her family love curse. The relationship doesn't go as planned, with Val questioning Les'…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• What the River Knows

  a Novel

  Ibañez, Isabel (Novelist),

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  404p. (Gr. 9+) Inez Olivera lives in nineteenth-century Buenos Aires, where she has everything she wants.... except her parents who are always away traveling the world. But when Inez learns her parents died tragically, she inherits not only great…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Charisma's Turn

  a Graphic Novel

  Couvson, Monique

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  p. 126 (Gr. 7+) Charisma, a Black high school student grappling with mounting pressures from home and school, and when frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gwen & Art Are Not in Love

  Croucher, Lex

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  416p. (Gr. 9+) Upon her birth, Princess Gwendoline was betrothed to Arthur, son of a lord and descendant of the legendary King Arthur. Just a few problems. One: Gwen and Art have always hated each other with a burning passion. Two: mere weeks before…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One in a Million

  Lordon, Claire

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  257p. (Gr. 9+) Claire is enjoying her high school experience, playing lacrosse and creating art, when something starts to be wrong with her. She is constantly tired, gains weight, has horrible headaches and can’t concentrate anymore. Nobody knows…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Warrior Girl Unearthed

  Boulley, Angeline

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  396 p. (Gr. 9+) Perry Firekeeper-Birch has always known who she is - the laidback twin, the troublemaker. But as the rising number of missing Indigenous women starts circling closer to home, as her family becomes embroiled in a high-profile murder…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Pardalita

  Estrela, Joana, 1990-

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  Raquel is the daughter of divorced parents in a very small town. She has two friends (Fred and Luisa) and a boyfriend that she somewhat likes. However, she is drawn to Pardalita, an artistic and intriguing new girl at the school. She just can’t help…Read moreRead more of this annotation