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• All You Have to Do

  Allen, Autumn

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  p. 411 (Gr. 7+) Intertwining the stories of two Black students decades apart, this compelling and honest novel follows Kevin and Gibran as they navigate similar forms of insidious racism while discovering who they want to be instead of what society…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blood Debts

  Benton-Walker, Terry J.

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  p. 400 (Gr. 9+) Sixteen-year-old twins Clement and Cristina feel lost after their father's death, but find a new sense of purpose as they work to quell the rising tensions between New Orleans's magic and non-magic communities and find out who cursed…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Come Home Safe

  a Novel

  Buckmire, Brian, 1988-

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  p. 199 (Gr. 7+) Explores the pain, the truths, and the hope that comes with growing up as a person of color in America, told in a way that can help foster conversations about what it means to navigate today's world, as well as inspire ways to work…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Lose a Best Friend

  Casomar, Jordan K.

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  p. 324 (Gr. 9+) When sixteen-year-old Zeke expresses romantic interest in his best friend Imogen, her unexpected reaction sends their relationship into a tailspin.

• Ida, in Love and in Trouble

  Chambers, Veronica

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  p. 396 (Gr. 9+) A historical novel about Ida B. Wells, from her teen years up through becoming an investigative journalist and civil rights crusader.

• 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

• The King Is Dead

  Dean, Benjamin (Children's author),

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  p. 375 (Gr. 9+) As the newly crowned first Black king of England, seventeen-year-old James faces intense media scrutiny and a blackmailer intent on disclosing his deepest secrets, including his sexuality and hidden relationship.

• Needy Little Things

  Desamours, Channelle

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  p. 310 (Gr. 9+) Seventeen-year-old Sariyah, who can sense people's immediate needs, must use her ability to solve her friend's mysterious disappearance while dealing with family challenges and avoiding the same danger that befell her friend.

• The Sevenfold Hunters

  Egal, Rose

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  p. 343 (Gr. 8+) There's nothing hijabi alien hunter Abyan wants more than to graduate from Carlisle Academy and finally rid the Earth of aliens, the Nosaru. Everything is going to plan until the Nosaru kill one of Abyan's squad mates.

• Promposal

  Garrett, Raechell

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  p. 358 (Gr. 7+) When the school of her dreams puts on her on the wait list, Autumn enlists the help of a former crush turned rival to form a promposal service in hopes of impressing the admissions committee.

• Ghost Roast

  Gibbs, Shawnelle,

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  Graphic Novel (Gr. 7+) Fifteen-year-old Chelsea, daughter of a paranormal specialist, risks her hard-won popularity and more when she is drawn into a paranormal romance after discovering her own ability to communicate with ghosts.

• Survive the Dome

  Jackson, Kosoko

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  p. 326 (Gr. 10+) A high school junior teams up with a hacker during a police brutality protest to shut down a device that creates an impenetrable dome around Baltimore that is keeping the residents in and information from going out.

• The Color of a Lie

  Johnson, Kim, 1979-

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  (Gr. 8+) In 1955, a Black family relocates to the suburbs where they must pass for white, but dark secrets about the town and its inhabitants threaten their new home.

• Thieves' Gambit

  Lewis, Kayvion

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  p. 384 (Gr. 7+) Seventeen-year-old Ross Quest, a master thief, enters the Thieves' Gambit, a competition consisting of dangerous, international heists, in order to save her mother's life.

• Forever Is Now

  Lockington, Mariama

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  p. 398 (Gr. 10+) When sixteen-year-old Sadie, a Black bisexual recluse, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears.

• Wish of the Wicked

  Paige, Danielle (Novelist)

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  p. 471 (Gr. 10+) Sixteen-year-old Farrow hatches a dangerous plan to seek revenge on Queen Magrit and regain her magic, but when Farrow finds herself falling for the one person who could ruin everything, she must decide whether it's more important…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daniel, Deconstructed

  Ramos, James

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  p. 304 (Gr. 8+) Photographer and film buff Daniel Sanchez learned a long time ago that the only way to get by in an allistic world is to mask his autism and follow the script. The script he's trying to write? A meet cute between his best friend and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast Is Me

  Shea, Jamison

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  p. 342 (Gr. 9+) Laure Mesny is a ballet dancer who is constantly overlooked in the elite and cutthroat world of the Parisian ballet, but she will do anything to prove that a Black girl can take center stage. Including venturing deep into the depths…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Blonde Dies First

  Wellington, Joelle

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  p. 336 (Gr. 10+) Seventeen-year-old Devon, her twin sister, and her friends face a demonic force who seemingly follows horror movie tropes, propelling the group to flip the script and use their horror movie knowledge in order to survive.

• Blood at the Root

  Williams, LaDarrion

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  p. 419 (Gr. 10+) Ten years ago, Malik's life changed forever the night his mother mysteriously vanished and he discovered he had uncontrollable powers.