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• Bless the Blood

  a Cancer Memoir

  Nehanda, Walela,

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  When Walela is diagnosed with advanced stage blood cancer, they experience the self-realization that cancer is where all forms of their oppression intersect: Disabled. Fat. Black. Queer. Nonbinary.

• The Boy Lost in the Maze

  Coelho, Joseph,

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  Desperate to track down his father, whom he scarcely remembers, 17-year-old Theo discovers parallels to his own life with the ancient story of Theseus from Greek mythology.

• Bridge Across the Sky

  Ng, Freeman,

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  At the Angel Island Immigration Station in 1924, teen Chinese immigrant Soo Tai Go experiences the political realities of his new home as he waits to find out if he and his family will be allowed into the country.

• Bright Red Fruit

  Elhillo, Safia,

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  Feeling the pressures of social media and rumors within her tight-knit Sudanese community, Samira turns to online poetry and poetry slams for connection, which in turn present their own relationship challenges to navigate.

• Hope Ablaze

  Rana, Sarah Mughal,

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  When her uncle, a renowned poet, is incarcerated on trumped-up charges during the "war on terror," 18-year-old Pakistani American Nida writes a series of poems and journal entries, and the attention that follows forces her to choose…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If You Knew My Name

  Carter, Lisa Roberts,

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  Mason dreams of sold out stadiums and rap stardom, but he has to graduate high school first.

• The Key to Surviving Summer

  Van, Sandi,

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  Spending the summer in a broken-down cottage on Lake Ontario with no one her age for miles, lonely Moe begins having visions of a girl roller-skating at sunset and then disappearing into the lake, and follows a path to figure out what…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Louder Than Hunger

  Schu, John, 1981-

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  Inspired by the author’s personal experiences, Jake relates heart-wrenching experiences of anger, grief, shame, and vulnerability while struggling with feelings of inadequacy and the living with anorexia nervosa.

• Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams

  Green, Shari, 1963-

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  In East Germany in the days leading up to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, 16-year-old pianist Helena dreams of one day working as a conductor. When her best friend escapes over the border with her family, Helena begins to question her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sunrise Nights

  Zentner, Jeff,

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  High schoolers Jude and Florence have their own personal secrets, and their own secret pact made on the last night of art camp.

• Wild Dreamers

  Engle, Margarita,

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  One moonlit night, in a wilderness park in California, 17-year-old Ana and Leandro meet and their connection is instant. They then discover they are not alone: a huge mountain lion stalks through the trees, one of many wild animals whose…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari

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  Growing up in Minnesota with a physically abusive father, the two Bribri American brothers Max and Jay learned to protect themselves and their mom by keeping their heads down. But when a classmate is in trouble, instinct takes over and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Salt the Water

  Iloh, Candice,

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  Cerulean and their friends went into senior year - the first year of normal school after the pandemic - with a plan: to study, save money, and get out of the Bronx with self-sufficiency once they graduate.

• Wolfpack

  Brunskill, Amelia

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  A rare mystery in verse follows a group of nine girls living in Havenwood, a religious cult that feels similar to a summer camp, except no one is allowed to leave or communicate with the outside world. When Rose goes missing, the girls…Read moreRead more of this annotation