Rieke's life changes when war breaks out in Europe and her home of Czernowitz, known as a safe haven for Jewish people, is invaded.
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- In 1976, amidst Jamaica's civil unrest, Irie and Jilly connect despite their very different backgrounds. But as the political divide worsens around them, their differences threaten to drive them apart.
- As parts of Los Angeles burn from the Rodney King riots in 1994, Jordan's desire to help his father protect the family business leads him to transport a handgun across the city. MS
- When Lamb begins an interracial friendship with Marny in the Jim Crow South, it sets off a series of life-changing and tragic events.
- Helena and Penelope attempt to join the Culinarians, a cadre of chefs for society's elite in 1830s London, and when they meet Elijah with similar ground-breaking hopes, they hope to educate him and bring him up as well. MS
- Mexican American brothers Pedro and Daniel find joy and resilience through their unbreakable bond, even amidst experiences of abuse at home, coming out, troubles at school, and the AIDS epidemic. MS
- In 1996 Los Angeles, Rana Joon wants to live her authentic life, but her strict Iranian parents will never accept her as queer.
- Isabel's family is Jewish, but during the Spanish Inquisition, they must practice their faith in secret. When she meets a boy whose thirst for art and passion is as strong as hers, her family's safety is threatened.
- Rich young ladies by day, brawling vigilantes by night, Kiki and Ana fight for fun and justice until Kiki's older brother is found dead. MS
- In 1758 Korea, eighteen-year-old palace nurse Hyeon's world turns upside down when four women are murdered in the same night. When her mentor becomes the main suspect, Hyeon takes matters into her own hands to uncover the truth. MS
- In 1934 Chicago, Joe discovers the underground queer community while also getting wrapped up in his cousin’s risky money-making scheme.
- When closeted Micah meets out-and-proud CJ at a club in the height of the AIDS epidemic, their bond is immediate, but will their relationship last in such a fearful time?
- After 110 African captives board the last illegal slave ship to Alabama, survivors endure horrors and build the ongoing community and legacy of African Town. Told in verse. MS
- After her parents are murdered by the state police, Csilla vows to leave her homeland for Israel, but when she meets a young man mourning his lover, the two of them join protests against Soviet rule.
- The Davenports are one of the few wealthy Black families in 1910 Chicago. Sisters Olivia and Helen Davenport, along with their maid Amy-Rose and Olivia's best friend Ruby, navigate class, gender expectations, racism, family struggles, and…
- When eighteen-year-old Shelby, the daughter of an Air Force intelligence officer, falls for a Soviet pilot accused of being a KGB spy, she decides to risk everything to help him. But soon she begins to question who, if anyone, she can…
- In 1922 New York City, Nicol̀s Caraveo learns that his cousin, Daisy, has been passing as white and is engaged to a wealthy man named Tom. Nick becomes drawn into the decadent world of his new neighbor, Jay, a young man from Daisy's past…
- After the Soviets arrest Pavol for disrupting their incursion of Czechoslovakia, he kills himself, rather than face the punishing life in the salt mines that destroyed his father. How will his two best friends and pregnant girlfriend move…
- Margot's brief romance with Harry ended with her pregnant and him missing in action in World War I. Now he's come home looking for answers and their child, but her family's shame may be too much for them both.
- Evgenia, a peasant and a bolshevik, agrees to help wealthy Anna cross the country to safety, not realizing the secret she holds may cost them both their lives.
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