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• Family Lore

  a Novel

  Acevedo, Elizabeth

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  Flor knows to the day when people will die, so it is a surprise to her sisters when she announces she wants to celebrate her own death with a wake while she is still alive to enjoy it.

• Light From Uncommon Stars

  Aoki, Ryka

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  Violin teacher Shizuki is cursed to bring seven souls to hell; the first six have been fairly easy, but when she meets Katrina, a transgender runaway and sex work survivor, she will face a much harder challenge.

• The Crane Husband

  Barnhill, Kelly Regan

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  A girl’s artist mother brings home yet another abusive boyfriend, this time a crane who influences her art while threatening the family. Can the girl protect her family and rid them of the intruder?

• Earth's the Right Place for Love

  a Novel

  Berg, Elizabeth

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  Arthur is thrilled when his crush Nola becomes his friend, but her eyes are on his older brother Frank.

• Clean Air

  a Novel

  Blake, Sarah (Poet)

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  Like all humans, Izbel must stay indoors all the time, away from the lethal pollen that pollutes the planet, but when her daughter starts sleep-talking about the person slashing open the domes and killing the people inside, she knows she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fine

  a Comic About Gender

  Ewing, Rhea

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  Comic artist Ewing conducts and draws dozens of interviews with people to show just how complex gender really is. GN

• Juno Loves Legs

  a Novel

  Geary, Karl, 1972-

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  Juno tells of her hardscrabble life in 1980s Dublin and how she and her only friend, Legs, made it through a string of bullies, poverty, and an abusive priest.

• It Won't Always Be Like This

  a Graphic Memoir

  Gharib, Malaka

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  Malaka spends her summers with her father in Egypt, and while she tries to get along with her new stepmother Hala, she is especially challenged by her new stepsiblings and her own inability to speak Arabic. GN

• Libertie

  Greenidge, Kaitlyn

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  Libertie Sampson is raised to believe that she can do anything by her mother, one of the first female Black physicians in the country. But when colorism and misogyny rear their ugly heads, Libertie learns the true meaning of freedom and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Lady's Guide to Fortune-hunting

  Irwin, Sophie

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  Recently orphaned Kitty must secure a wealthy husband to pay off her family’s debts and provide for her younger siblings. She doesn’t anticipate the brother of her would-be suitor catching on to her plan…or catching feelings in the process.

• Chef's Kiss

  Melendez, Jarrett

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  English graduate Ben is hoping to land a job as a copywriter, but is having no luck. To his surprise, a “Help Wanted” sign at a fancy restaurant may be the solution– if only he can pass the cooking challenges and keep his eyes off the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Daughter of Doctor Moreau

  a Novel

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  Carlota begins to question the sanity of her father and his experiments to create animal-human hybrids on their remote Yucatan jungle estate.

• True Biz

  a Novel

  Nović, Sara, 1987-

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  The lives of Charlie, Austin, and February become entangled at the River Valley School for the Deaf, as personal and political forces bring them together through crisis.

• Wash Day Diaries

  Rowser, Jamila

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  Four young women’s lives come together at their local salon. Kimana wants to be a singer, but Malik pushes hard for her to be his girlfriend. Nisha can’t decide between two men, and tests their feelings for her. Davenne deals with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Kaiju Preservation Society

  Scalzi, John, 1969-

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  Jamie’s new job is with an endangered animal organization, but what he doesn’t know is that he has to help protect giant radioactive creatures (like Godzilla) in a parallel universe.

• Charlotte Illes Is Not a Detective

  Siegel, Katie

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  Former child detective Charlotte is back on the case when her brother’s girlfriend starts receiving vaguely threatening notes.

• You Don't Know What War Is

  the Diary of a Young Girl From Ukraine

  Skalietska, Yeva

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  Ten days after her twelfth birthday, Yeva wakes to find her nation, Ukraine, has been invaded by Russia.

• The Violin Conspiracy

  Slocumb, Brendan

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  Weeks before a huge competition, Ray discovers his beloved grandfather’s violin has been stolen, and it turns out to have been a priceless Stradivarius. Facing the huge ransom note, Ray also learns that the family who enslaved his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The High Desert

  Spooner, James

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  The creator of Afro-Punk tells the story of his adolescence as a Black punk rocker in rural California, developing his own subculture of art, resistance, and music. GN

• Tell Us No Secrets

  a Novel

  Sterling, Siena

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  Tired of personal drama with former friend Cassidy, Zoey starts a “game” of putting stars by the names of girls in their school who have gotten pregnant, but the game soon gets out of control when another girl is murdered.