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Four Eids and a Funeral
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé and Adiba Jaigirdar
Returning home early for a funeral and for the summer, Said Hossain finds it hard to avoid facing his ex-best friend, Tiwa Olatunji, who pretends he doesn't exist, until they are brought together to save their Islamic center from demolition.
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| There Is A Door in This Darkness by Kristin CashoreAs if the year 2020’s widespread chaos wasn’t enough, Wilhelmina is also seeing strange visions. When she learns her friend James shares these wondrous experiences, the two unravel the magical clues and make sense of the message. This character-driven work of magical realism explores grief and healing. |
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Lockjaw
by Matteo L. Cerilli
Determined to kill the monster under their town before anyone else gets hurt, Paz, along with inseparable friends bound by a childhood pact, discovers death is neither the beginning nor the end as she faces a greater force of evil than she ever could've imagined.
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| Looking for Smoke by K.A. CobellShortly after a giveaway ceremony on the Blackfeet Reservation, a girl named Samantha is found murdered. All four people in the giveaway group are suspects, and proving their innocence means spilling secrets and upending relationships.
Read-alikes: Angeline Boulley's Warrior Girl Unearthed; Jenny Ferguson's Those Pink Mountain Nights. |
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Rise
by Freya Finch
When her mother, the captain of the Valkyries, disappears on a mission for Odin, 17-year-old Brynn teams up with her sisters to stop the oncoming war, learning how the ties between fate and choice are as interwoven and unbreakable as the bonds between sisters.
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Spilled Ink
by Nadia Hashimi
When her twin brother Yusuf's impulsive stunt responding to hate speech goes viral, Afghan American teenager Yalda must find her own voice in a place that no longer feels like a safe home after the town turns against their family's restaurant and Yusuf is seriously injured.
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The Color of a Lie
by Kim Johnson
In 1955, when his family, who passes for white, moves to an idyllic all-white suburban town, Calvin, who secretly makes friends across town, finds himself caught between two worlds when he discovers dark secrets about the white town and its inhabitants, which places his family in danger.
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The Calculation of You and Me
by Serena Kaylor
When her boyfriend dumps her, calculus nerd Marlowe, who has never failed at anything, asks her English project partner Ash to help her win him back in exchange for making Ash's band go viral. When sparks start to fly between them, she realizes there's no algorithm for love.
What to read next: Try Samantha Markum's Love, Off the Record.
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| Moonstorm by Yoon Ha LeeAlthough an Imperial attack left Hwajin orphaned, she wants to pilot the giant humanoid robots that destroyed her home. Can she adopt the empire’s required conformity, or will her rebel upbringing prevail? This thrilling space opera will draw fans of action-packed space battles and sharp social commentary. |
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| The Deep Dark by Molly Knox OstertagMagdalena’s routine involves caring for her grandmother, working at a diner, and making blood sacrifices to appease the monster in her basement. The romance blossoming between Magdalena and her childhood friend Nessa makes Magdalena’s deadly secret increasingly hard to keep.
Read-alike: Rebecca Mahoney’s The Memory Eater. |
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Protector of the Small #1 : First Test Graphic Novel
by Tamora Pierce
When her training master, who's dead set against girls becoming knights, decides Keladry must pass a one-year trial no male page has ever had to endure, she vows to succeed, even if the test is purposely unfair.
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A Greater Goal : the Epic Battle for Equal Pay in Women's Soccer-and Beyond
by Elizabeth Rusch
An award-winning journalist traces the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's fight for equal pay until they secured an equitable contract in 2022, an effort that will benefit future athletes and illuminate the work, support and grit needed to be treated with equality in a world that often undervalues the contributions of women.
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Two Sides to Every Murder
by Danielle Valentine
Born during the infamous Camp Lost Lake murders, 17-year-old Olivia wants answers about her bloodline, while Reagan seeks to clear her mother's name in the long-ago massacre. But when the camp reopens, both girls realize someone will commit murder to keep the past hidden.
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Heiress Takes All
by Emily Wibberley
Fueled by revenge, 17-year-old former heiress Olivia Owens plots a mid-nuptial heist during her father's wedding to redistribute his millions, giving new meaning to“something borrowed.” However, she doesn't count on a nosy wedding guest, an interfering ex-boyfriend, greedy European cousins or a vengeful second wife.
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| Louder Than Words by Ashley Woodfolk and Lexi UnderwoodJordyn is starting fresh at Edgewood High after being expelled from the elite Hartwell Academy. When the gossipy Tomcat Tea podcast targets her, she takes on the anonymous bullies behind it and proves to herself that she has changed for the better.
Read-alikes: Dhonielle Clayton’s The Rumor Game; Joya Goffney’s Excuse Me While I Ugly Cry. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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