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A fragile enchantment
by Allison Saft
While designing the wardrobe for a royal wedding, magical dressmaker Niamh forms an unlikely friendship with the groom that makes her a pawn in a game to expose the royal family's secrets, destroying her hope for a love she never thought possible.
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Daniel, deconstructed
by James Ramos
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. Which means he knows that boisterous, buff, and beautiful soccer superstars like his best friend, Mona Sinclair, shouldn't be wasting time hanging out with introverts...But when Daniel meets a new classmate, Gabe Mendes, who is tall, mysterious, nonbinary, and--somehow--as cool as Mona, Daniel knows exactly how this is going to play out...But matchmaking means stepping into the mystifying and illogical world of love, dating, and relationships, where nothing is as it seems and no one knows their lines.
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Shut Up, This Is Serious
by Carolina Ixta
Belén’s future becomes uncertain when her depression threatens her ability to graduate. Meanwhile, her best friend Leti’s pregnancy is complicating her college plans. This compassionate portrait of life’s messiness is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Erika L. Sánchez.
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Bride of the Barrier Master 1
by Kureha
Hana Ichise is from a branch family to one of five barrier-weaving magical clans who protect and support Japan. But in the eyes of her mother and father, she's an afterthought compared to her talented older twin sister. When Hana's true potential awakens at age fifteen, she decides to keep her newfound abilities a secret--including from her parents--so she can have a quiet life. But the powerful new head of the elite Ichinomiya clan, Saku Ichinomiya, is looking for a bride...and he has his eyes on Hana!
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| Snowglobe by Soyoung ParkIn a frozen post-apocalyptic world, the masses toil to heat the Snowglobe, the home of live-streaming celebrities. When Jeon Chobahm becomes the replacement for a deceased star, she uncovers the Snowglobe's sinister secrets. Fans of Snowpiercer, Squid Games, or the game Frostpunk will devour this action-paced story. |
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Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Starring: two half-sisters -- Dominican American Yahaira, a chess champ, and Dominican Camino, an aspiring doctor -- who discover each other after their father's sudden death in a plane crash.
Why you might like it: In Clap When You Land, popular author Elizabeth Acevedo returns to the style of her breakout hit, The Poet X, using free-flowing poetry to capture the raw emotions of both girls as they move through grief, anger, and connection.
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Long way down
by Jason Reynolds
Driven by the secrets and vengeance that mark his street culture, 15-year-old Will contemplates over the course of 60 psychologically suspenseful seconds whether or not he is going to murder the person who killed his brother. By the National Book Award finalist author of When I Was the Greatest.
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Call me Athena : girl from Detroit : a novel in verse
by Colby Cedar Smith
Written from the perspective of three very different narrators, this enchanting novel in verse follows Mary, the American-born daughter of Greek and French immigrants living in Detroit in the 1930s, as she struggles for independence, equality and identity.
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Punching the Air
by Ibi Zoboi
What it's about: the story of a young artist and poet whose prospects at a diverse art school are threatened by a racially biased system and a tragic altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood.
Who it's for: fans of Jason Reynolds, Walter Dean Myers, and Elizabeth Acevedo.
Winner of: Michigan Library Association's Thumbs Up! Award for excellence in teen literature
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Three things I know are true : a novel
by Betty Culley
A debut novel in verse explores the experiences of a teen navigating the painful aftermath of a shooting accident that nearly ends her brother's life and triggers painful community divisions.
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Swing
by Kwame Alexander
Noah and his best friend Walt want to become cool, make the baseball team, and win over Sam, the girl Noah has loved for years. When Noah finds old love letters, Walt hatches a plan to woo Sam. But as Noah's love life and Walt's baseball career begin, the letters alter everything.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library 131 E Jefferson St Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837 (517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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