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Champion: A Graphic Novel
by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
A high school student whose promising basketball career is in jeopardy discovers the triumphs and hardships of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's life as a social justice advocate.
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Amelia, If Only
by Becky Albertalli
Thinking she’s in love, Amelia drags three of her friends on a road trip to meet her favorite YouTuber. Along the way, Amelia discovers her feelings for her friend Natalie run deeper than those for her internet obsession. Read-alikes: Jennifer Dugan’s Melt With You; Julian Winters’ Right Where I Left You.
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Dream by the Shadows
by Logan Karlie
Beauty and the Beast meets Labyrinth in this YA romantasy about a deadly dream world and the shadow-cursed girl who must dare its depths to save her family, all while she falls in love with a dark prince. The Kingdom of Noctis is plagued by Corruption: a curse that spreads through dreaming. The Shadow Bringer rules from his castle in the Dream Realm, stealing souls one dreamer at a time. Only an elixir, taken every night before sleeping, can ward off the dreams and halt Corruption. But for some, the allure of the Dream Realm proves too strong. Esmer Havenfall desperately wants to escape her dreadful village. When her sister, Eden, succumbs to Corruption and their elixir-dealing parents are accused of a horrific crime, Esmer's life unravels into a nightmare. Then she dreams of the Shadow Bringer and learns that his sinister magic might be a part of her, too. Enticed by the prospect of ending her kingdom's curse and avenging her family, Esmer follows him deeper within the Dream Realm. But the prince of darkness has a haunted past, one that might change the fate of Esmer's kingdom-and her heart-forever. Lush and vividly imagined, this seductive gothic fantasy is filled with magic, secrets, and dreamy shadow-haunted romance.
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Nettle
by Bex Hogan
Inspired by faery myth and folklore, the haunting, heart-wrenching YA tale of a girl called Nettle in a dark, foreboding faery kingdom. A wild misfit in the human world, Nettle is enthralled by the glamor of the faery realm, with its two moons and scarlet stars. She grows close to Conor, a human stolen centuries before, and she also falls under the spell of mysterious Ellion, a shadow faery. To try to help her beloved grandmother who is fading in her world, Nettle makes a pact with the faery king. He'll heal her grandmother in exchange for Nettle completing three tasks. She agrees, not realizing that deception lurks in this enchanted place, and that she has been tricked...
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Flip
by Ngozi Ukazu
When rich, popular Flip rejected shy scholarship student Chi-Chi’s prom invitation in front of the whole class, they suddenly switched bodies. Now the unlikely pair must come together to find their way back to themselves. Read-alikes: Mary Shyne’s You and Me On Repeat; David Levithan’s Every Day: The Graphic Novel.
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Verity Vox and the Curse of Foxfire
by Don Martin
The mountain town of Foxfire needs Verity’s help. She’s a witch-in-training, and a huckster named Earl has left the people of Foxfire on the brink of starvation. Fighting Earl requires Verity to confront the ancient magic of the mountains themselves. This cozy fantasy is infused with Appalachian folklore.
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Everything You Need to Ace Algebra 2 in One Big Fat Notebook
by Workman Publishing
The ultimate Algebra 2 study guide that reviews all the skills students need to ace high school Algebra 2 class, in language that is actually easy-to-understand. Filled with helpful tips, definitions, and side bars, all written in accessible student-friendly language, readers can use this study guide to supplement classroom instruction, for review, homework help, test prep, and to make the most challenging Algebra 2 concepts make sense. Starting with a review of foundational Algebra 1 skills, this book covers everything from solving quadratic equations, to graphing functions, to solving triangles with trigonometry, all in a clear, accessible and easy-to-understand way, with step-by-step example problems. It's like being tutored by the smartest kid in class! (And it's written, vetted, and approved by the experts-- high school Algebra 2 teachers.)
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Cry Out Loud: (A Graphic Novel)
by Tara O'Connor
A horror story about an American girl who discovers that members of her extended family in Ireland plan to sacrifice her as part of a generational blood rite and travels back in time to try and break the murderous cycle.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 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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