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 Fahra DarediaBeale Memorial Library |
 Jasmin LoBassoKern County Library |
 Lynne Kelly
Author of Song for a Whale |
 Jennye Kamin
ASL Interpreter |
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We Are Not Free by Traci CheeGrowing up together in the community of Japantown, San Francisco, four second-generation Japanese American teens find their bond tested by widespread discrimination and the mass incarcerations of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II.
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It's Complicated : The Social Lives of Networked Teens by Danah BoydWhat is new about how teenagers communicate through services such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram? Do social media affect the quality of teens’ lives? In this eye-opening book, youth culture and technology expert Danah Boyd uncovers some of the major myths regarding teens' use of social media. She explores tropes about identity, privacy, safety, danger, and bullying.
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Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna KimThrilled to start at her new school in America before she renders her diverse class silent as the first Asian student most of them have ever seen, little Danbi uses the power of her imagination to make friends, learn the rules and lead everyone during a fun-filled parade.
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Scythe by Neal ShustermanA world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life-and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe-a role that neither wants. These teens must master the 'art' of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own. Scythe is the first novel of a thrilling new series by National Book Award-winning author Neal Shusterman in which Citra and Rowan learn that a perfect world comes only with a heavy price.
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Lovecraft Country : A Novel by Matt RuffBlends multiple genres in a visceral exploration of the Jim Crow era and its legacy, tracing the story of young Army vet Atticus Turner, who in 1954 Chicago travels with his publisher uncle and childhood friend to search for his missing father only to encounter human and supernatural terrors at the estate of a descendant of slave owners. |
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Christopher Pumpkin by Sue HendraA growing pumpkin who is rather different from the malevolent pumpkins in a patch that has been conjured by an evil witch recommends yummy cupcakes and friendly hugs over the spooky cobwebs and slimy slugs that are suggested for an upcoming Halloween party.
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Flamer by Mike CuratoIn the summer between middle school and high school, Aiden Navarro navigates friendships, deals with bullies, and finds himself drawn to Elias, a boy he can't stop thinking about.
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Darius the Great Deserves Better by Adib KhorramA sequel to Darius the Great Is Not Okay finds Darius enjoying a comparatively peaceful return from his trip to Iran before a long visit from his grandmothers, a disappointing internship and conflicted feelings about a soccer teammate complicate his relationships.
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The Second-Best Haunted Hotel on Mercer Street by Cory Putman OakesWhen the Hauntery, a corrupt chain of haunted hotels, threatens the livelihood of twelve-year-old Willow's family-run haunted hotel, she teams up with a young ghost from the Hauntery to save the day. |
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Please Ignore Vera Dietz by A. S. KingYears after the boy she always loved ruined her life in a cruel betrayal, Vera, who is hiding a discovery she made about her mother, wonders what to do when the boy dies under suspicious circumstances that could be explained by the secrets she has kept for him. By the author of The Dust of 100 Dogs.
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Brave Face: A Memoir by Shaun David HutchinsonShaun David Hutchinson was nineteen. Confused. Struggling to find the vocabulary to understand and accept who he was and how he fit into a community in which he couldn’t see himself. The voice of depression told him that he would never be loved or wanted, while powerful and hurtful messages from society told him that being gay meant love and happiness weren’t for him.
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Lost Boy: The True Story of Captain Hook by Christina HenryAvoiding the illnesses, pirate attacks and hungry crocodiles that are the only things to end the lives of Peter Pan's lost boys, only to find himself inexplicably growing older, Jamie becomes the caretaker of younger boys, including one taken as a baby, while navigating Pan's difficult possessive nature.
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