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Hourglass
by Keiran Goddard
A love story about a boy who meets a girl, loses the girl, then loses his mind before gradually recovering is told in lyrical prose by the poet and author of For the Chorus.
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All the little bird-hearts
by Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow
Sunday Forrester lives with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Dolly, in the house she grew up in. On quiet days, she must eat only white foods. Her etiquette handbook guides her through confusing social situations, and to escape, she turns to her treasury of Sicilian folklore. The one thing very much out of her control is clever headstrong Dolly, now on the cusp of leaving home.
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Chronically dolores
by Maya Van Wagenen
Recently diagnosed with a chronic bladder condition called interstitial cystitis, Dolores Mendoza is not thriving. Terpsichore Berkenbosch-Jones is glamorous, autistic, and homeschooled against her will by her overprotective mother. After a rocky start, the girls form a tentative partnership in which Terpsichore will help Dolores win back her ex-best friend and Dolores will convince Terpsichore's mom that her daughter has the social skills to survive public school. It seems like a foolproof plan, but Dolores isn't always a reliable narrator, and her choices may put her in danger of committing an unforgivable betrayal.
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How the boogeyman became a poet
by Anthony R. Keith
In this powerful memoir, the poet, writer and hip-hop educator traces his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, homophobia and his own personal Boogeyman to becoming an openly gay first-generation college student who finds freedom in poetry.
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A year of last things : poems
by Michael Ondaatje
The influential and internationally acclaimed author of seven novels, including the Booker Prize-winning The English Patient that became a major film that won Academy Awards, returns to poetry with a collection of prose that merges memory with the present.
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Black girl you are atlas
by Renée Watson
This semi-autobiographical collection of poems recounts the New York Times best-selling author's experience growing up as a Black girl at the intersections of race, class and gender and provides an urgent call for Black girls to step into their power.
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