| Artifice by Sharon CameronTo keep her family afloat during the Nazi occupation of Amsterdam, Isa sells a forged Rembrandt to the Nazis, pulling her into dangerous work smuggling Jewish babies to safety and forging more art. This immersive historical thriller is ideal for fans of Ruta Sepetys and Elizabeth Wein. |
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| Gorgeous Gruesome Faces by Linda ChengA workshop offering Sunny Lee potential K-pop stardom reunites her with Candie, her former bandmate. Candie may know how Sunny’s best friend mysteriously died, and she may also be behind the twisted turn the workshop takes. Read-alikes: Jamison Shea’s I Feed Her to the Beast and the Beast is Me; Joelle Wellington’s Their Vicious Games. |
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| Gwen & Art Are Not in Love by Lex CroucherCamelot’s Princess Gwendoline and Arthur, descendent of Mordred, accept their betrothal despite hating each other. This arrangement gets further complicated after Art makes out with a servant boy and Gwen falls for England’s only female knight. Read-alikes: Robin Schneider’s The Other Merlin; Amy Rose Capetta and Cory McCarthy’s Once and Future. |
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| Godly Heathens by H.E. EdgmonA beautiful new classmate tells Gem, a nonbinary Seminole teen, that the two of them are reincarnated gods and soulmates. And they’ve got some serious enemies. This twisty dark fantasy with morally gray characters explores issues of mental health and identity. |
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| Pritty by Keith F. MillerBookish romantic Jay catches the attention of rough-around-the-edges gang member Leroy, placing both boys at risk. This emotional novel follows both of their perspectives through love, betrayal, and forgiveness in their richly drawn Georgia community. Read-alikes: Charles A. Bush’s Every Variable of Us; Kacen Callender’s Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution. |
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| Forest Hills Bootleg Society by Dave BakerOutcasts Kelly, Brooke, Maggie, and Melissa shake things up at their Christian boarding school when one scandalous bootleg anime DVD turns into a business venture. Will success change their friendships? Fans of coming-of-age stories and queer romance will enjoy this witty graphic novel. |
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| The Name She Gave Me by Betty CulleyUpon discovering she has a sister in foster care, Rynn longs to connect with her birth family without fully severing her shaky relationship with her adoptive family. This moving novel in verse will appeal to fans of Robin Benway and Jandy Nelson. |
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| We Weren't Looking to Be Found by Stephanie KuehnHigh-achieving Dani’s drug and alcohol use lands her in a treatment facility, where she rooms with Camila, a dancer who self-harms. Written by a clinical psychologist, this candid novel offers a compassionate and authentic look at paths to recovery. |
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| Like Other Girls by Britta LundinWhen Mara joins her high school football team to prove herself, four other girls -- including her crush and her nemesis -- join alongside her. Now Mara must face tough questions about femininity and sexism. Read-alikes: Dahlia Adler’s Home Field Advantage; Time Out by Sean Hayes, Todd Milliner, and Carlyn Greenwald. |
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| Our Shadows Have Claws: 15 Latin American Monster Stories by Yamile Saied MéndezVampires, brujas, shape-shifters, and forest creatures lurk in this immersive short story anthology celebrating horror from Latin American cultures. Readers won’t want to miss chilling tales from popular authors like Chantel Acevedo and Claribel A. Ortega. |
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