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Piecing Me Together
by Renée Watson
Tired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, Jade would rather participate in the school's Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
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Boys Don't Knit: In Public
by Tom Easton
Ordered to perform community service and take up a productive hobby after an incident involving alcohol, his boneheaded friends and a crossing guard, 17-year-old worrier Ben takes a knitting class that helps him deal with his anxieties in spite of his friends' attitudes.
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This Is My America
by Kim Johnson
Sending weekly letters to an organization she hopes will save her innocent father from death row, 17-year-old Tracy uncovers racist community secrets when her track star brother is wrongly accused of murder.
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
by Jesse Andrews
Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.
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Home is Not a Country
by Safia Elhillo
A novel in verse follows the experiences of a misfit teen in a discriminatory suburban community who questions her mixed heritage before unexpected family revelations force her to fight for her own identity. By the award-winning author of The January Children.
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The Outsiders
by S. E Hinton
No one ever said life was easy. But Ponyboy is pretty sure that he's got things figured out. He knows that he can count on his brothers, Darry and Sodapop. And he knows that he can count on his friends—true friends who would do anything for him, like Johnny and Two-Bit. But not on much else besides trouble with the Socs, a vicious gang of rich kids whose idea of a good time is beating up on “greasers” like Ponyboy. At least he knows what to expect—until the night someone takes things too far.
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On the Come Up
by Angie Thomas
The best-selling author of The Hate U Give returns to the world of Garden Heights in the story of an aspiring teen rapper who confronts the unexpected realities of achieving one's dreams.
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Monster: A Graphic Novel
by Guy A Sims
A graphic novel adaptation of Walter Dean Myers' National Book Award finalist depicts teen murder defendant Steve Harmon's trial and stint in juvenile detention in striking black-and-white artwork.
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Ghost Boys
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing.
Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Emmett helps Jerome process what has happened, on a journey towards recognizing how historical racism may have led to the events that ended his life. Jerome also meets Sarah, the daughter of the police officer, who grapples with her father's actions.
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Fast Pitch
by Nic Stone
Shenice Lockwood, captain of the Fulton Firebirds, is hyper-focused when she steps up to the plate. Nothing can stop her from leading her team to the U12 fast-pitch softball regional championship. But life has thrown some curveballs her way.
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The Black Kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed
Enjoying the luxuries of a privileged life in 1992 Los Angeles, a black high school senior is unexpectedly swept up in the vortex of the Rodney King Riots while her closest friends spread a rumor that could derail a fellow black student's future.
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Chlorine Sky
by Mahogany L. Browne
Picked on at home, criticized for talking trash while beating boys at basketball, and always seen as less than her best friend, a girl struggles to like and accept herself.
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Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass
by Meg Medina
Informed that a bully she does not know is determined to beat her up because of her pale skin, good grades and lack of accent, Latin American teen Piddy struggles to stay on top of a busy work schedule and learn more about the father she has never met until the bully's gang forces her to confront more difficult challenges. By the award-winning author of The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind.
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Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship.
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The Crossover: A Basketball Novel
by Kwame Alexander
A graphic novel rendering of the Newbery Medal-winning novel follows the experiences of a young basketball star who confronts a difficult choice between athletics and his talent for rap music.
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Inheritance : A Visual Poem
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Interweaving a powerful message of self-love, an award-winning author and poet celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair through her most famous spoken-word poem brought to a lushly illustrated picture book form.
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Out of Darkness
by Ashley Hope Pâerez
Loosely based on a school explosion that took place in New London, Texas, in 1937, this is the story of two teenagers: Naomi, who is Mexican, and Wash, who is black, and their dealings with race, segregation, love, and the forces that destroy people.
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Snitchers
by Stephane Dunn
Years ago Nia lost her father to the violence plaguing her small Indiana city, but when the five-year-old boy she babysits for is killed in a drive-by shooting, she and her friends decide enough is enough and set out to find the murderer--never anticipating how close to home that investigation will lead.
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Genesis Begins Again
by Alicia Williams
A 13-year-old girl who is so oppressed by low self-esteem that she keeps a list of the things she hates about herself must overcome internalized racism and a verbally abusive family to learn to love herself.
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