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Endpapers by Jennifer Savran KellyDawn Levit, a bookbinder conservationist working at the Met in 2003 and dealing with her gender identity discovers a love letter hidden in the endpapers of a 1950's lesbian pulp novel and tries to track down the author.
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The Late Americans by Brandon TaylorDuring a volatile year of self-discovery in the shared and private spaces of Iowa City, three friends, as each prepares for an uncertain future, head to a cabin to bid goodbye to their former lives—a moment of reckoning that leaves each of them irrevocably altered.
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A Botanical Daughter by Noah Medlock"It is an unusual thing, to live in a botanical garden. But Simon and Gregor are an unusual pair of gentlemen. Hidden away in their glass sanctuary from the disapproving tattle of Victorian London, they are free to follow their own interests without interference. For Simon, this means long hours in the dark basement workshop, working his taxidermical art. Gregor's business is exotic plants - lucrative, but harmless enough. Until his latest acquisition, a strange fungus which shows signs of intellect beyond any plant he's seen, inspires him to attempt a masterwork: true intelligent life from plant matter. Driven by the glory he'll earn from the Royal Horticultural Society for such an achievement, Gregor ignores the flaws in his plan: that intelligence cannot be controlled; that plants cannot be reasoned with; and that the only way his plant-beast will flourish is if he uses a recently deceased corpse for the substrate. The experiment - or Chloe, as she is named - outstrips even Gregor's expectations, entangling their strange household. But as Gregor's experiment flourishes, he wilts under the cost of keeping it hidden from jealous eyes. The mycelium grows apace in this sultry greenhouse. But who is cultivating whom?"
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Anger is a Gift by Mark OshiroStruggling with panic attacks and grief over his father's death, high school junior Moss, in the face of a racist school administration, decides to organize a protest that escalates into violence
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Brooms by Jasmine WallsIn 1930s Mississippi, where magic is kept in check by unjust laws and societal expectations, a broom racing team is formed by six women, hoping to dodge government officials and move out west to a state that allows anyone to legally use magic and take part in national races
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Renegade Girls by Nora Neus"Stunt Girl follows seventeen-year-old Nell Nelson, an undercover reporter, as she works to expose the plight of young factory workers in nineteenth-century New York City with the help of her love interest, early street-photographer Alice Austen"
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Teddy's Favorite Toy by Christian TrimmerTeddy has a lot of cool toys, but his very favorite doll has the best manners, the sickest fighting skills and a fierce sense of style-until one morning something truly awful happens and it's up to Mom to reunite Teddy with his favorite toy.
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When Aidan Became a Brother by Kyle Lukoff"Aidan, a transgender boy, experiences complicated emotions as he and his parents prepare for the arrival of a new baby"
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Love, Violet by Charlotte Sullivan WildOf all the kids in Violet's class, only one leaves her speechless: Mira, the girl with the cheery laugh who races like the wind, and as Valentine's Day approaches, shy Violet musters the courage to tell Mira just how special she is.
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Angus All Aglow by Heather Smith"In this illustrated picture book, a young child can hear color and is enamored with his grandmother's beaded necklace, in spite of the reservations of those around him"
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The truth about triangles by Michael Leali"Twelve-year-old Luca Salvatore is always running interference: in arguments between his younger twin siblings, in his parents' troubled marriage, and between Will, the cute new boy in town, and Luca's best friend, June, who just can't seem to get along. When the host of his favorite culinary TV show announces an open call for submissions for its final season, Luca is sure getting his family's failing pizzeria on the show will save it and bring his falling-apart family together. Surprisingly, securing a spot is easier than kneading dough, but when the plan to fix everything comes out burned, Luca is left scrambling to figure out just the right recipe to bring his family and his friends back together.
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Paige Not Found by Jen Wilde"When she discovers her parents had a chip implanted in her brain that keeps track of her location and brain activity, Paige dons her noise-canceling headphones and sets out to find the other kids in the study to show them what's been done to them.
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Moonflower by Kacen CallenderOverwhelmed by their depression, Moon escapes into the spirit realm every night where their friend Wolf lives, but when the realm is threatened, they embark on a magical adventure of love and acceptance that spills over into the real world.
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