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All my rage
by Sabaa Tahir
When his attempts to save his family's motel spiral out of control, Salahudin and his best friend Noor, two outcasts in their town, must decide what their friendship is worth and how they can defeat the monsters of their past and in their midst.
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Icebreaker
by A. L. Graziadei
Vying for the NHL league's top draft spot, 17-year-old Mickey James and teammate Jaysen Caulfield find their rivalry turning into something more, forcing them both to decide what they really want and what they are willing to risk for it.
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When the angels left the old country
by Sacha Lamb
When a young emigrant from their tiny village goes missing while heading to America, angel Uriel and demon Little Ash set off to find her and encounter many humans in need of their help as they face obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind.
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Scout's honor
by Lily Anderson
Born into a family of hunters sworn to protect humans from interdimensional parasites, 16-year-old Prudence Perry, a former legacy Ladybird Scout, falls back into the fold when her town is hit with a mysterious wave of demons.
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We deserve monuments
by Jas Hammonds
Forced to move to Georgia to live with her hostile, terminally ill grandmother, 17-year-old Avery discovers that the racist history of this town is rooted in her family in ways she can't even imagine, jeopardizing her newfound romance with her next-door neighbor, Simone.
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Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
by Tommie Smith
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.
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When the angels left the old country
by Sacha Lamb
When a young emigrant from their tiny village goes missing while heading to America, angel Uriel and demon Little Ash set off to find her and encounter many humans in need of their help as they face obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind.
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I kissed Shara Wheeler : a novel
by Casey McQuiston
When her rival, prom queen Shara Wheeler, kisses her and disappears, leaving behind cryptic notes. Chloe Green hunts for answers and discovers there is more to this small town than she thought, and maybe more to Shara as well.
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Kings of B'more
by R. Eric Thomas
When his best friend announces he is moving, Harrison gives him a send-off ̉la Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and as they do things they've been scared to do, they learn the scariest thing is saying goodbye to someone you love.
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The life and crimes of Hoodie Rosen
by Isaac Blum
Moving to the quiet, mostly non-Jewish town of Tregaron, Hoodie Rosen falls for the daughter of the mayor who is trying to keep Hoodie's Orthodox Jewish community out of town, and when antisemitic crimes turn deadly, he must choose between his first love and the only world he's ever known.
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Victory. Stand! : raising my fist for justice
by Tommie Smith
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold medal winner in the 200-meter sprint, and John Carlos, the bronze medal winner, stood on the podium in black socks and raised their black-gloved fists to protest racial injustice inflicted upon African Americans. Both men were forced to leave the Olympics, received death threats, and faced ostracism and continuing economic hardships.
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Abuela, don't forget me
by Rex Ogle
Rex Ogle's companion to Free Lunch and Punching Bag weaves humor, heartbreak, and hope into life-affirming poems that honor his grandmother's legacy. Throughout a coming of age marked by violence and dysfunction, Abuela's red-brick house in Abilene, Texas, offered Rex the possibility of home, and Abuela herself the possibility for a better life. Abuela, Don't Forget Me is a lyrical portrait of the transformative and towering woman who believed in Rex even when he didn't yet know how to believe in himself.
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American murderer : the parasite that haunted the South
by Gail Jarrow
Doctors never guessed that hookworms were making patients ill, but zoologist Charles Stiles knew better. Working with one of the first public health organizations, he and his colleagues treated the sick and showed Southerners how to protect themselves by wearing shoes and using outhouses so that the worms didn't spread. Although hookworm was eventually controlled in the United States, the parasite remains a serious health problem throughout the world.
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A face for Picasso : coming of age with Crouzon syndrome
by Ariel Henley
The first known identical twins to survive Crouzon syndrome, Ariel and Zan underwent many appearance-altering procedures, in this memoir in which Ariel explores identity and beauty, and the strength it takes to put your life, and yourself, back together time and time again.
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Burn down, rise up
by Vincent Tirado
When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process.
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Breathe and count back from ten
by Natalia Sylvester
Verónica has had many surgeries to manage her disability. The best form of rehabilitation is swimming, so she spends hours in the pool, but not just to strengthen her body. Her Florida town is home to Mermaid Cove, a kitschy underwater attraction where professional mermaids perform in giant tanks, and Verónica wants to audition. But her conservative Peruvian parents would never go for it, but her plans come crashing down when she learns her parents have been hiding the truth from her--the truth about her own body.
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High spirits : short stories on Dominican diaspora
by Camille Gomera-Tavarez
This collection of 11 interconnected short stories from the Dominican diaspora explore machismo, mental health and identity by following one extended family across multiple generations.
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Himawari House
by Harmony Becker
When Nao returns to Tokyo to reconnect with her Japanese heritage, she books a yearlong stay at the Himawari sharehouse. There she meets Hyejung and Tina...The trio live together, share meals, and even attend the same Japanese-language school, which results in them becoming fast friends. But will they be able to hold one another up as life tests them with new loves, old heart breaks, and the everyday challenges of being fish out of water?
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The silence that binds us
by Joanna Ho
When her brother's suicide results in racial accusations being hurled against her parents for putting too much pressure on him, Maybelline Chen challenges these ugly stereotypes through her writing and decides to speak out despite the consequences.
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When the angels left the old country
by Sacha Lamb
When a young emigrant from their tiny village goes missing while heading to America, angel Uriel and demon Little Ash set off to find her and encounter many humans in need of their help as they face obstacles ahead of them as difficult as what they've left behind.
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The words we keep
by Erin Stewart
After her sister Alice was found hurting herself, Lily, who has secret compulsions of her own, learns the healing powers of art while working with a new student who was in the same treatment program as her sister.
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All my rage
by Sabaa Tahir
When his attempts to save his family's motel spiral out of control, Salahudin and his best friend Noor, two outcasts in their town, must decide what their friendship is worth and how they can defeat the monsters of their past and in their midst.
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