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You should see me in a crown (e-Audiobook)
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Leah Johnson
What it's about: A black, underprivileged misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwestern community carefully plans to attend a prestigious medical college before the unexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school’s prom-queen scholarship. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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I Will Be Okay (e-Book)
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Bill Elenbark
The intensity of two boys' feelings for each other threatens to be overwhelmed by family tensions that rip them apart before their relationship even starts. Mateo's father is overly obsessed with his fifteen-year-old son's baseball achievements to the exclusion of other interests (manga, indie rock music, and Stick-the boy from the "troubled" family down the street, the one with thirteen children of mixed races). Mateo's mother comes from a sprawling Puerto Rican family that provides little privacy and complicated support as Mateo and his father clash over a baseball injury that jeopardizes his season. Down the street, Stick is dealing with the sudden loss of his father and living up to an image he believes his father saw in himself, one that wasn't gay, which drives him to drink and do drugs beyond anything he and Mateo have experimented. They come together and fall apart. Like a mantra, Mateo repeats the words from one of the band's songs whenever he gets hurt or afraid: I WILL BE OKAY. Unfortunately, it doesn't always work.
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A song of wraiths and ruin
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Roseanne A. Brown
What it's about: Malik, a refugee desperate to save his sister, and Karina, a grieving princess with a mission, vow to destroy each other even as a mutual attraction builds between the two
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I'll Be the One by Lyla Lee Starring: singer and dancer Skye Shin, who defies her mother's fat-shaming to win a spot on a fiercely competitive K-pop competition show.
What happens: Skye is determined to win, both the contest and the heart of fellow competitor Henry Cho. But are her skills, charm, and persistence enough to conquer the judges' prejudice? | |
Clap When You Land
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Elizabeth Acevedo
Starring: two half-sisters -- Dominican American Yahaira, a chess champ, and Dominican Camino, an aspiring doctor -- who discover each other after their father's sudden death in a plane crash.
Why you might like it: In Clap When You Land, popular author Elizabeth Acevedo returns to the style of her breakout hit, The Poet X, using free-flowing poetry to capture the raw emotions of both girls as they move through grief, anger, and connection.
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The Beautiful by Renée Ahdieh What it’s about: Fleeing a painful past in Paris, French Asian seamstress Celine arrives in 1872 New Orleans, where she finds herself falling for uncanny underworld leader Sébastien even as she’s stalked by a bloodthirsty serial killer.
Read it for: smoldering paranormal romance and chilling mystery set against a decadent and detail-rich backdrop.
Series alert: This vampire fantasy is the 1st in a new series from popular author Renée Ahdieh. | | The Lost Coast by Amy Rose Capetta Welcome to: the mist-covered redwood forests of Tempest, California, where new arrival Danny discovers she's been summoned by the Grays, a tight-knit coven of LGBTQIA witches.
What happens: The Grays try to help Danny unleash her hidden magical powers, hoping that she can discover the unknown force that's controlling their leader, Imogen.
Read it for: atmospheric, lyrical writing; Danny's relatable yearning to belong; the intensifying heat of her relationship with fellow witch Rush. | | Wicked Fox by Kat Cho Starring: Gu Miyoung, who looks like a modern Seoul schoolgirl even though she's actually a gumiho, a supernatural nine-tailed fox who feeds on the life force of men.
What happens: Ignoring the advice of her overprotective mother, Miyoung reveals her true nature to a human boy she rescues from a goblin -- and in doing so, she triggers a chain of events that will change both of their lives.
Why you might like it: This series opener is packed with angst, action, and romantic drama. | | My Plain Jane by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows What it's about: Teenage Charlotte Brontë is working on a novel about her dear friend Jane Eyre, but it's not quite the classic you'd expect: for one thing, this Jane can control ghosts.
About the authors: After recounting the supernatural adventures of Lady Jane Grey in My Lady Jane, this trio of authors returns with a romantic and hilarious "deconstruction of a gothic novel" (Booklist). | |
Alice in Zombieland
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Gena Showalter
When her entire existence is shattered in the blink of an eye, Ali is forced to partner with secretive bad boy Cole Holland to avenge the deaths of her loved ones by returning an undead army to their graves
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