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Of Jenny And The Aliens by Ryan GebhartDesperate to win over Jennifer Novak, the love of his life, Derek will try anything, even seeking advice from the aliens that have just landed in his hometown.
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From Ant To Eagle by Alex LyttleAfter the cancer death of his little brother, Sammy, Calvin Sinclair recounts how he used to torment the boy by making him do all sorts of things in order to advance to another level in a series of animal ranks Calvin invented.
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Toning The Sweep by Angela JohnsonThe stories of three generations of African-American women combine their individual experiences and sets of truths, while they struggle to find common ground upon which to share their love, friendships, and hardships.
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Mapping The Bones by Jane YolenIn Poland in the 1940s, the lives of twins Chaim and Gittel feel like a fairy tale torn apart as they must rely on each other to endure life in a ghetto and the horrors of a concentration camp where they lose everything but each other.
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The Beauty of Darkness by Mary PearsonWith war on the horizon, Princess Lia has no choice but to assume her role as First Daughter, and finds herself at cross-purposes with her love, Rafe, and suspicious of Kaden, who has hunted her down.
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| That Thing We Call a Heart by Sheba KarimWhat it’s about: It’s the summer after senior year, and Shabnam is in love for the first time. She’s dying to tell her outspoken best friend Farah, but first she’ll need to repair the rift that’s been growing between them since Farah starting wearing the hijab.
It is for you? If you like Jenny Han's books and want further relatable, realistic stories about the complications of friendship and romance, be sure to pick up That Thing We Call a Heart. |
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| Radio Silence by Alice OsemanWhat it's about: While studying for college qualification exams, stressed-out British teens Frances and Aled bond over Aled's notoriously secretive podcast, forming an intense friendship that leads them to question both their shared past and the futures they're supposed to want.
You might also like: Natalie Standiford's How to Say Goodbye in Robot (for another thoughtful look at unconventional friendship) or Kathryn Ormsbee's Tash Hearts Tolstoy (for another take on internet fame featuring an asexual character). |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for age 14 and up!
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