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Our Own Voices: Diverse Teen Reads
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A Land of Permanent Goodbyes
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Atia Abawi
When the city where he lives with his large, loving family is destroyed by Daesh fighters who bomb buildings, commit acts of violence and publicly execute anyone who resists, a heartbroken Tareq embarks on the perilous life of a refugee traveling a dangerous route from Syria through Turkey and Greece.
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A Song Below Water
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Bethany C. Morrow
A metaphorical tale follows the experiences of a black teen siren and her haunted best friend, who find themselves targeted by violence when they are unable to hide their supernatural identities in an alternate world that discriminates against magic.
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Clap When You Land
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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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Fire Song
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Adam Garnet Jones
Shane is still reeling from the suicide of his kid sister, Destiny. How could he have missed the fact that she was so sad? He tries to share his grief with his girlfriend, Tara, but she’s too concerned with her own needs to offer him much comfort. What he really wants is to be able to turn to the one person on the rez whom he loves—his friend, David.
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Juliet Takes a Breath
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Gabby Rivera
Coming out to her Puerto Rican-American family, a girl from the Bronx pursues an internship under a legendary feminist author during a summer of exploring identity, race and first love.
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Loveboat, Taipei
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Abigail Hing Wen
Sent from her Ohio home to Taiwan to study Mandarin for the summer, a Chinese American girl struggles through strict educational practices and unfamiliar dating norms before discovering the painful secrets held by an assortment of new friends.
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The Smell of Other People's Houses
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Bonnie-sue Hitchcock
Intertwined stories of love, tragedy, wild luck and salvation on Alaska's wild frontier in the 1970s follows the experiences of four very different teens whose lives become entangled and who try to save each other, sometimes succeeding when they least expect it.
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Yes No Maybe So
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Becky Albertalli
A shy campaign volunteer and a girl navigating a difficult Ramadan unexpectedly fall in love against a backdrop of escalating community activism. By the award-winning author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda and the best-selling author of Amal Unbound.
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Being Jazz : My Life as a (Transgender) Teen
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Jazz Jennings
The author reccounts how her public experiences have influenced her attitude towards the transgender community, as she works to educate others about transgenderism while navigating the challenges of being a teenager.
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Life in Motion : An Unlikely Ballerina
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Misty Copeland
The first female African American principal dancer in American Ballet Theatre history recounts her road to stardom, from her first ballet class to her rise through the professional ranks while dealing with a challenging home life.
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Persepolis : The Story of a Childhood
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Marjane Satrapi
Wise, funny, and heartbreaking, Persepolis is Marjane Satrapi’s memoir of growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution. In powerful black-and-white comic strip images, Satrapi tells the story of her life in Tehran from ages six to fourteen, years that saw the overthrow of the Shah’s regime, the triumph of the Islamic Revolution, and the devastating effects of war with Iraq. The intelligent and outspoken only child of committed Marxists and the great-granddaughter of one of Iran’s last emperors, Marjane bears witness to a childhood uniquely entwined with the history of her country.
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The Girl from the Tar Paper School
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Teri Kanefield
Describes the peaceful protest organized by teenager Barbara Rose Johns in order to secure a permanent building for her segregated high school in 1951 Virginia, and explains how her actions helped jumpstart and fuel the Civil Rights Movement.
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Undefeated : Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School football team
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Steve Sheinkin
This is an astonishing underdog sports story—and more. It’s an unflinching look at the U.S. government’s violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. It’s the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat.
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