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| With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevedoStarring: high school senior Emoni Santiago, who has "magic hands" in the kitchen, but worries that becoming a chef won't help her build a future for herself and her two-year-old daughter.
Read it for: clear, vivid writing; mouth-watering food; and characters so realistic that you'll miss them when you close the book.
Book buzz: If you loved The Poet X, Elizabeth Acevedo's multi-award-winning debut, be sure to read this highly anticipated follow-up. |
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Let's go swimming on doomsday
by Natalie C. Anderson
"Forced to become a child soldier, sixteen-year-old Somali refugee Abdi, must confront his painful past"
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| We Hunt the Flame by Hafsah FaizalWhat it is: a captivating, detail-rich fantasy inspired by the history and mythology of ancient Arabia.
Featuring: Zafira, aka the Hunter, who disguises herself as a man and braves a cursed forest in order to feed her people; and Nasir, aka the Prince of Death, who assassinates anyone who threatens his ruthless father, the sultan.
What happens: When both begin a quest to restore the magic that could save their kingdom, these adversaries become uneasy allies. |
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Summer of '69
by Todd Strasser
An 18-year-old youth's plans for a quiet summer and a trip to Woodstock are overshadowed by the draft risks during the Vietnam War, tests to his fidelity, a bad LSD trip, a run-in with a motorcycle gang and his parents' worsening estrangement.
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In the key of Nira Ghani
by Natasha Deen
Nira wants to become a musician, but her Guyanese parents want her to focus on becoming a scientist or doctor, a situation that causes her trouble just as she tries to navigate relationships with friends, enemies, and a crush
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Bloom
by Kevin Panetta
Dreaming of leaving his family's bakery to become a musician in the city, Ari unexpectedly falls for the easy-going young baker, Hector, who has been hired to replace him and begins to reevaluate his dreams and the consequences of his choices.
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The bright siders
by Jen Wilde
Lambasted in the tabloids after a night of reckless partying, bisexual teen drummer Emmy King turns to her friends for support and evaluates the wisdom of getting romantically involved with her bandmate Alfie, which may trigger another scandal
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The music of what happens
by Bill Konigsberg
A cool and popular gay teen who harbors a secret, intense crush and a poetic youth who is looking for Mr. Right in spite of his troubled family weigh what they are willing to risk while working together at an organic food truck during a blistering Arizona summer.
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Ship It
by Britta Lundin
What it's about: When 16-year-old fanfic writer Claire gets a rare invitation to travel the con circuit with the people who make her favorite TV show, she accepts, hoping that her favorite ship might become canon...and that she might get to see cool fellow fan Tess again.
Who it's for: fans in search of a snarky, knowing look at the debates surrounding shipping and representation.
Author alert: Debut author Britta Lundin writes from experience, both in fandom and as a writer for TV's Riverdale.
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Pulp
by Robin Talley
Two gay teens, one coming of age in the closet in 1955 and the other who is openly out in the present day, are unexpectedly connected by their shared interest in the literary legacy of lesbian pulp fiction.
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Boomerang
by Helene Dunbar
After disappearing from his Maine hometown five years ago, seventeen-year-old Sean Woodhouse returns to claim his grandparents' inheritance, all so he can save Trip, the boy he developed an intense and complicated relationship with while he was away
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up! |
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