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The hate u give by Angie ThomasCaught between her poor neighborhood and her fancy prep school, sixteen-year-old Starr Carter becomes the focus of intimidation and more after witnessing the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, by a police officer.
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Stars in the Sky by Casey GrantIn all of the stories about aviation and its history, the stories of the first African American stewardesses have been left untold and unknown. We first took to the skies when flying was glamorous and exclusive, when little girls dreamed of being stewardesses, models, or movie stars. We flew as pioneers in a global society long before the times of the Internet and globalization. We also kept our heads high, facing down racial prejudice and discrimination. "I was one of the first African American stewardesses for Delta Air Lines, and I worked alongside other pioneers for almost 35 years as co-adventurerers and friends. This book tells my story and theirs."
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The first rule of punk by Celia C. PérezAfter María Luisa O'Neill-Morales moves with her Mexican-American mother to Chicago, she violates her school's dress code with her punk rock aesthetic and spurns the school's most popular girl in favor of starting a band with a group of like-minded friends.
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Piecing me together by Renée WatsonTired of being singled out at her mostly-white private school as someone who needs support, Jade would rather participate in the school's Study Abroad program than join Women to Women, a mentorship program for at-risk girls.
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President of the whole fifth grade by Sherri WinstonTo gain leadership skills needed to run a cupcake-baking empire when she grows up, Brianna runs for president of the fifth grade, expecting little competition until a new girl enters the race.
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A wrinkle in time by Madeleine L'EngleMeg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government, in a re-release of the classic story. A Newbery Medal Book.
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One crazy summer by Rita Williams-GarciaIn the summer of 1968, after travelling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.
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The skin I'm in by Sharon FlakeThirteen-year-old Maleeka, uncomfortable because her skin is extremely dark, meets a new teacher with a birthmark on her face and makes some discoveries about how to love who she is and what she looks like.
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Dumplin' by Julie MurphyQuestioning her plus-sized body for the first time when an athletic boy appears to return her affections, Willowdean enters her city's beauty pageant and uses her sassy styles and talents to compete against thinner contestants.
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