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Concrete rose
by Angie Thomas
A gang leader’s son finds his effort to go straight for the sake of his child challenged by a loved one’s brutal murder, in a poignant exploration of Black coming-of-age set 17 years before the events of the award-winning The Hate U Give. 500,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Like home
by Louisa Onomé
Remaining steadfast to her community after an act of violence compels several of her neighbors to move, Nelo lands in the center of a high-profile fight involving disputes with the police, urban redevelopment plans and an estrangement from her best friend. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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One of the good ones : Shouldn't Being Human Be Enough?
by Maika Moulite
"When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another immortalized victim in the fight against police brutality, Happi begins to question the idealized way her sister is remembered"
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This will be funny someday
by Katie Henry
Sixteen-year-old Izzy, has stumbled across her dream of doing stand-up comedy, but hiding it from family and friends is causing her many untruths to quickly unravel
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The assignment
by Liza M. Wiemer
An exploration of anti-Semitism, inspired by a real-life incident, finds two students refusing to participate in a debate assignment about World War II’s infamous “Final Solution” genocide plan when it requires them to investigate and represent Nazi perspectives. By the award-winning author of Hello? Simultaneous eBook.
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Charming as a verb
by Ben Philippe
Hiding less-than-honest business practices behind his charming smile and Ivy League ambition, a popular Haitian-American star debater is blackmailed by an intense classmate who wants to improve her image at school. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Coming up for air
by Nicole B. Tyndall
Avoiding relationships in the wake of a parent’s health scare and a sibling’s broken heart, a teen with creative aspirations focuses on her education while unexpectedly bonding with an understanding boy whose encouragement leads to a troubling revelation. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Dear Justyce
by Nic Stone
A sequel to the best-selling Dear Martin finds incarcerated teen Quan writing letters to his neighbor, Justyce, about the former’s experiences in the American juvenile justice system while the latter attends Yale University. Simultaneous eBook.
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Only mostly devastated
by S. Gonzales
When his aunt's illness keeps Ollie in North Carolina, he hopes his summer fling with Will can grow into something more, but at school Will proves to be a completely different--and firmly closeted--man
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The bridge
by Bill Konigsberg
Arriving at the George Washington Bridge at the same time with the intention of jumping, two suicidal teens, strangers to each other, reevaluate the reasons behind their despair and consider outcomes where either, both or neither of them go through with it. Simultaneous eBook.
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The field guide to the North American teenager
by Ben Philippe
Uprooted from his native Montreal to Austin, Texas, a black French-Canadian teen navigates the joys and clichés of the American high school experience, including falling in love, before challenging himself to accept friendship into his life. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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More than just a pretty face
by Syed M. Masood
Enduring family disapproval and the possible cancellation of his arranged marriage because of his ambition to become a chef, Danyal Jilani competes in a school-wide academic championship, where his efforts to prove his intelligence are complicated by his crush on a teammate who loves his cooking. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Like spilled water
by Jennie Liu
"Na has always been in the shadow of her younger brother, Bao-bao, her parents' cherished son. But when Bao-bao dies suddenly, Na realizes how little she knew him. And he wasn't the only one with secrets"
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Punching the air
by Ibi Aanu Zoboi
The award-winning author of American Street and the prison reform activist of the Exonerated Five trace the story of a young artist and poet whose prospects at a diverse art school are threatened by a racially biased system and a tragic altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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I'll be the one
by Lyla Lee
A nuanced celebration of body positivity by the author of the Mindy Kim series follows the experiences of a plus-sized teen girl who shatters expectations on a televised competition to become the next big K-pop star. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Somebody give this heart a pen
by Sophia Thakur
A coming-of-age debut collection by the acclaimed spoken-word performance poet explores issues ranging from identity and perseverance to relationships and loss, in a volume that draws on the author’s experiences as a mixed-race woman in a lonely and complicated world. Simultaneous eBook.
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I hope you're listening
by Tom Ryan
Seventeen-year-old Dee secretly hosts a popular true-crime podcast but when a missing child seems linked to the disappearance of her best friend ten years ago, she considers revealing her identity to uncover the truth
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This is how we fly
by Anna Meriano
Grounded for the summer by her sometimes-evil stepmother, seventeen-year-old vegan feminist Ellen Lopez-Rourke gets permission to join a Quidditch team, where she makes new, if nerdy, friends
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Gimme everything you got
by Iva-Marie Palmer
Trying out for the soccer team when she realizes that she is impossibly attracted to a new coach, a high school junior embarks on a 1979 sports season that challenges her to take risks and question her original ambition. By the author of The Summers. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Every body looking
by Candice Iloh
A debut novel in verse follows the story of a mixed-heritage poet whose coming of age within the African diaspora is shaped by abuse at the hands of a cousin, her mother’s descent into addiction and her father’s efforts to create a Nigerian-inspired home in America. Simultaneous eBook.
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Yolk
by Mary H. K. Choi
Estranged over disagreements about their respective life choices, a straitlaced older sister and a flaky younger sister test the limits of what they are willing to do for each other, including swapping identities, when one is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness. 150,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Happily ever afters
by Elise Bryant
A gifted young romance author is accepted into a prestigious writing program and suddenly loses her creativity, until an unexpected love comes her way
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Hate list
by Jennifer Brown
After her boyfriend goes on a shooting rampage at school, Valerie is implicated because of her involvement in writing the list of names and so now must come to terms with what has happened, her feelings for the boy she once loved, and the part she played that resulted in such tragic events.
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