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| I Wish You All the Best by Mason DeaverWhat it’s about: After coming out to their parents as nonbinary, Ben De Backer is kicked out of the house, forcing them to move in with their older sister and finish senior year at a new school.
Why you might like it: Although Ben’s situation is tough, there’s plenty of hope to be found as they work through anxiety, rebuild their family, and grow closer to classmate Nathan.
About the author: This own voices book is author Mason Deaver’s debut. |
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Aurora Rising
by Amie Kaufman
Relegated by a misguided act of heroism to a squad comprised of his school's hopeless misfits, a graduating cadet in a 24th-century space academy rescues a centuries-hibernating girl from interdimensional space only to be swept up in an interstellar war millions of years in the making. By the best-selling authors of the Illuminae Files.
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| Let Me Hear a Rhyme by Tiffany D. JacksonWhat it’s about: After up-and-coming rapper Stephon is murdered, his sister, Jasmine, and his best friends, Quadir and Jarrell, keep his talent alive by promoting his music under a different name. Yet the closer they get to success -- and to finding Steph’s killer -- the harder it is to keep their secret.
Read it for: convincing characters, emotional depth, and a vivid 1990s Brooklyn setting.
You might also like: Lamar Giles’ Spin or Angie Thomas’ On the Come Up. |
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Broken throne : a Red Queen Collection
by Victoria Aveyard
A lavishly designed anthology set in the world of the best-selling Red Queen series includes four original novella-length stories, the previously published novellas Steel Scars and Queen Song and exclusive bonus content, including previously unreleased scenes and journal entries.
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Keep This to Yourself
by Tom Ryan
Struggling to move on a year after an unknown serial murderer ended the lives of four community members, including his best friend and secret crush, Mac receives a cryptic message that draws him back to the search for the killer, who he comes to suspect may be among his own neighbors.
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Somewhere Only We Know
by Maurene Goo
A rising K-pop star on the eve of her breakout television performance and a tabloid reporter on assignment meet by chance at a fancy hotel during a search for a good hamburger in ways that transform both of their careers. By the author of Since You Asked.
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We Contain Multitudes
by Sarah Henstra
Writing letters back and forth for an English class assignment, two teen boys develop a friendship that eventually grows into love before bullying, homophobia and devastating family secrets challenge their bond.
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