BINGO Blackout Books Teen Books
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Among The Red Stars
by Gwen C Katz
Inspired by the true story of a famous all-female Russian bomber regiment during World War II, this is the story of Valka, who flies bombing raids against the Germans, but as the war intensifies and fellow pilots are lost, has to decide how much she is willing to risk to defend the skies she calls home.
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Bronx Masquerade
by Nikki Grimes
When Wesley Boone writes a poem for his high school English class, some of his classmates clamor to read their poems aloud too. Soon they're having weekly poetry sessions and, one by one, the eighteen students are opening up and taking on the risky challenge of self-revelation. Through the poetry, they reveal their most intimate thoughts about themselves and one another.
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Dear Heartbreak: YA Authors on the Dark Side of Love
by Heather Demetrios
In this powerful collection, well-known YA authors answer real letters from teens all over the world about the dark side of love: dating violence, break-ups, cheating, betrayals, and loneliness. Their responses are autobiographical, unflinching, and filled with love and hope for the anonymous teen writers.
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A Girl Like That
by Tanaz Bhathena
Labeled as a troublemaker in spite of her bright mind, sixteen-year-old Zarin, a teen living in Saudi Arabia, engages in a forbidden relationship with a Parsi boy before a tragic accident brings everything others believed about her into question. This beautifully written novel reveals a rich and wonderful new world to readers; tackles complicated issues of race, identity, class, and religion; and paints a portrait of teenage ambition, angst, and alienation that feels both inventive and universal.
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How I Resist: Activism and Hope for a New Generation
by Maureen Johnson
Now, more than ever, young people are motivated to make a difference in a world they're bound to inherit. How I Resist is the response, and a way to start the conversation. Readers will find hope and support through voices that are at turns personal, funny, irreverent, and instructive. Featuring contributions by such high-profile individuals as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Javier Muñoz and Rosie O'Donnell as well as many of today's most popular young-adult writers.
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Piper
by Jay Asher
Piper is a graphic novel adaptation of the classic Pied Piper legend. In a small village in the middle of a deep, dark forest, there lived a lonely, deaf girl named Maggie. Shunned by her village, her only comfort comes from her vivid imagination. Maggie has a gift for inventing stories and dreams of one day finding her fairy-tale love. When Maggie meets the mysterious Piper, it seems her wish has come true. Spellbound, Maggie falls hard for him and plunges headfirst into his magical world. But as she grows closer to the Piper, Maggie discovers that he has a dark side.
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