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Inheritance: A Visual Poem
by Elizabeth Acevedo
Interweaving a powerful message of self-love, an award-winning author and poet celebrates the beauty and meaning of natural Black hair through her most famous spoken-word poem brought to a lushly illustrated picture book form.
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Flirting with Fate
by J.C. Cervantes
When her Nana's magical blessing goes to a mysterious boy instead of her, Ava Granados must track him down and reclaim her family's magic to set Nana free and loses her heart in the process.
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Heartbreak Symphony
by Laekan Zea Kemp
When two musically gifted teens, Mia and Aaron, cross paths, they must work together to face their fears, but soon discover something more terrifying than performing in front of an audience--falling in love.
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No Filter and Other Lies
by Crystal Maldonado
Seventeen-year-old Kat Sanchez uses photos of a friend to create a fake Instagram account, but when one of her posts goes viral and exposes Kat's duplicity, her entire world--both real and pretend--comes crashing down around her.
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Lakelore
by Anna-Marie McLemore
Everyone who lives near the lake knows the stories about the world underneath it, an ethereal landscape rumored to be half-air, half-water. But Bastian Silvano and Lore Garcia are the only ones who've been there. Then the lines between air and water begin to blur. The world under the lake drifts above the surface. If Bastian and Lore don't want it bringing their secrets to the surface with it, they have to work together.
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What's Coming to Me
by Francesca Padilla
After the ice cream stand where she works is robbed, seventeen-year-old Minerva Gutierrez plans to get revenge on her predatory boss while navigating grief, anger, and dreams of escape from her dead-end hometown.
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A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic
by Debbie Rigaud
When her aunt, an influencer known for dabbling in Haitian Vodou, is possessed by a rogue, mischievous spirit, Cicely Destin enlists the help of her best friend and her crush to set things right before the West Indian Day Parade.
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Running
by Natalia Sylvester
Seeing her father with new eyes when he launches a presidential campaign, a sheltered Cuban-American teen is exposed to unwanted media attention, scandals, and devastating truths before finding the courage to speak out.
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When We Make It
by Elisabet Velasquez
Sarai uses verse to navigate the strain of family traumas and the systemic pressures of toxic masculinity and housing insecurity in a rapidly gentrifying Brooklyn, questioning the society around her, her Boricua identity, and the life she lives.
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Lulu and Milagro's Search for Clarity
by Angela Velez
Polar opposites, sisters Lulu and Milagro become begrudging partners on their school's cross-country college trip during which they unpack family expectations, uncover their older sister's secrets, and discover the true meaning of sisterhood.
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