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The poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world. A first novel.
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Damsel
by Elana K Arnold
Required to slay a dragon and rescue a damsel to be his bride in order to inherit, a crown prince astonishs the girl of his choice, who has no memory of her capture by a dragon and who discovers unsettling truths about the legends shaping their lives. 5, first printing.
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A heart in a body in the world
by Deb Caletti
The National Book Award finalist and author of Stay finds a traumatized teen fleeing to Washington, D.C., where she becomes a reluctant activist in her effort to escape the past, in a tale that touches on such themes as gun violence, rape culture and misdirected guilt.
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I, Claudia
by Mary McCoy
Unexpectedly pulled into the tumultuous and high-profile world of the Senate and Honor Council, disaffected teen historian Claudia McCarthy resolves to use her influence to make positive changes at Imperial Day Academy only to be challenged by scandals, power-hungry rivals and political dilemmas.
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