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I Moustache You to Read these Books!
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Off the Record
by Camryn Garrett
Winning a contest to write a celebrity profile for a professional magazine, 17-year-old Josie enters a rising star’s world of tours, production stress and eccentric stylists before a young actress’s terrible secret leads to a difficult choice.
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Cool for the Summer
by Dahlia Adler
Anticipating a romantic summer with her football star crush, Lara struggles with confusing memories about her feelings for a girl who unexpectedly transfers to her school.
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Yusuf Azeem is Not A Hero
by Saadia Faruqi
With the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks putting his family on edge, Yusuf Azeem, who wants to participate in the regional robotics competition, must stand up to the bullies with understanding, justice and love.
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You Should See Me in a Crown
by Leah Johnson
A Black, underprivileged misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwestern community carefully plans to attend a prestigious medical college before the unexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school’s prom-queen scholarship.
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Ace of Spades
by Faridah Àbíké-Íyímídé
A contemporary thriller by a debut author follows two Niveus Private Academy students who, selected to be part of the elite school’s senior class prefects, are pitted against an anonymous bully who reveals all of their secrets.
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The Taking of Jake Livingston
by Ryan Douglass
When a murderous ghost begins to haunt sixteen-year-old Jake Livingston, high school soon becomes a different kind of survival game.
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The Way of the Househusband
by Kousuke Oono
A former yakuza legend leaves it all behind to become your everyday househusband. But it's not easy to walk away from the gangster life, and what should be mundane household tasks are anything but! On what begins as just another shopping trip, Tatsuhasa run-in with a thief of the feline persuasion! When the gangster-turned-homemaker gives chase, yakuza are quickly drawn into the fray, and chaos erupts in the streets of the shopping district. Even everyday errands can turn treacherous when you're the Immortal Dragon!
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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable
by Hirohiko Araki
In April 1999, Jotaro Kujo travels to a town in Japan called Morioh to find a young man named Josuke Higashikata, the secret love child of his grandfather, Joseph Joestar. Upon finding him, Jotaro is surprised to learn that Josuke also possesses a Stand. After their strange meeting, the pair team up to investigate the town's proliferation of unusual Stands!
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After the Rain
by Jun Mayuzuki
Akira Tachibana is a reserved high school student who was the star of the track and field team but had to quit when she got injured. Sidelined and depressed, Akira stops in at a family restaurant one rainy day, and after the manager serves her free coffee, she is smitten, and soon takes a part-time job at the restaurant.
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Hunted by the sky
by Tanaz Bhathena
A first entry in a planned duology inspired by medieval India follows the experiences of a girl with a star-shaped birthmark that causes her family to be targeted before she is trained in warrior magic and embarks on a quest for vengeance alongside a man who seeks a cure for his ailing father.
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The Many Meanings of Meilan
by Andrea Wang
A family feud before the start of seventh grade propels Meilan from Boston's Chinatown to rural Ohio, where she must tap into her inner strength and sense of justice to make a new place for herself.
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The Hollow Heart
by Marie Rutkoski
Queen Nirrim falls victim to a cruel queen’s spell and, believing that her friends are enemies, seeks revenge against a world that has wronged her, while the man she loved most sets out to save her from herself.
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Once Upon A Camel
by Kathi Appelt
Wandering the desert as the last camel in Texas, Zada, who has many stories to tell, saves two tiny kestrel chicks during a massive dust storm, which takes her on one more grand adventure.
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A Sisterhood of Secret Ambitions
by Sheena Boekweg
Seventeen-year-old Elsie, tasked by the powerful and secret First Lady's Society with making the future president fall in love with her, wonders if being the wife of an influential man will satisfy her.
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Things We Couldn't Say
by Jay Coles
Just as Gio is getting his life together, he must deal with the return of his mother, who abandoned the family years ago, while dealing with his crush on a basketball player who is giving him mixed signals.
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