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Black Voices in Teen Fiction
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Lark & Kasim start a revolution
by Kacen Callender
Seventeen-year-old nurodivergent and nonbinary Lark pretends that they are the creator of a viral thread that their ex-best friend, Kasim, accidentally posted onto their Twitter account, declaring his unrequited love, but living a lie takes its toll on Lark, forcing them to deal with their own messy emotions
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The getaway
by Lamar Giles
"When Karloff Country, one of the worlds most famous resorts, suddenly offers the richest and most powerful families a safe haven from the nightmare outside its walls, Jay and his crew learn just how far theyll go to find out the truth and save themselves. Simultaneous eBook."
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Turning
by Joy L. Smith
A former aspiring ballerina until a devastating fall leaves her without use of her legs, Genie meets Kyle, another used to be, during physical therapy who helps her find a new path forward. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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How to live without you
by Sarah Everett
Determined to find her missing sister, Rose, 17-year-old Emmy returns to their Ohio hometown for the summer where she is faced with secrets and lies she never thought possible as she follows in Roses last-known footsteps. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Ain't burned all the bright
by Jason Reynolds
This smash-up of art and text visually captures what it is to be Black in Americaand what it means to REALLY breath. 100,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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I rise
by Marie Arnold
When her activist mother, who founded the See Us movement, is shot by police during a protest in their Harlem community, 14-year-old Ayo must decide if she has the strength to pick up where her mother left off. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Whiteout / : Love Will Keep You Warm.
by Dhonielle Clayton
"In Atlanta, just before Christmas, 12 teens band together to help a friend pull off the most epic apology of her life during the storm of the century, which results in a magical moment that changes everything. By the authors of theNew York Timesbest-sellerBlackout. 300,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook."
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Love radio
by Ebony LaDelle
A 17-year-old self-professed teen love doctor with his own segment on Detroits popular hip-hop show, Prince Jones has only three dates to prove to Dani, an ambitious writer who hates all thing romance, that hes worth falling for. 500,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Eve
by Victor LaValle
"When the ice caps melted, most of humanity was lost to the hidden disease that was released. Now, a mysterious girl named Eve has awoken in secret and must deal with a world that's nothing like the virtual reality she was raised in. In order to save herfather and accompanied only by Wexler, her robotic caretaker and protector sheathed in her favorite teddy bear, Eve must embark on a deadly quest across the country. Along the way, she will have to contend not only with the threats of a very real world that await her, but the lies we tell our children in the name of protecting them"
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Nothing burns as bright as you
by Ashley Woodfolk
Over the course of one wild and reckless day, two best friends become something more and the depth of their past, the confusion of the present and the unpredictability of their future is revealed. 50,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Burn down, rise up
by Vincent Tirado
When an urban legend rumored to trap people inside subway tunnels seems to be behind mysterious disappearances in the Bronx, sixteen-year-old Raquel and her friends team up to save their city--and confront a dark episode in its history in the process
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The door of no return
by Kwame Alexander
"When his brother represents Upper Kwanta in a wrestling contest, resulting in the unthinkable, 11-year-old Kofi finds himself fighting for his life, which sends him on a dangerous journey across land and sea, and away from everything he loves. 300,000 first printing."
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We deserve monuments
by Jas Hammonds
"Forced to move to Georgia to live with her hostile, terminally ill grandmother, 17-year-old Avery discovers that the racist history of this town is rooted in her family in ways she can't even imagine, jeopardizing her newfound romance with her next-door neighbor, Simone. 75,000 first printing."
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Kings of B'more
by R. Eric Thomas
When his best friend announces he is moving, Harrison gives him a send-off a la Ferris Buellers Day Off, and as they do things they've been scared to do, they learn the scariest thing is saying goodbye to someone you love. Simultaneous eBook.
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The black girls left standing
by Juliana Goodman
After her sister is killed by an off-duty police officer, Beau finds herself in way over her head while searching for a witnessand the truthand must decide how much she is willing to risk to clear her sisters name. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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We were the fire : Birmingham 1963
by Shelia P. Moses
In 1963, 11-year-old Black boy Rufus is living in Birmingham, Alabama, where he and his friends join a peaceful civil rights protest in a local park, not letting the firemen who turn their powerful hoses on the friends put out the fire in their hearts. Simultaneous eBook.
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Amari and the night brothers
by B. B. Alston
Discovering that she has a supernaturally enhanced talent, Amari Peters enters a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, where she is considered the enemy, in order to find her missing brother. Reprint.Simultaneous Large Print. 100,000 first printing.
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