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An Impossible Thing to Say2023
Summary: In the aftermath of 9/11, high school sophomore Omid grapples with finding the right words to connect with his grandfather, embrace his Iranian heritage, and express his feelings towards a girl,... more »BOOK
on order - publisher release date: September 26, 2023
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One last shot : the story of wartime photographer Gerda Taro2023
Summary: The daughter of Polish Jewish immigrants, Gerta Pohorylle doesn't quite fit in with her German classmates. While she's away at boarding school, however, she becomes a master at re-inventing herself... more »- place hold (0)
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African Town : inspired by the true story of the last American slave ship2022
Summary: 1859. The transatlantic slave trade has been banned for more than fifty years, and the South is facing the threat of a civil war. Timothy Maeher resents the government interference in his right to... more »- place hold (0)
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Ethel's song : Ethel Rosenberg's life in poems2022
Summary: The child of Jewish immigrants, Ethel Greenglass grows up on New York City's Lower East Side; she dreams of being an actress and a singer but finds romance and excitement in the arms of the charming... more »- place hold (0)
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Alma presses play2021
Summary: Alma's life is a constant of halfways: She's half-Chinese, half-Jewish; her parents spend half the time fighting, and the other half silent; and, at thirteen, she's halfway through becoming a woman.... more »- place hold (0)
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Me (Moth)2021
Summary: Moth has lost her family in an accident. Though she lives with her aunt, she feels alone and uprooted. Until she meets Sani, a boy who is also searching for his roots. If he knows more about where he... more »- place hold (0)
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The seventh raven2021
Summary: When Robyn and his brothers are turned into ravens through the work of a curse, their younger sister is their only hope for them to become human again. Though she's never met them, April is... more »- place hold (0)
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The black flamingo2020
Summary: Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican -- but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older,... more »- place hold (0)
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Punching the air2020
Summary: This is a powerful YA novel in verse about a boy who is wrongfully incarcerated. Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickClap when you land2020
Summary: Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of... more »- place hold (0)
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Kent State2020
Summary: Told from different points of view -- protesters, students, National Guardsmen, and "townies" -- this novel recounts the story of what happened at Kent State in May 1970, when four college students... more »- place hold (0)
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Three things I know are true : a novel2020
Summary: Five months ago, Liv's big brother, Jonah, shot himself in the head. It was an accident. He didn't know that the gun was loaded. But the damage was done. Now he won't ever be leaving their small mill... more »- place hold (0)
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Voices : the final hours of Joan of Arc2019
Summary: "David Elliott explores how Joan of Arc changed the course of history and remains a figure of fascination centuries after her extraordinary life and death in a fiery, evocative novel-in-verse." --- place hold (0)
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Some girls bind2019
Summary: "Genderqueer adolescent Jamie and their gay friend, Levi, come out to Jamie's brother Steve, who encourage both of them to seek acceptance from friends and family." --- place hold (0)
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White Rose2019
Summary: Disillusioned by the propaganda of Nazi Germany, Sophie Scholl, her brother, and his fellow soldiers formed the White Rose. A non-violent resistance group, they write and distribute anonymous letters... more »- place hold (0)
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500 words or less2018
Summary: High school senior Nic, seventeen, tries to salvage her tattered reputation by helping her Ivy League-obsessed classmates with college admission essays and finds herself in the process.- place hold (0)
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The opposite of innocent2018
Summary: Lily was only twelve when Luke left. Now, at fourteen, she feels transformed. She can't wait to see how Luke will react when he sees the new her. And when her mother tells her that Luke will be... more »- place hold (0)
added 6 years ago
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People kill people2018
Summary: Follows six teenagers as they are brought into close contact over the course of one tense week, in a town with political and personal tensions that build until one fires a fatal gunshot.- place hold (0)
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The poet X2018
Summary: Harlem. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather... more »- place hold (0)
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Long way down2017
Summary: There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don't cry ; Don't snitch ; Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn's gun, and gets in the elevator on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each... more »- place hold (0)
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The sky between you and me2017
Summary: In an effort to get over her mother's death and the jealousy she feels for the new girl at school, Raesha concentrates on losing weight to make her performance at the upcoming high school rodeo competition the best it can be.- place hold (0)
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Girls like me2016
Summary: Fifteen-year-old Shay is trying to cope with being overweight and getting bullied in school, but when she falls in love with mysterious Blake, insecure Shay needs the help of her two best friends to make love prevail.- place hold (0)
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Saving Red2016
Summary: When Molly realizes that the friends who Red keeps mentioning are nothing more than voices inside Red's head, she becomes even more concerned about her well-being. How will Molly keep her safe until she can figure out a way to get Red home?- place hold (0)
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The lightning dreamer : Cuba's greatest abolitionist2013
Summary: In free verse, evokes the voice of Gertrudis Gomez de Avellaneda, a book-loving writer, feminist, and abolitionist who courageously fought injustice in nineteenth-century Cuba. Includes historical... more »- place hold (0)
added 10 years ago
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Smoke2013
Summary: After the death of her abusive father and loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn runs away, desperately seeking peace, as her younger sister, a sophomore in high school, also tries to put the pieces of her life back together.- place hold (0)
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