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Book Review: Orpheus Girl by Brynne Rebele-Henry
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Book Review: The Light at the Bottom of the World by London Shah, a guest...
Publisher’s description In the last days of the twenty-first century, sea creatures swim through the ruins of London. Trapped in the abyss, humankind wavers between fear and hope-fear of what lurks in...
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Book Review: Flowers in the Gutter: The True Story of the Edelweiss Pirates,...
Publisher’s description The true story of the Edelweiss Pirates, working-class teenagers who fought the Nazis by whatever means they could. Fritz, Gertrud, and Jean were classic outsiders: their...
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Book Review: Revenge of the Red Club by Kim Harrington
Publisher’s description A tween reporter discovers an important and beloved club at school is being shut down—and uses the power of the pen to try and activate some much-needed social change in this...
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Book Review: Saving Savannah by Tonya Bolden
Publisher’s description From acclaimed author Tonya Bolden comes the story of a teen girl becoming a woman on her own terms against the backdrop of widespread social change in the early 1900s....
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Book Review: Tweet Cute by Emma Lord
Publisher’s description A fresh, irresistible rom-com from debut author Emma Lord about the chances we take, the paths life can lead us on, and how love can be found in the opposite place you...
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Book Review: Layoverland by Gabby Noone
Publisher’s description Beatrice Fox deserves to go straight to hell. At least, that’s what she believes. Her last day on Earth, she ruined the life of the person she loves most—her little sister,...
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Book Review: We Were Promised Spotlights by Lindsay Sproul
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Post-It Note Reviews: a girl with Sensory Processing Disorder, a gloomy...
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Book Review: The Feminist Agenda of Jemima Kincaid by Kate Hattemer
Publisher’s description A novel about friendship, feminism, and the knotty complications of tradition and privilege, perfect for fans of Becky Albertalli and Stephanie Perkins. Jemima Kincaid is a...
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Book Review: Only Mostly Devastated by Sophie Gonzales
Publisher’s description Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda meets Clueless in this boy-meets-boy spin on Grease. Will Tavares is the dream summer fling—he’s fun, affectionate, kind—but just when Ollie...
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Book Review: A Phoenix First Must Burn: Sixteen Stories of Black Girl Magic,...
Publisher’s description Sixteen tales by bestselling and award-winning authors that explore the Black experience through fantasy, science fiction, and magic. Evoking Beyoncé’s Lemonade for a teen...
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Post-It Note Reviews: Graphic novels, road trips, repeat proms, guides to...
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Book Review: Tigers, Not Daughters by Samantha Mabry
Publisher’s description The Torres sisters dream of escape. Escape from their needy and despotic widowed father, and from their San Antonio neighborhood, full of old San Antonio families and all the...
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Book Review: Felix Ever After by Kacen Callender
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Book Review: Somebody Told Me by Mia Siegert
Publisher’s description A novel of trauma, identity, and survival. After an assault, bigender seventeen-year-old Aleks/Alexis is looking for a fresh start—so they voluntarily move in with their uncle,...
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Book Review: Dancing at the Pity Party by Tyler Feder
Publisher’s description Part poignant cancer memoir and part humorous reflection on a motherless life, this debut graphic novel is extraordinarily comforting and engaging. From before her mother’s...
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Post-It Reviews: Some ghosts, a guide to critical thinking, folktales,...
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Book Review: The Life and Medieval Times of Kit Sweetly by Jamie Pacton
Publisher’s description Moxie meets A Knight’s Tale as Kit Sweetly slays sexism, bad bosses, and bad luck to become a knight at a medieval-themed restaurant. Working as a Wench—i.e. waitress—at a...
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Book Review: A Place at the Table by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
Publisher’s description A timely, accessible, and beautifully written story exploring themes of food, friendship, family and what it means to belong, featuring sixth graders Sara, a Pakistani...
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