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This book won't burn / by Ahmed, Samira(Fiction writer),author.;
Includes bibliographical references.While still coping with her parents' sudden divorce and having to start at a new school midway through her senior year, Noor and two new friends take a stand against book bans at their small-town Illinois high school.012+.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Families; Muslims; Books and reading; Censorship; East Indian Americans; Family life; Families; Muslims;
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Nick and Charlie / by Oseman, Alice,author.;
'Nick and Charlie' is a short novella based on the beloved characters from the graphic novel 'Heartstopper' and Alice Osemans debut novel 'Solitaire', which was praised as The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age by The Times. Ages 13+
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Gay fiction.; First loves; Gay couples; Gay youth; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Long-distance relationships; First loves; Gay couples; Gay youth; High schools; Interpersonal relations; Life change events; Long-distance relationships;
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Ruin road / by Giles, Lamar,1979-author.;
High school football player Cade Webster buys a ring in a pawn shop, but when his wish that people stop acting scared of him seems to be coming true, he remembers the ring came with a warning-"When the strangeness begins, come back"-and suddenly people seem to have lost their fear of everything.Ages 12 and up.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Horror fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; African American families; African American teenagers; African Americans; Fear; Good and evil; Wishes; African American families; African American teenagers; African Americans; Fear; Good and evil; Wishes;
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Of dreams and destiny / by Menon, Sandhya,author.;
Still recovering from her recent breakup, Daphne Elizabeth intends to finish her senior year at Rosetta Academy with her head down and heart shuttered, but when students begin to fall into a deep sleep, she teams up with the swoony new student to find the source of the spell and stop it before it is too late.012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Fantasy fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; High schools; Sleep; Blessing and cursing; High schools; Sleep;
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Ellie Engle saves herself! / by Johnson, Leah(Young adult author);
As twelve-year-old Ellie Engle navigates seventh grade and her changing relationship with her best friend, a freak accident occurs and gives Ellie the ability to bring things back to life through touch.
Subjects: Magic realist fiction.; Ability; African Americans; Middle school students; Best friends; Friendship;
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Gone / by Grant, Michael,1954-author.;
In a small town on the coast of California, everyone over the age of fourteen suddenly disappears, setting up a battle between the remaining town residents and the students from a local private school, as well as those who have "The Power" and are able to perform supernatural feats and those who do not.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Supernatural; Good and evil;
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Just happy to be here / by Kanakia, Naomi,author.;
"Tara just wants to be treated like any other girl at Ainsley Academy. That is, judged on her merits--not on her transness. But there's no road map for being the first trans girl at an all-girls school. And when she tries to join the Sibyls, an old-fashioned Ainsley sisterhood complete with code names and special privileges, she's thrust into the center of a larger argument about what girlhood means and whether the club should exist at all"--014+.Grades 10-12.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Transgender fiction.; Queer fiction.; Novels.; Cliques (Sociology); Interpersonal relations; Private schools; Social media; Transgender people; Cliques (Sociology); Interpersonal relations; Private schools; Social media; Transgender people;
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Someone is always watching / by Armstrong, Kelley,author.;
"Blythe and her friends--Gabrielle, and brother and sister Tucker and Tanya--have always been a tight friend group, attending a local high school and falling in and out of love with each other. But an act of violence has caused a rift between Blythe and Tucker ... and unexpected bursts of aggression and disturbing nightmares have started to become more frequent in their lives. The strange happenings culminate in a shocking event at school: Gabrielle is found covered in blood in front of their deceased principal, with no memory of what happened. Cracks in their friendship, as well as in their own memories, start appearing, threatening to expose long-forgotten secrets which could change the group's lives forever. How can Blythe and her friends trust each other when they can't even trust their own memories?"--012+.Grades 7-9.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; High school students; Interpersonal relations; Memory; Nightmares; Secrecy; Teenagers; Truthfulness and falsehood; Friendship; High school students; Honesty; Interpersonal relations; Memory; Nightmares; Secrets; Teenagers;
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Hopeless in hope / by John-Kehewin, Wanda,1971-author.;
"In this young adult novel, fourteen-year-old Eva Brown is coping with difficulties at home and at school, most significantly her mother's alcoholism. When Eva's nohkum (grandmother) is hospitalized, her mother struggles to care for Eva and her younger brother. After Eva's brother wanders away, he is sent to live with a foster family and Eva finds herself in a group home. Furious at her mother's weakness, Eva struggles to adjust to the group home--and reuniting with her family seems less and less likely. During a visit to the hospital, Nohkum gives Eva Shirley's diary. Can Eva find forgiveness for her mother in its pages? Heartbreaking and humorous, Hopeless in Hope is a compelling story of family and forgiveness."--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Children of alcoholics; Dysfunctional families; Forgiveness; Group homes; Indigenous peoples; Mothers and daughters; Teenage girls; Children of alcoholics; Family problems; Forgiveness; Group homes; Indigenous peoples; Mothers and daughters; Teenage girls;
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Ali Cross : the graphic novel / by Rau, Adam.; Tajalle, Phillip.; Kao, Ray.; Patterson, James,1947-; Caravan Studio.;
"When Ali Cross, son of the famous detective Alex Cross, discovers his best friend is missing, it's up to Ali to follow in his father's footsteps and solve the case"--
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Graphic novels.; Comics (Graphic works); Detective and mystery comics.; Child detectives; Middle school students; Missing persons; Cartoons and comics.;
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