A Sitting in St. James
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.06
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An unmissable tour de force from three-time National Book Award finalist and Coretta Scott King Awa…
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1. Ms. Bixby's Last Day
By: John David Anderson
4.27
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The good ones. The not-so-good ones. The bori… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
"... stories are everywhere, just waiting to be found..."-John David Anderson, Ms. Bixby's Last Day
2. For Her Dark Skin
By: Percival Everett
4.26
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For Her Dark Skinis a tightly crafted exploration of the story of Jason and Medea weaving both trad… read more
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3. The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen
By: Isaac Blum
4.01
Format: 218 pages, Hardcover
The Chosen meets Darius the Great in this irreverent and timely story of worlds colliding in friend… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
4. We Deserve Monuments
By: Jas Hammonds
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Family secrets, a swoon-worthy romance, and a slow-burn mystery collide in We Deserve Monuments, a … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
"Home to the richest soil on Earth. A Great Place to Grow!"-Jas Hammonds, We Deserve Monuments
5. There Was a Party for Langston
By: Jason Reynolds
4.48
Format: 56 pages, ebook
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Jason Reynolds’s debut picture book is a snappy… read more
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- historical
- african american
6. Ain't Burned All the Bright
By: Jason Reynolds
4.42
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Prepare yourself for something unlike anything: A smash-up of art and text for teens that viscerall… read more
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- fiction
- teen
- young adult
"What is life in a house underwater?"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and freedom to play without worry about the rules being rearranged"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"...and she wipes weary from her eyes still glued to the no-good glued to the high definition glare of low-definition life"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
"And I'm sitting here wondering why my mother won't change the channel and why the news won't change the story and why the story won't change into something new instead of the every-hour rerun about h…"-Jason Reynolds, Ain't Burned All the Bright
7. Tender Beasts
By: Liselle Sambury
3.90
Format: 408 pages, Hardcover
After her private school is rocked by a gruesome murder, a teen tries to find the real killer and c… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
8. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
By: Brandy Colbert
4.25
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
A searing new work of nonfiction from award-winning author Brandy Colbert about the history and leg… read more
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- historical
- race
- african american
- audiobook
9. In Every Life
By: Marla Frazee
4.28
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
A simple and profound meditation on the many wonders of life from two-time Caldecott Honor recipien… read more
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- fiction
10. Kindling
By: Traci Chee
3.76
Format: 423 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling and award-winning author Traci Chee comes a standalone fantasy set against a war-r… read more
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- lgbt
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
11. Cicada Symphony
By: Sue Fliess
4.14
Format: 32 pages, Kindle Edition
2024 ALA Notable Children's Book 2024 Texas 2x2 Reading List2023 Chicago Public Library Best Inform… read more
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12. Elf Dog and Owl Head
By: M.T. Anderson
3.92
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A Newbery Honor Book A magical adventure about a boy and his dog—or a dog and her boy—and a fore… read more
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- fiction
- audiobook
13. Saints of the Household
By: Ari Tison
4.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--tol… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
14. A Sitting in St. James
By: Rita Williams-Garcia
4.06
Format: 480 pages, Hardcover
An unmissable tour de force from three-time National Book Award finalist and Coretta Scott King Awa… read more
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- race
- teen
- lgbt
- historical
- adult
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- african american
- audiobook
15. Some Places More Than Others
By: Renée Watson
4.20
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
Newbery Honor author Renée Watson explores a family’s relationships and Harlem—its history, culture… read more
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- fiction
- african american
- young adult
"The sign of true maturity is when you're able to end the argument first to forgive a person even if they haven't asked for it"-Renée Watson, Some Places More Than Others
16. The White Guy Dies First: 13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power
By: Terry J. Benton-Walker
3.89
Format: 306 pages, Hardcover
13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies Fir… read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
17. Gather
By: Kenneth M. Cadow
4.43
Format: 292 pages, Hardcover
A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recov… read more
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- fiction
- teen
- young adult
18. Freshman Year
By: Sarah Mai
3.76
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
A stylish graphic novel about the unique angst, humor, and self-doubt universal to the experience o… read more
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- fiction
- teen
- young adult
19. Enigma Girls: How Ten Teenagers Broke Ciphers, Kept Secrets, and Helped Win World War II
By: Candace Fleming
4.15
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From award-winning author Candace Fleming, comes the powerful and fascinating story of the brave an… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
20. Indivisible
By: Daniel Aleman
4.29
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
There is a word Mateo Garcia and his younger sister Sophie have been taught to fear for as long as … read more
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- audiobook
- fiction
- young adult
- lgbt
21. This Rebel Heart
By: Katherine Locke
3.73
Format: 433 pages, Hardcover
A tale set amid the 1956 Hungarian revolution in post-WWII Communist Budapest. In the middle of … read more
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- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
22. America Redux: Visual Stories from Our Dynamic History
By: Ariel Aberg-Riger
4.48
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
A critical, unflinching cultural history and fierce beacon of hope for a better future, America Red… read more
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- historical
- teen
23. Maria: A Novel of Maria von Trapp
By: Michelle Moran
4.30
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Maria von Trapp. You know the name and the iconic songs, but do you know her real story? This dram… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- adult
- audiobook
24. For Lamb
By: Lesa Cline-Ransome
4.52
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
An interracial friendship between two teenaged girls goes tragically wrong in this powerful histori… read more
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- teen
- lgbt
- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
25. Cuba in My Pocket
By: Adrianna Cuevas
4.34
Format: None pages, None
A middle grade historical novel about a twelve-year-old boy who leaves his family in Cuba to immigr… read more
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- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
26. It Waits in the Forest
By: Sarah Dass
3.97
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Unlike the other residents of the small Caribbean Island of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not bel… read more
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- fiction
- young adult
27. Being Home
By: Traci Sorell
4.18
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From Sibert honor–winning author Traci Sorell and Caldecott Medal–winning artist Michaela Goade com… read more
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- fiction
28. The Color of a Lie
By: Kim Johnson
4.41
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
In 1955, a Black family passes for white and moves to a “Whites Only” town in the suburbs. Caught b… read more
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- historical
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- audiobook
29. Home in a Lunchbox
By: Cherry Mo
4.62
Format: 40 pages, Hardcover
Cherry Mo's stunning debut is about a young girl who immigrates to America and finds home in an une… read more
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30. The Maid and the Crocodile
By: Jordan Ifueko
4.51
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
The smallest spark can bind two hearts . . . or start a revolution. In the magic-soaked capital … read more
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- fiction
- young adult
- audiobook
31. Someday We'll Find It
By: Jennifer Wilson
3.60
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
A riveting coming-of-age story about a girl sleepwalking through a hot Midwestern summer until the … read more
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- fiction
- teen
- young adult
