The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
By: Lorraine Avila
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her sch…
Want to Read $ 6.99"Mamá Teté has a saying: “Al que no le gusta el caldo, que le den dos tazas."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"Mamá Teté has a saying: “Al que no le gusta el caldo, que le den dos tazas."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"I wish I would’ve never internalized the need to put the needs of others over my own."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"I wish I would’ve never internalized the need to put the needs of others over my own."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
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1. Only This Beautiful Moment
By: Abdi Nazemian
4.46
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three genera… read more
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2. Nigeria Jones
By: Ibi Zoboi
3.96
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria’s father calls her. He’s raised her as part of the Movemen… read more
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3. Black Girl You Are Atlas
By: Renée Watson
4.61
Format: 96 pages, Hardcover
A thoughtful celebration of Black girlhood by award-winning author and poet Renée Watson. In thi… read more
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4. Shigidi and the Brass Head of Obalufon
By: Wole Talabi
3.72
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
The debut fantasy novel from an award-winning Nigerian author presents a mythic tale of disgruntled… read more
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5. Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
By: Melania Luisa Marte
4.36
Format: 160 pages, Paperback
A rousing, beautifully observed, and tender-hearted debut poetry collection about identity, culture… read more
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"Unclench your fist and roll out the beauty in your fragile palm. In your genes are a paper trail. You will find a map back to yourself. // We may all have the same God but we don't have the same moth…"-Melania Luisa Marte, Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
"mashing plátanos: coddle them with praying hands remember they were born //hanging// not like fruit but like bodies dragged into boats & shipped like cargo propped crates, bonded limbs groups of 5 or…"-Melania Luisa Marte, Plantains and Our Becoming: Poems
6. The Infinity Particle
By: Wendy Xu
4.03
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this gorgeous graphic novel by Wendy Xu, co-creator of the award-winning Mooncakes, a young inve… read more
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7. Brooklyn
By: Tracy Brown
4.07
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
Tracy Brown crafts a tale about a master manipulator and serial survivor, who will scorch earth to … read more
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8. Family Lore
By: Elizabeth Acevedo
3.53
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
From bestselling, National Book Award-winning author Elizabeth Acevedo comes her first novel for ad… read more
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9. The Blackwoods
By: Brandy Colbert
3.79
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
From Boston Globe/Horn Book Award–winning author Brandy Colbert comes the story of four generations… read more
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10. All the Fighting Parts
By: Hannah V. Sawyerr
4.44
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency a… read more
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11. Where You See Yourself
By: Claire Forrest
4.16
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and mu… read more
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12. 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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13. The Summer of Bitter and Sweet
By: Jen Ferguson
4.05
Format: 374 pages, Hardcover
In this complex and emotionally resonant novel, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful stor… read more
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14. Invisible Son
By: Kim Johnson
4.20
Format: 416 pages, Library Binding
From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of This Is My America comes another thriller… read more
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15. Shut Up, This Is Serious
By: Carolina Ixta
4.15
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that t… read more
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16. Stars in Their Eyes: A Graphic Novel
By: Jessica Walton
3.99
Format: 224 pages, Hardcover
In this lighthearted YA romance, Maisie and Ollie discover that nothing beats the feeling of fallin… read more
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17. Borderless
By: Jennifer De Leon
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Caught in the crosshairs of gang violence, a teen girl and her mother set off on a perilous journey… read more
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18. Monstrous: A Transracial Adoption Story
By: Sarah Myer
4.40
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Eisner Award Nomination: Best Publication for Teens "A beautiful, courageous book.” Gene Luen Y… read more
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19. Frontera
By: Julio Anta
4.01
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
Mateo makes the dangerous journey back home to the United States through the Sonoran Desert with th… read more
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20. The Last Bloodcarver (The Last Bloodcarver #1)
By: Vanessa Le
3.99
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
The tantalizing romance of These Violent Delights meets the mechanical wonders of Cinder in The Las… read more
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21. Gone Wolf
By: Amber McBride
4.12
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Amber McBride lays bare the fears of being young and Black in America, in this… read more
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22. I'd Rather Burn Than Bloom
By: Shannon C.F. Rogers
3.98
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Packed with voice, this is a powerful coming-of-age YA novel about a Filipina-American teen who tri… read more
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23. From Here
By: Luma Mufleh
4.51
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
In her coming-of-age memoir, refugee advocate Luma Mufleh writes of her tumultuous journey to recon… read more
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24. Forever Is Now
By: Mariama J. Lockington
4.28
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
A poignant and lyrical young adult novel-in-verse about a Black teen coming of age in an anxiety-in… read more
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25. Ander & Santi Were Here
By: Jonny Garza Villa
4.21
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Aristotle and Dante meets The Hate U Give meets The Sun Is Also A Star: A stunning YA contemporary … read more
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26. An Appetite for Miracles
By: Laekan Zea Kemp
4.14
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
Award-winning author Laekan Zea Kemp’s heart-wrenching novel-in-verse follows two teens who must co… read more
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"...Faith doesn't work without common sense."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Dear God. I know our relationship is not supposed to be transactional. But, You are the one who invented an eye for an eye, so, maybe I can entice you with a good deal."-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
"Because there are people in our lives; rare unexpected people who don't just walk beside us through life; they witness our lives too. They hold our memories in their DNA. So that when one body forget…"-Laekan Zea Kemp, An Appetite for Miracles
27. The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
By: Lorraine Avila
4.15
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Yolanda Alvarez is having a good year. She’s starting to feel at home Julia De Burgos High, her sch… read more
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- young adult
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- contemporary
- witches
- fantasy
- paranormal
- disability
- audiobook
"Mamá Teté has a saying: “Al que no le gusta el caldo, que le den dos tazas."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"I wish I would’ve never internalized the need to put the needs of others over my own."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"Mamá Teté comes to my mind: “Our powers exist so we can preserve our power and take back and protect what is ours."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
"Right above the mirror is the Julia De Burgos quote I’ve learned to love: “Don’t let the hand you hold, hold you down."-Lorraine Avila, The Making of Yolanda la Bruja
28. 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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29. What's Coming to Me
By: Francesca Padilla
3.54
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Seventeen-year-old Minerva Gutiérrez plans revenge on her predatory boss in this equally poignant a… read more
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30. Into the Light
By: Mark Oshiro
3.98
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
When you're like me, you have to lie. It’s been one year since Manny was cast out of his family … read more
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31. Brownstone
By: Samuel Teer
4.33
Format: 320 pages, Paperback
An exciting teen coming-of-age epic from author Samuel Teer and debut graphic novel artist Mar Juli… read more
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