Alma Presses Play
By: Tina Cane
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the …
Want to Read $ 5.99"Lucky Unlucky A broken mirror means bad luck and there I was carrying one around on my back all day like a beast of burden so that my steps chimed like pocket change but I was also lucky not to slice the skin of my fingers each time I reached in to get a pencil or a brush also lucky enough to move through the world with a name like Alma which means soul meaning spirit which I have a lot of or so I am told which I prefer to believe because it's a free country I can believe anything I want"-Tina Cane, Alma Presses Play
"Lucky Unlucky A broken mirror means bad luck and there I was carrying one around on my back all day like a beast of burden so that my steps chimed like pocket change but I was also lucky not to slice the skin of my fingers each time I reached in to get a pencil or a brush also lucky enough to move through the world with a name like Alma which means soul meaning spirit which I have a lot of or so I am told which I prefer to believe because it's a free country I can believe anything I want"-Tina Cane, Alma Presses Play
"Lucky Unlucky A broken mirror means bad luck and there I was carrying one around on my back all day like a beast of burden so that my steps chimed like pocket change but I was also lucky not to slice the skin of my fingers each time I reached in to get a pencil or a brush also lucky enough to move through the world with a name like Alma which means soul meaning spirit which I have a lot of or so I am told which I prefer to believe because it's a free country I can believe anything I want"-Tina Cane, Alma Presses Play
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1. Little Monarchs
By: Jonathan Case
4.19
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
This graphic novel adventure tells the story of 10-year-old Elvie and her crucial mission to save h… 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. A First Time for Everything
By: Dan Santat
4.39
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A middle grade graphic memoir based on bestselling author and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat's awkwa… read more
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- coming of age
- middle grade
4. Mascot
By: Charles Waters
4.02
Format: 255 pages, Kindle Edition
What if a school's mascot is seen as racist, but not by everyone? In this compelling middle-grade n… read more
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- poetry
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5. Good Different
By: Meg Eden Kuyatt
4.52
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
A extraordinary novel-in-verse about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate he… read more
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- poetry
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"Fight for words, even if it's hard."-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
"You may have different needs than some folks in your class, but that doesn't make you the «wrong» version and other people the «normal» version. You are Selah. And you are not the only one feeling t…"-Meg Eden Kuyatt, Good Different
6. Spin
By: Rebecca Caprara
4.25
Format: 387 pages, Hardcover
The Song of Achilles and Circe get a sapphic, young adult twist in this gorgeously lush, feminist r… read more
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- poetry
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7. The Probability of Everything
By: Sarah Everett
4.33
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A heart-wrenching middle grade debut about Kemi, an aspiring scientist who loves statistics and fac… read more
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- realistic fiction
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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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- middle grade
9. Basil and Oregano
By: Melissa Capriglione
3.86
Format: 232 pages, Paperback
Mix two parts The Great British Bake Off with one-part magical boarding school plus a generous dash… read more
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- middle grade
- young adult
10. Curlfriends: New in Town (Curlfriends, #1)
By: Sharee Miller
4.26
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
New Kid meets The Baby-sitters Club in this graphic novel series opener about the Curlfriends, four… read more
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- realistic fiction
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11. Huda F Cares?
By: Huda Fahmy
4.21
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
In this laugh-out-loud funny sequel to the graphic novel Huda F Are You?, the Fahmys are off to Dis… read more
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- fiction
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- middle grade
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"Y'know, you catch more flies with honey..." "I don't know why people say that. You can catch flies with garbage too."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
"We don't know they're friends. They could be brother and sister." "Impossible. They're smiling." "You're right. They're definitely not related."-Huda Fahmy, Huda F Cares?
12. The Words in My Hands
By: Asphyxia
4.22
Format: 388 pages, Hardcover
Part coming of age, part call to action, this #ownvoices novel about a Deaf teenager is an explorat… read more
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- coming of age
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- contemporary
13. Sunshine: A Graphic Novel
By: Jarrett J. Krosoczka
4.55
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
The extraordinary--and extraordinarily powerful--follow-up to HEY, KIDDO. When Jarrett J. Krosoc… read more
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- middle grade
14. 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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- poetry
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- young adult
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- contemporary
15. 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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- fiction
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- contemporary
16. Rain Rising
By: Courtne Comrie
4.35
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
This dazzling debut middle grade novel in verse is a riveting journey toward self-acceptance for fa… read more
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- poetry
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17. Royal Scandal (Royal Blood, #2)
By: Aimee Carter
4.18
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
The second book in the Royal Blood series about an American girl who threatens the royal family by … read more
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- fiction
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- young adult
- contemporary
18. Two Tribes
By: Emily Bowen Cohen
3.87
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
In her poignant debut graphic novel inspired by her own life, Emily Bowen Cohen embraces the comple… read more
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- jewish
- realistic fiction
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19. What Happened to Rachel Riley?
By: Claire Swinarski
4.23
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
An eighth grader uses social media posts, passed notes, and other clues to find out why a formerly … read more
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- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
20. On the Bright Side
By: Anna Sortino
4.20
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A hopeful novel about love, disability, and the inevitability of change by the author of Give Me a … read more
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- coming of age
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21. Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
By: Olivia A. Cole
4.30
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
This searing and intimate novel in verse follows a sixteen-year-old girl coping with sexual abuse a… read more
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- poetry
- realistic fiction
- young adult
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"I remember the thing that I saw on Tumblr, how people with trauma will sometimes reexpose themselves to it, salt in the wound to stay alive. I am tired of salting the wound - I am ready to salt the e…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"My hair is the color of a dart frog: generations of death adapting into this exact shade of poison ...bright red and orange, the colors of pain, I WILL MAKE YOU SICK I WILL KILL YOU FROM INSIDE YOUR …"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"The last barbecue I went to was at Sarah's house and I almost text her to tell her how when you have so many memories with one person, it's like a crime scene after they're gone. Fingerprints everywh…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
"My mother thinks I’ve dyed my hair red for attention— How can I explain to her the ways that she is right and wrong. As of last night, my hair is the color of a brick the moment before it goes throug…"-Olivia A. Cole, Dear Medusa (A Novel in Verse)
22. Slip
By: Marika McCoola
3.54
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
From Eisner-Award nominated writer Marika McCoola and debut artist Aatmaja Pandya, an emotional com… read more
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23. The Name She Gave Me
By: Betty Culley
4.04
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
From the acclaimed author of Three Things I Know Are True comes a new novel in verse, a deeply emot… read more
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- poetry
- coming of age
- realistic fiction
- middle grade
- young adult
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- contemporary
"Douglas is safe and Dad knew all along that I hid from Mom under the porch. He saved Douglas, but he never saved me. “And right there on the ground I decide I’m going to save anyone I can. It won’t m…"-Betty Culley, The Name She Gave Me
24. The Golden Hour
By: Niki Smith
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
From the author of The Deep & Dark Blue comes a tender graphic novel, perfect for our time, that ge… read more
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25. Day of the Living Liv (Spirited, #1)
By: Liv Livingston
3.68
Format: 144 pages, Paperback
The only living girl in a ghost town struggles to find her place in the first book in the Spirited … read more
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- middle grade
- fiction
26. A Warning About Swans
By: R.M. Romero
4.08
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Swan Lake meets The Last Unicorn by way of the Brothers Grimm in a dreamy, original fairytale in ve… read more
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- poetry
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- historical fiction
27. Lucha of the Night Forest
By: Tehlor Kay Mejia
3.62
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
An edge-of-your-seat fantasy about a girl who will do anything to protect her sister--even if it me… read more
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28. Mid-Air
By: Alicia D. Williams
4.34
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A tender-souled boy reeling from the death of his best friend struggles to fit into a world that wa… read more
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29. Azar on Fire (Perfectly Parvin, #2)
By: Olivia Abtahi
3.99
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
Finding her voice takes on a whole new meaning when fourteen-year-old Azar Rossi sets out to win he… read more
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30. Alma Presses Play
By: Tina Cane
3.48
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A lyrical novel-in-verse that takes us through the journey of coming of age in New York during the … read more
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- poetry
- jewish
- coming of age
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- middle grade
- young adult
- fiction
- historical fiction
- contemporary
"Lucky Unlucky A broken mirror means bad luck and there I was carrying one around on my back all day like a beast of burden so that my steps chimed like pocket change but I was also lucky not to slice…"-Tina Cane, Alma Presses Play
31. Celestial Monsters (The Sunbearer Duology, #2)
By: Aiden Thomas
4.42
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
Teo never thought he could be a Hero. Now, he doesn’t have a choice. The sun is gone, the Obsid… read more
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