Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
By: Candacy A. Taylor
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor’s acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, th…
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1. The Talk
By: Darrin Bell
4.65
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
Darrin Bell was six years old when his mother told him he couldn’t have a realistic water gun. She … read more
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- race
- nonfiction
2. 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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- audiobook
3. Abuela, Don't Forget Me
By: Rex Ogle
4.50
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
In his memoir Free Lunch, Rex Ogle’s abuela features as a source of love and support. In this compa… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
- teen
- audiobook
"These are my words! They matter! Hit me all you want. I will write. These are my words. They do matter. And she did hit me, all she wanted. But I wrote. And I still write. I will always write. No one…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
"She may forget. And one day, I may forget too. But for now, the memories are captured, like insects in amber, ready to survive for millions of years. My memories...are written in words and verses and…"-Rex Ogle, Abuela, Don't Forget Me
4. Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam
By: Thien Pham
4.29
Format: 240 pages, Hardcover
A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in Amer… read more
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- nonfiction
- middle grade
5. 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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- social justice
- teen
"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
6. 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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- middle grade
- audiobook
7. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice
By: Tommie Smith
4.46
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
On October 16, 1968, during the medal ceremony at the Mexico City Olympics, Tommie Smith, the gold … read more
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- historical
- nonfiction
- history
- social justice
8. The Midnight Children
By: Dan Gemeinhart
4.16
Format: 342 pages, Hardcover
An extraordinary story about a family of runaways who take up residence in a small town, and the ou… read more
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- middle grade
- audiobook
"Stories, after all, are about choices."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"And determined is nearly always a very good thing to be."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"I’ll be your creep, Ravani Foster, if you’ll be my freak."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
"But the truth, sometimes, can be the cruelest thing of all."-Dan Gemeinhart, The Midnight Children
9. Rez Ball
By: Byron Graves
4.16
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the her… read more
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- teen
- audiobook
10. Spells for Lost Things
By: Jenna Evans Welch
4.05
Format: 368 pages, Hardcover
Willow has never felt like she belonged anywhere and is convinced that the only way to find a true … read more
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- audiobook
"Families splitting are like earthquakes. Yes, they are happening every day all over the world, but that doesn't make them any less shocking when they happen to you."-Jenna Evans Welch, Spells for Lost Things
"It’s Willow, but like a fairy-tale version of Willow. She’s barefoot and wearing a coral-pink dress that somehow makes everything about her more her. More freckles, more pinkish tones to her skin, ev…"-Jenna Evans Welch, Spells for Lost Things
11. Daughters of a Dead Empire
By: Carolyn Tara O'Neil
3.83
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
An alternate history set during the Russian Revolution. Russia, 1918: With the execution of Tsar… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
12. Louder Than Hunger
By: John Schu
4.55
Format: 528 pages, Hardcover
Revered teacher, librarian, and story ambassador John Schu explores anorexia—and self-expression as… read more
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- middle grade
- audiobook
13. The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)
By: Akshaya Raman
3.73
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
Magic, a prized resource, is the only thing between peace and war. When magic runs out, four estran… read more
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- audiobook
"My mother used to say that once you've made a choice, you have to act as though it's been made forever. But I don't know if I believe that's true. Our lives aren't decided by one choice, but by a ser…"-Akshaya Raman, The Ivory Key (The Ivory Key Duology, #1)
14. Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of “Latino”
By: Héctor Tobar
4.29
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A new book by the Pulitzer Prize – winning writer about the twenty-first-century Latino experience … read more
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- race
- history
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
15. Rust in the Root
By: Justina Ireland
4.09
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The author of the visionary New York Times bestseller Dread Nation returns with another spellbindin… read more
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- historical
- audiobook
16. The Getaway
By: Lamar Giles
3.74
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
Welcome to the funnest spot around . . . Jay is living his best life at Karloff Country, one of … read more
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- teen
- audiobook
17. Dead Flip
By: Sara Farizan
3.47
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
In this “terrifyingly fun” ( New York Times ) horror comedy two friends must solve the mystery of t… read more
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- historical
18. Lawless Spaces
By: Corey Ann Haydu
4.12
Format: 496 pages, Hardcover
This coming-of-age novel in verse follows a teen girl who connects with the women of her maternal l… read more
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19. Wrecked
By: Heather Henson
3.67
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
Looking for Alaska meets Breaking Bad in this piercing novel about three teens, caught in the middl… read more
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- teen
20. Come Home Safe
By: Brian G. Buckmire
4.22
Format: 208 pages, Hardcover
A normal day. Until two siblings are accused of crimes they didn’t commit. Come Home Safe explores … read more
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- race
- teen
- middle grade
- social justice
- audiobook
21. Overground Railroad (The Young Adult Adaptation): The Green Book and the Roots of Black Travel in America
By: Candacy A. Taylor
4.23
Format: 272 pages, Hardcover
A young reader's edition of Candacy Taylor’s acclaimed book about the history of the Green Book, th… read more
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- american history
- race
- history
- teen
- travel
- historical
- middle grade
- nonfiction
- social justice
- audiobook
