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- American Wings: Chicago's Pioneering...
- Author: Sherri L. Smith
- Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
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From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies.. "This beautiful and brilliant history of not only what it means to be Black and dream of flying but to, against every odd, do so, completely blew me away."...
- All These Sunken Souls: A Black Horror Anthology
- Author: Circe Moskowitz
- Publisher: Amberjack Publishing
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Welcome to the Dark. We are all familiar with tropes of the horror genre: slasher and victims, demon and the possessed. Bloody screams, haunted visions, and the peddler of wares we aren't sure we can trust. In this young adult horror anthology, fans of Jordan Peele, Lovecraft Country, and Horror Noire will get a little...
- Thrill Seekers: 15 Remarkable Women in Extreme...
- Author: Ann McCallum Staats
- Publisher: Chicago Review Press
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What is the allure of the extreme? Who are the women who seek out and excel at sports outside the conventional, such as cave diving, wingsuit flying, or Formula 1 racing? This collection of female adventure dynamos is as fascinating as it is empowering. Thrill Seekers introduces readers to a diverse and fascinating selection...
- The Anne of Green Gables Treasury: Deluxe...
- Author: L. M. Montgomery
- Publisher: Arcturus; Deluxe edition
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This delightful box set contains the first four Anne Shirley's tales, presented in vibrant hardbacks.. Follow the journey of this redheaded orphan as she grows up in idyllic rural Canada - from her misadventures at Green Gables farm, to her appointment a school teacher and her blossoming love story. It contains the first...
- Prince of Song & Sea
- Author: Linsey Miller
- Publisher: Disney Press
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For fans of Disney Twisted Tales and Serena Valentino's Villains comes the first book of the Disney Prince Young Adult series where Eric tells his side of Disney's The Little Mermaid.. Before Prince Eric's mother, the Queen of Vellona, went missing two years ago, she reminded him about the details of the deadly...
- Best Shot in the West: The Thrilling Adventures...
- Author: Patricia McKissack
- Publisher: Chronicle Books
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The thrilling graphic biography of the unforgettable Nat Love, from acclaimed authors Patricia C. McKissack and Fredrick L. McKissack Jr., is now in paperback! Born into slavery in 1854, Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick, grew up to become the most famous African American cowboy in the Old West. A contemporary and acquaintance...
- Female, Gifted, and Black: Awesome Art and Literary...
- Author: Becca Anderson
- Publisher: Mango
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Celebrate Black Historical Figures Who Changed HistoryEmbrace Black girl magic and learn about the Black historical figures who made their impact on society as we know it. Female, Gifted and Black, the follow-up to The Book of Awesome Black Women, celebrates the power of the women in black history who shaped and revolutionized...
- Studio Chizu's BELLE
- Author: Mamoru Hosoda
- Publisher: Yen On
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Suzu, a seventeen-year-old high school student living in rural Kochi Prefecture, has kept the world at arm's length ever since her mother's death years ago. But at a friend's urging, she decides to dip her toes into another world: U, the largest online community in history. As her avatar, Belle, Suzu reveals...
- The World's End (A Hundred Names for Magic...
- Author: Rin Chupeco
- Publisher: Sourcebooks Fire
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The thrilling conclusion to the A Hundred Names for Magic trilogy is not your average fairytale. An unforgettable alternative history fairy-tale series from the author of The Bone Witch about found family, modern day magic, and finding the place you belong.It's been three months since the Snow Queen and OzCorp infiltrated...
- Something Permanent
- Author: Cynthia Rylant
- Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers
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The photographs of Walker Evans tell stories of ordinary people living in America in the extraordinary time of the Great Depression. Cynthia Rylant's poetry about the photographs offers a new voice in the telling, celebrating the beauty of life lived in extreme circumstances.
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- Perfect Chemistry (A Perfect Chemistry Novel...
- Author: Simone Elkeles
- Publisher: Audible Studios
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Opposites attract when a good girl with a "perfect" life meets a bad boy with nothing to lose in this New York Times bestselling steamy romance. . When Brittany Ellis walks into chemistry class on the first day of senior year, she has no clue that her carefully created "perfect" life is about to unravel...
- Make Me a Liar
- Author: Melissa Landers
- Publisher: Disney Hyperion
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Veronica Mars gets a fantastical twist in this novel about a girl with a transferrable consciousness, who uses her power for good, only to have it turned on her when someone uses her body to commit murder. Now she must solve the crime before the killer comes after her.. Caught red handed... for a crime she didn't commit.....
- A Face for Picasso: Coming of Age with Crouzon...
- Author: Ariel Henley
- Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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A Schneider Family Book Award Honor Book for Teens"Raw and unflinching . . . A must-read!" --Marieke Nijkamp, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of This Is Where It Ends"[It] cuts to the heart of our bogus ideas of beauty." -Scott Westerfeld, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Uglies I am ugly....
- Rise Up and Sing!: Power, Protest, and Activism...
- Author: Andrea Warner
- Publisher: Greystone Kids
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This inspiring introduction to activism and social justice for young teens shows the important role music plays in changing the world, featuring:Musicians young teens will know and love: Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Lady Gaga, Lil Nas X, and more!Iconic artists from past generations: readers will learn about the extraordinary...
- unOrdinary Volume 1 (unOrdinary, 1)
- Author: uru-chan
- Publisher: HarperAlley
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From WEBTOON, the #1 digital comic platform, comes unOrdinary, the popular, action-packed series about John, an ordinary teen trying to survive high school in a world where superpowers dictate social status, and betrayal and conspiracies make up every turn. **This hardcover edition features exclusive chibi case art!**Nobody...
- stay up: racism, resistance, and reclaiming...
- Author: Khodi Dill
- Publisher: Annick Press
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An incisive, innovative, and inviting take on fighting oppression and fighting for racial justice.Racism is a real and present danger. But how can you fight it if you don't know how it works or where it comes from? Using a compelling mix of memoir, cultural criticism, and anti-oppressive theory, Khodi Dill breaks down...
- Layers: A Memoir
- Author: Pénélope Bagieu
- Publisher: First Second
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Following the Eisner-award winning Brazen, Pénélope Bagieu pens her first autobiographical work in this hilarious and bitter sweet graphic memoir.. Pénélope Bagieu never thought she'd publish a graphic memoir. But when she dusted off her old diaries (no, really -- this book is based on her actual diaries) , she found...
- Together, 2nd Edition: An Inspiring Response...
- Author: Amy Nathan
- Publisher: Paul Dry Books
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The inspiring story of how Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson, descendants of key figures in the infamous Supreme Court case Plessy v. Ferguson, have come together to fight for racial equality.Keith Plessy and Phoebe Ferguson were both born in New Orleans in 1957. Sixty-five years earlier, in 1892, a member of each of their...
- The Uninhabitable Earth (Adapted for Young...
- Author: David Wallace-Wells
- Publisher: Random House Audio
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An exploration of the devastating effects of global warming - current and future - adapted for young adults from the #1 New York Times bestseller. This is not only an assessment on how the future will look to those living through it, but also a dire overview and an impassioned and hopeful call to action to change the trajectory...
- Wearing My Mother's Heart
- Author: Sophia Thakur
- Publisher: Candlewick Press
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Performance poet Sophia Thakur offers a powerful new collection touching on intergenerational relationships, finding your voice, and what it means to be a woman.. In her heartfelt second poetry collection, Sophia Thakur takes us on an emotionally charged journey through the lives of women in the past and considers what...
