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On Account of the Gum

age 5+

Lots of laughs and surprises in superb story of gum removal.

By Adam Rex

(2020)

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Overground Railroad

age 5+

Captivating story of a family's migration North to freedom.

By Lesa Cline-Ransome

(2020)

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Smash It!

age 16+

Teen experiments with personal, social risks in bold novel.

By Francina Simone

(2020)

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Feathered Serpent and the Five Suns: A Mesoamerican Creation Myth

age 5+

Stunning art, epic adventure of gods' quest to make humans.

By Duncan Tonatiuh

(2020)

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Grown

age 16+

Cautionary tale of teen under sway of predatory pop star.

By Tiffany D. Jackson

(2020)

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The Princess in Black and the Giant Problem

age 5+

Teamwork rules in snowy adventure with new heroes.

By Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

(2020)

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I Am Every Good Thing

age 5+

Dynamic art, poetry enhance vivid celebration of Black boys.

By Derrick Barnes

(2020)

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Black Girl Unlimited: The Remarkable Story of a Teenage Wizard

age 16+

Girl survives through smarts and magic in intense novel.

By Echo Brown

(2020)

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Jack Book Series

age 5+

Fun series, but few consequences for bunny's behavior.

By Mac Barnett

(2019)

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Exile from Eden

age 16+

Teens tour the apocalypse in zany, touching sci-fi satire.

By Andrew Smith

(2019)

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Cursed

age 16+

Fierce woman leads reimagined, violent Arthurian tale.

By Thomas Wheeler

(2019)

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The Princess in Black and the Bathtime Battle

age 5+

Princess-heroes team up to fight (and clean) stinky monster.

By Shannon Hale, Dean Hale

(2019)

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Sofia Valdez, Future Prez

age 5+

Girl takes on city hall in fun, diverse tale of persistence.

By Andrea Beaty

(2019)

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Rube Goldberg's Simple Normal Humdrum School Day

age 5+

Funny, STEM-inspired story about reaction contraptions.

By Jennifer George

(2017)

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Kingsbane: Empirium, Book 2

age 16+

Thrilling, long sequel is full of steamy romance, violence.

By Claire Legrand

(2019)

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Testimony from Your Perfect Girl

age 16+

Slow coming-of-age tale has lots of swearing, sex, drinking.

By Kaui Hart Hemmings

(2019)

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The Nowhere Girls

age 16+

Teens aim to end school's rape culture in empowering tale.

By Amy Reed

(2017)

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The Art of Losing

age 16+

Authentic, realistic story of addiction, survival, sisters.

By Lizzy Mason

(2019)

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Yasmin in Charge

age 5+

Problem-solving girl shares her culture in sweet stories.

By Saadia Faruqi

(2019)

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Home After Dark

age 16+

Powerful graphic novel explores issues of abandonment.

By David Small

(2018)

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