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Song for a Whale

age 9+

Compelling tale of deaf girl's search for a whale.

By Lynne Kelly

(2019)

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Watch Us Rise

age 13+

Inspiring teen activists join forces in sweet friends tale.

By Renée Watson, Ellen Hagan

(2019)

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Undying: Unearthed, Book 2

age 13+

Alien-invasion sequel earthbound but still action-packed.

By Meagan Spooner

(2019)

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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America

age 13+

Realistic, compelling coming-of-age stories of black teens.

By Ibi Zoboi

(2019)

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The Gilded Wolves

age 13+

Clever 1889 Paris-set story has diversity, magic, puzzles.

By Roshani Chokshi

(2019)

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Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge: George and Martha Washington's Courageous Slave Who Dared to Run Away; Young Readers Edition

age 9+

Riveting bio is a great resource for teaching about slavery.

By Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Kathleen Van Cleve

(2019)

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Front Desk

age 9+

Immigrant kid tackles racism, bullying in powerful tale.

By Kelly Yang

(2018)

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Slayer

age 13+

Uneven series start picks up when Buffy TV series ends.

By Kiersten White

(2019)

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Dactyl Hill Squad

age 9+

Civil War-era kids ride dinos in New York in curious mashup.

By Daniel Jose Older

(2018)

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The Crossroads

age 9+

Refugee kids find new life in nuanced, relatable sequel.

By Alexandra Diaz

(2018)

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Clash of Beasts: Going Wild, Book 3

age 9+

Superpowered tweens battle archvillain in thrilling finale.

By Lisa McMann

(2018)

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Monstrous Devices

age 9+

Toy robots come to life in fun, creepy European adventure.

By Damien Love

(2018)

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Inkling

age 9+

Live ink blob helps family cope with loss in touching tale.

By Kenneth Oppel

(2018)

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Sanity & Tallulah

age 9+

Lively graphic novel offers smart-girl adventures in space.

By Molly Brooks

(2018)

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The Light Between Worlds

age 13+

Heartfelt fantasy emphasizes emotion and magic.

By Laura E. Weymouth

(2018)

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Flashback: Keeper of the Lost Cities, Book 7

age 9+

Little is resolved in colossal teen-elf epic installment.

By Shannon Messenger

(2018)

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Love Like Sky

age 9+

Moving story of girl adjusting to being in blended family.

By Leslie C. Youngblood

(2018)

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Wundersmith: The Calling of Morrigan Crow: Nevermoor, Book 2

age 9+

Charming fantasy of misfit girl casts a magical spell.

By Jessica Townsend

(2018)

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Shadow of the Fox

age 13+

Samurai, demons, Japanese folklore; very cool, kind of gory.

By Julie Kagawa

(2018)

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A Winter's Promise: The Mirror Visitor Quartet, Book 1

age 13+

Excellent world-building, but fantasy saga starts slow.

By Christelle Dabos

(2018)

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