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Saints of the Household is a haunting contemporary YA about an act of violence in a small-town--told by a debut Indigenous Costa Rican-American writer.

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The Blood Years

The harrowing story of a young girl's struggle to survive the Holocaust in Romania.

Frederieke Teitler and her older sister, Astra, live in a house, in a city, in a world divided. Their father ran out …

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Shut Up, This Is Serious

An unforgettable YA debut about two Latina teens growing up in East Oakland as they discover that the world is brimming with messy complexities, perfect for fans of Elizabeth Acevedo and Erika L. Sánc…

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Where You See Yourself

Where You See Yourself combines an unforgettable coming-of-age tale, a swoon-worthy romance, and much-needed disability representation in this story about a girl who's determined to follow her dreams.…

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This debut novel by Byron Graves tells the story of a young athlete determined to play like the hero his Ojibwe community needs him to be.

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Where Wolves Don't Die

Ezra Cloud hates living in Northeast Minneapolis. His father is a professor of their language, Ojibwe, at a local college, so they have to be there. But Ezra hates the dirty, polluted snow around them…

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Everything We Never Had

A novel about four generations of Filipino American boys grappling with identity, masculinity, and their fraught father-son relationships.

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Only This Beautiful Moment

From the Stonewall Honor–winning author of Like a Love Story comes a sweeping story of three generations of boys in the same Iranian family. Perfect for fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club and Da…

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This Book Won't Burn

From the New York Times bestselling author of Internment comes a timely and gripping social-suspense novel about book banning, activism, and standing up for what you believe.

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Salt the Water

Cerulean Gene is free everywhere except school, where they’re known for repeatedly challenging authority. Raised in a free-spirited home by two loving parents who encourage Cerulean to be their full s…

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All the Fighting Parts

In the vein of Grown and The Poet X, a searing and defiant novel in verse about reclaiming agency after a sexual assault within the church community

Sixteen-year-old Amina Conteh has always believed in…

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Aisle Nine: A Dark Coming-of-Age Adventure of Hell Portals, Impending Apocalypse, and Unlikely Heroes in a Discount Mart―A Morris Award Finalist

“It's Black Friday—and the apocalypse is on sale!

Ever since the world filled with portals to hell and bloodthirsty demons started popping out on the reg, Jasper’s life has gotten worse and worse. A te…

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