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• Calling the Moon

  16 Period Stories From BIPOC Authors

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  Award-winning BIPOC authors each contribute an uplifting, hopeful story about tweens and teens, and their experiences with menstruation.

• The Carrefour Curse

  Salerni, Dianne K.,

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  When she left the family 12 years ago Garnet’s mom swore she’d never return. Now mother and daughter are back and the house, its curse, and its family are all wrapped up in a mystery that only Garnet and her special skills can unravel.

• Dear Mothman

  Gow, Robin,

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  Ever since Noah’s best friend died he’s been fixated on finding the mysterious cryptid Mothman for his science fair project. A touching tale of grief, trans identity, and acceptance.

• Don't Want to Be Your Monster

  Moulton, Deke,

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  Two vampire brothers set out to solve the mystery of a series of strange deaths in their town. Will they figure out the culprit, or will a vampire hunter get them first?

• Eb & Flow

  Baptist, Kelly J.,

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  Ebony and De’Kari (aka Flow) do not get along. How could they when their cafeteria scuffle ended with Flow’s ruined shoes, Ebony on the ground, and both of them with ten days of at-home suspension? Now they have two weeks to think about and explain…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Eyes & the Impossible

  Eggers, Dave,

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  Nobody can run like Johannes and on the island park where he lives he likes it that way. He and the other animals there are the eyes of the island, but when big changes head their way, will they be prepared to face the unknown?

• Flora La Fresca & the Art of Friendship

  Chambers, Veronica,

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  Flora’s life comes crashing down around her ears when her best friend Clara moves out of town. Will she find another BFF or be doomed to loneliness? A fast-paced little comical romp.

• The Grace of Wild Things

  Fawcett, Heather,

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  Imagine an Anne of Green Gables where Marilla is a witch who tries to eat Anne upon sight. Grace is determined to study spells under the tutelage of the local witch. When she’s given a near impossible task to finish (or else lose her magic!), it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragonboy

  Reyes, Megan,

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  Having grown up on different sides of a war they didn’t start, a boy-turned-dragon, his reluctant dragon rider, a runaway witch, and a young soldier must save their world, and magic itself, from being destroyed.

• Hope in the Valley

  Perkins, Mitali,

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  13-year-old aspiring poet Pandita Paul struggles to navigate grief and change in her rapidly gentrifying Silicon Valley neighborhood.

• Leeva at Last

  Pennypacker, Sara, 1951-

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  What are people for? Leeva is determined to find out with the help of an orphaned badger, a risk-averse boy in a hazmat suit, and the town’s librarians. A story perfect for fans of Matilda.

• The Lost Year

  Marsh, Katherine,

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  A 13-year-old boy trapped indoors in the early days of Covid-19 uncovers a dark family secret leading back to the Holodomor, the early 1930s Ukrainian famine caused by Stalin’s policies.

• Maggie Lou, Firefox

  Dufour Bowes, Arnolda,

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  Meet Maggie Lou, Firefox! Whether she’s boxing at the gym in a tutu, working on her dad’s construction crew, or going on her first deer hunt, this Métis kid will always keep you laughing.

• The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams

  Nayeri, Daniel,

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  Saved from a stoning by angry monks, a kid called Monkey is indebted to the fast-talking Samir, a merchant on the Silk Road. The problem? Several hired assassins have Samir in their sights, and Monkey is obligated to save him.

• Not An Easy Win

  Giles, Chrystal D.,

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  Unfairly kicked out of his new school, Lawrence finds himself adrift. One day he goes to the community rec center, and discovers the game of chess. Can he learn how to pull off the right moves?

• The Probability of Everything

  Everett, Sarah,

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  An asteroid is headed to Earth and it has an 84.7% chance of hitting in four days. Kemi is determined to bury a time capsule remembering her family, but in this story is everything quite what it seems?

• The Rhythm of Time

  Questlove,

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  When Rahim uses the phone his best friend Kasia made for him to search his favorite old school rap group, he’s sent into the past! Now he and Kasia have to find a way to bring him back to the present before time runs out.

• Simon Sort of Says

  Bow, Erin,

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  Simon is the only kid in his class who survived a school shooting. Two years later, he’s starting over in a new town at a new school (7th grade), and he only wants to forget everything and fly under the radar. New friends come, but he can’t put the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sisters of the Lost Marsh

  Strange, Lucy,

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  Six sisters live under a family curse. When one sibling disappears into the ghastly Mire, it’s up to brave Willa to ride into the fantastical unknown and find her.

• Something Like Home

  Arango, Andrea Beatriz,

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  Laura didn’t know a 911 call to help her addict parents would result in her being forced to stay with her estranged aunt. This moving free verse novel shows Laura finding kindness and friendship, as well as an adorable pup.