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We Are Not Free

For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, her two brothers, her friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking nightmare: attacked, spat on, and abused with no way to retaliate--and now things are about to get worse, their lives forever changed by the mass incarcerations in the relocation camps.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:26

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We Are Not Free
We Are Not Free

Traci Chee
(Young Adult - Y Chee)

For fourteen-year-old budding artist Minoru Ito, her two brothers, her friends, and the other members of the Japanese-American community in southern California, the three months since Pearl Harbor was attacked have become a waking nightmare: attacked, spat on, and abused with no way to retaliate--and now things are about to get worse, their lives forever changed by the mass incarcerations in the relocation camps.

 

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Tweet Cute

Pepper is a chronic overachiever and perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming-- thanks to Pepper, who is secretly running its massive Twitter account. Jack is a class clown and a constant thorn in Pepper's side. He works at his family's deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma's iconic grilled cheese recipe, he'll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. 

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:24

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Tweet Cute
Tweet Cute

Emma Lord
(Young Adult - Y Lord)

Pepper is a chronic overachiever and perfectionist. Her family may be falling apart, but their massive fast-food chain is booming-- thanks to Pepper, who is secretly running its massive Twitter account. Jack is a class clown and a constant thorn in Pepper's side. He works at his family's deli. His relationship with the business that holds his future might be love/hate, but when Big League Burger steals his grandma's iconic grilled cheese recipe, he'll do whatever it takes to take them down, one tweet at a time. 

 

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Today Tonight Tomorrow

Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:22

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Today Tonight Tomorrow
Today Tonight Tomorrow

Rachel Lynn Solomon
(Young Adult - Y Solomon)

Throughout the years both Rowan and Neil have been at competition with one another on everything from who has the best ideas for school functions to which one will be their graduating class's valedictorian. However, in the twenty-four hours left they have as high school students, the two learn they share something much deeper than a rivalry.

 

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They Went Left

Zofia, a teenage Holocaust survivor, travels across post-war Europe as she searches for her younger brother and seeks to rebuild her shattered life.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:20

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They Went Left
They Went Left

Monica Hesse
(Young Adult - Y Hesse)

Zofia, a teenage Holocaust survivor, travels across post-war Europe as she searches for her younger brother and seeks to rebuild her shattered life.

 

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Superman Smashes the Klan

When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daugher Roberta feels out of place, so when the evil Klan of the Fiery Cross begins a string of terrorist attacks on the city, Superman fights them, and Roberta and Superman soon learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:19

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Superman Smashes the Klan
Superman Smashes the Klan

Gene Luen Yang
(Young Adult - Y Yang)

When Dr. Lee moves his family to Metropolis, his son Tommy adjusts to the new neighborhood while daugher Roberta feels out of place, so when the evil Klan of the Fiery Cross begins a string of terrorist attacks on the city, Superman fights them, and Roberta and Superman soon learn to embrace their own unique features that set them apart.

 

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Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet

As an aspiring pastry chef, Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father's restaurant, Nacho's Tacos. But her traditional Mexican-American mom and dad have different plans. Xander Amaro Is a new hire at Nacho's. For him, the job is an opportunity for a chance at a normal life, to settle in at his abuelo's, and to find the father who left him behind. When both the restaurant and Xander's immigrant status are threatened, he will do whatever it takes to protect his new found family and himself. 

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:18

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Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet
Somewhere Between Bitter and Sweet

Laekan Zea Kemp
(Young Adult - Y Kemp)

As an aspiring pastry chef, Penelope Prado has always dreamed of opening her own pastelería next to her father's restaurant, Nacho's Tacos. But her traditional Mexican-American mom and dad have different plans. Xander Amaro Is a new hire at Nacho's. For him, the job is an opportunity for a chance at a normal life, to settle in at his abuelo's, and to find the father who left him behind. When both the restaurant and Xander's immigrant status are threatened, he will do whatever it takes to protect his new found family and himself. 

 

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Skyhunter

The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee there to escape a fate worse than death, transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts. The legendary Strikers, Mara's elite fighting force, are trained to stop these monsters. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable. Still, one Striker refuses to give up hope. Robbed of her voice and home, Talin Kanami knows firsthand the brutality of the Federation.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:16

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Skyhunter
Skyhunter

Marie Lu
(Young Adult - Y Lu)

The Karensa Federation has conquered a dozen countries, leaving Mara as one of the last free nations in the world. Refugees flee there to escape a fate worse than death, transformation into mutant war beasts known as Ghosts. The legendary Strikers, Mara's elite fighting force, are trained to stop these monsters. But as the number of Ghosts grows and Karensa closes in, defeat seems inevitable. Still, one Striker refuses to give up hope. Robbed of her voice and home, Talin Kanami knows firsthand the brutality of the Federation. Mara seems ready to fall, but when a mysterious prisoner is brought from the front, Talin senses there's more to him than meets the eye.

 

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The Mary Shelley Club

Scholarship student Rachel keeps to herself at Manchester Prep, preferring the company of horror films to trust fund babies. When a prank puts her on the radar of a mysterious student society, "The Mary Shelley Club", they subject her to a number of escalating Fear Tests which eventually puts them on the radar of a serial killer.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:13

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The Mary Shelley Club
The Mary Shelley Club

Goldy Moldavsky
(Young Adult - Y Moldavs)

Scholarship student Rachel keeps to herself at Manchester Prep, preferring the company of horror films to trust fund babies. When a prank puts her on the radar of a mysterious student society, "The Mary Shelley Club", they subject her to a number of escalating Fear Tests which eventually puts them on the radar of a serial killer.

 

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The Lucky Ones

In the aftermath of a school tragedy, May and Zach struggle with grief, survivor's guilt, and the complex emotional impact of the event, learning how to heal and hope in the face of it all.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:12

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The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones

Liz Lawson
(Young Adult - Y Lawson)

In the aftermath of a school tragedy, May and Zach struggle with grief, survivor's guilt, and the complex emotional impact of the event, learning how to heal and hope in the face of it all.

 

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The Loop

Luka Kane has spent 736 days wrongfully imprisoned inside the Loop awaiting his execution. Each day is the same and torturous. But things are starting to change. Whispers of war are circulating. Then the warden delivers a message: Luka, you have to get out ... Now Luka must decide whether breaking out of the Loop is his only way to survive. But the population on the outside may be far more terrifying than anything he could have imaged. And in order to save his family, he'll have to discover who is responsible for the chaos that has been inflicted upon the world.

   
Submitted by Tyana H. on Wed, 2023-03-15 12:11

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The Loop
The Loop

Ben Oliver
(Young Adult - Y Oliver)

Luka Kane has spent 736 days wrongfully imprisoned inside the Loop awaiting his execution. Each day is the same and torturous. But things are starting to change. Whispers of war are circulating. Then the warden delivers a message: Luka, you have to get out ... Now Luka must decide whether breaking out of the Loop is his only way to survive. But the population on the outside may be far more terrifying than anything he could have imaged. And in order to save his family, he'll have to discover who is responsible for the chaos that has been inflicted upon the world.

 

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