Ibi Aanu Zoboi
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2022.
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English
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When her first mission brings her to the Brooklyn neighborhood of Brownsville, Okoye, discovering the truth about a manipulative real-estate mogul, is torn between fulfilling her duty to Wakanda or listening to her own heart and standing up for the people of Brownsville.
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2022.
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English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2023 - Children
Black History Month - Tweens
Día Booklist (Grades 6-8) 2024
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Black History Month - Tweens
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"From the New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist, a biography in verse and prose of science fiction visionary Octavia Butler. Acclaimed novelist Ibi Zoboi illuminates the young life of the visionary storyteller Octavia E. Butler in poems and prose. Born into the Space Race, the Red Scare, and the dawning Civil Rights Movement, Butler expereinced an American childhood that shaped her into the groundbreaking science-fiction...
5) Pride
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English
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Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month - Young Adults
Women's History Month - Young Adults
Hispanic Heritage Month - Young Adults
Women's History Month - Young Adults
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"Zuri Benitez has pride. Brooklyn pride, family pride, and pride in her Afro-Latino roots. But pride might not be enough to save her rapidly gentrifying neighborhood from becoming unrecognizable. When the wealthy Darcy family moves in across the street, Zuri wants nothing to do with their two teenage sons, even as her older sister, Janae, starts to fall for the charming Ainsley. She especially can't stand the judgmental and arrogant Darius. Yet as...
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English
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Back to School, More Titles - Young Adult
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Hispanic Heritage Month - Young Adults
Staff Picks 2021-2022
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When Fabiola's mother is detained upon their arrival to the United States, Fabiola must navigate her loud American cousins, the grittiness of Detroit's west side, a new school, and a surprising romance all on her own.
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English
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Amal Shahid has always been an artist and a poet. But even in a diverse art school, he's seen as disruptive and unmotivated by a biased system. Then one fateful night, an altercation in a gentrifying neighborhood escalates into tragedy ... Suddenly, at just sixteen years old, Amal's bright future is upended: he is convicted of a crime he didn't commit and sent to prison. Despair and rage almost sink him until he turns to the refuge of his words, his...
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English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Tayshas List 2024 (Gr. 9+ )
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Tayshas List 2024 (Gr. 9+ )
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Warrior Princess. That’s what Nigeria Jones’s father calls her. He has raised her as part of the Movement, a Black separatist group based in Philadelphia. Nigeria is homeschooled and vegan and participates in traditional rituals to connect her and other kids from the group to their ancestors. But when her mother—the perfect matriarch of their Movement—disappears, Nigeria’s world is upended. She finds herself taking care of her baby brother...