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2) Kindling
Author
Language
English
Description
Once, the war was fought with kindlings--elite, magic-wielding warriors whose devastating power comes at the cost of their own young lives. Now the war is over, and kindlings have been cast adrift--their magic outlawed, their skills outdated, their formidable balar weapons prized only as relics and souvenirs. Violence still plagues the countryside, and memories haunt those who remain. When a village comes under threat of siege, it offers an opportunity...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Pride Month - Young Adults
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
Pride Month - Young Adults
Description
Erin Powers navigates growing up as a mixed-Black transracial adoptee being raised by a white, closeted lesbian mother. Based on the author's experience.
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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ALA Youth Media Awards 2024 - Young Adults
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Black Authors of Young Adult Books
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Description
A confrontation with a teacher and a family crisis force high school senior Cerulean Gene to drop out of twelfth grade and derails their dreams of moving cross-country and living off the grid. Told in verse format.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Taken from their families when they are very small and sent to a remote, church-run residential school, Kenny, Lucy, Clara, Howie and Maisie are barely out of childhood when they are finally released after years of detention. Alone and without any skills, support or families, the teens find their way to the seedy and foreign world of Downtown Eastside Vancouver, where they cling together, striving to find a place of safety and belonging in a world...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"After Virgil Hawkins reveals his secret identity as Static to his girlfriend, Daisy, she breaks up with him, leaving him free to go to a big music festival with his best friend Richie Foley (also known as superhero Gear), but they soon run into girls who each have secret identities of their own"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"In Ashtown, a rough-and-tumble desert community, the Emperor rules with poisoned claws and an iron fist. He can't show any sign of weakness, as the neighboring Wiley City has spent lifetimes beating down the people of Ashtown and would love nothing more than its downfall. There's only one person in the desert the Emperor can fully trust--and her name is Scales. Scales is the best at what she does: keeping everyone and everything in line. As a skilled...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Mental Health Awareness - Young Adults
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Pride Month - Young Adults
National Poetry Month - Young Adults
Pride Month - Young Adults
Description
Ariel grapples with her fear of her own mind and violent fantasies, driven by her desire to meet her parents' expectations and societal norms, until a summer job at a carnival leads her to new friends who help her discover her struggle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and find acceptance and support for her true self.
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