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Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli, Mathilde Tamae-Bouhon
Sixteen-year-old and not-so-openly gay Simon Spier prefers to save his drama for the school musical. But when an email falls into the wrong hands, his secret is at risk of being thrust into the spotlight. Now Simon is actually being blackmailed: if he doesn’t play wingman for class clown Martin, his sexual identity will become everyone’s business...Categorized as:
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![Don't Speak by Katy Regnery]()
Don't Speak by Katy Regnery
In this modern retelling of The Little Mermaid, a fisherman's daughter from an Outer Banks island untouched by time, meets the son of the North Carolina governor at a fancy party where she is working. Laire, who wants more from life than her little island can offer, is swept away by wealthy, sophisticated Erik, who is, in turn, entranced by her naiveté and charm... -
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![Royal Magic by K.M. Shea]()
Royal Magic by K.M. Shea
Gwendafyn is slowly suffocating. As the second princess of the elves of Lessa she is the acting regent of her people and is expected to behave with the serene grace and poise of a model elf. But that is not who she is. Instead, her very character is constantly criticized as being too passionate, too fiery, and overall “too much”...Categorized as:
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![The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus]()
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsTold in two distinct and irresistible voices, Junauda Petrus’s bold and lyrical debut is the story of two black girls from very different backgrounds finding love and happiness in a world that seems determined to deny them both.Trinidad...Categorized as:
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![The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee]()
The Gentleman’s Guide to Getting Lucky by Mackenzi Lee
In this funny and frothy novella that picks up where the New York Times bestselling The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue leaves off, freshly minted couple Monty and Percy fumble through their first time together...Categorized as:
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![Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen, Bahija Lovejoy]()
Seven Daughters and Seven Sons by Barbara Cohen, Bahija Lovejoy
Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars · 32 ratingsIn an ancient Arab nation, one woman dares to be different. Buran cannot—Buran will not—sit quietly at home and wait to be married to the man her father chooses. Determined to use her skills and earn a fortune, she instead disguises herself as a boy and travels by camel caravan to a distant city. There, she maintains her masculine disguise and establishes a successful business... -
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Close Obsession by Anna Zaires
The highly anticipated sequel to Close Liaisons . . . In Lenkarda – the main Krinar colony on Earth – Mia is completely at Korum's mercy. With no way to leave and no idea how to operate even the most basic Krinar technology, she has no choice but to trust the K who brought her there – the lover whom she had betrayed...Categorized as:
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![Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis]()
Thieves' Gambit by Kayvion Lewis
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Inheritance Games meets Ocean's Eleven in this cinematic heist thriller where a cutthroat competition brings together the world's best thieves and one thief is playing for the highest stakes of all: her mother's life.At only seventeen years old, Ross Quest is already a master thief, especially adept at escape plans...Categorized as:
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![If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson]()
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsA lyrical story of star-crossed love perfect for readers of The Hate U Give, by National Ambassador for Children's Literature Jacqueline Woodson—now celebrating its twentieth anniversary, and including a new preface by the author Jeremiah feels good inside his own skin. That is, when he's in his own Brooklyn neighborhood...Categorized as:
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![The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon]()
The Sun Is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon
Natasha: I’m a girl who believes in science and facts. Not fate. Not destiny. Or dreams that will never come true. I’m definitely not the kind of girl who meets a cute boy on a crowded New York City street and falls in love with him. Not when my family is twelve hours away from being deported to Jamaica. Falling in love with him won’t be my story...Categorized as:
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![Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler]()
Going Bicoastal by Dahlia Adler
A queer Sliding Doors YA rom-com in which a girl must choose between summer in NYC with her dad (and the girl she's always wanted) or LA with her estranged mom (and the guy she never saw coming).In Dahlia Adler’s Going Bicoastal, there’s more than one path to happily ever after... -
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Withered Rose by Valicity Elaine
Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA Christian Romantic Suspense NovelBook One in the Withered Rose TrilogyRosa De Luca has finally escaped the Italian mafia. She wants nothing more than to live a life free of crime, violence, and lawlessness. When she takes up shelter with a Christian family just outside New York City, she finds God and she finds peace...Categorized as:
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Bel Canto by Ann Patchett
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 85 ratingsIn an unnamed South American country, a world-renowned soprano sings at a birthday party in honor of a visiting Japanese industrial titan. Alas, in the opening sequence, a ragtag band of 18 terrorists enters the vice-presidential mansion through the air conditioning ducts. Their quarry is the president, who has unfortunately stayed home to watch a favorite soap opera... -
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![Secrets of the Henna Girl by Sufiya Ahmed]()
Secrets of the Henna Girl by Sufiya Ahmed
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsفي هذه الرواية الحارقة والمشوّقة، تفضح صوفية أحمد هذه العادة الصادمة والمفجعة.الحياة، كما تعرفها زيبا، قد تنتهي حقاً...زيبا كأيّ فتاة في السادسة عشرة من العمر: تستمتع بالحياة، تنتظر نتائج الامتحانات المدرسية، وتحلم باليوم الذي تلتقي فيه بحبّها الحقيقي...لكنّ لوالديها خططاً أخرى.في عطلة الصيف، تزور زيبا باكستان، بلد أهلها الأصلي، حيث ينهار عالمها... -
![Color Outside the Lines by Anna-Marie McLemore, Elsie Chapman]()
Color Outside the Lines by Anna-Marie McLemore, Elsie Chapman
Rated: 3.79 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThis modern, groundbreaking YA anthology explores the complexity and beauty of interracial and LGBTQ+ relationships where differences are front and center... -
![Fresh Ink by Nicola Yoon, Malinda Lo]()
Fresh Ink by Nicola Yoon, Malinda Lo
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsIn partnership with We Need Diverse Books, thirteen of the most recognizable, diverse authors come together in this remarkable YA anthology featuring ten short stories, a graphic short story, and a one-act play from Walter Dean Myers never before in-print.Careful--you are holding fresh ink. And not hot-off-the-press, still-drying-in-your-hands ink...Categorized as:
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Don't Date Rosa Santos by Nina Moreno
For fans of GILMORE GIRLS and TO ALL THE BOYS I'VE LOVED BEFORE, this effervescent love story from debut author Nina Moreno will sweep you away. Rosa Santos is cursed by the sea—at least, that's what they say. Dating her is bad news, especially if you're a boy with a boat. But Rosa feels more caught than cursed. Caught between cultures and choices...Categorized as:
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![Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed]()
Mad, Bad & Dangerous to Know by Samira Ahmed
Rated: 3.77 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsTold in alternating narratives that bridge centuries, the latest novel from New York Times bestselling author Samira Ahmed traces the lives of two young women fighting to write their own stories and escape the pressure of familial burdens and cultural expectations in worlds too long defined by men...Categorized as:
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![Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani]()
Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsClaire Takata has never known much about her father, who passed away ten years ago. But on the anniversary of his death, she finds a letter from her deceased father to her stepfather. Before now, Claire never had a reason to believe they even knew each other...Categorized as:
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![Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani]()
Ink and Ashes by Valynne E. Maetani
Rated: 3.69 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsClaire Takata has never known much about her father, who passed away when she was a little girl. But on the anniversary of his death, not long before her seventeenth birthday, she finds a mysterious letter from her deceased father, addressed to her stepfather. Claire never even knew that they had met...Categorized as:
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![The Meet-Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson]()
The Meet-Cute Project by Rhiannon Richardson
Rated: 3.48 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA teen girl who will do whatever it takes to find a date for her sister’s wedding.Mia’s friends love rom-coms. Mia hates them. They're silly, contrived, and not at all realistic... -
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Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura
Rated: 3.49 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsNPR Best of the YearEvery Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura is a charming multicultural romance perfect for the many fans of Jenny Han and Rainbow Rowell. Contains family expectations, delightful banter, great romantic tension, skating (all kinds!), Korean pastries, and all the feels.Sixteen-year-old figure skater Olivia Kennedy’s Olympic dreams have ended... -
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Every Reason We Shouldn't by Sara Fujimura
Rated: 3.45 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsWarning: Contains family expectations, delightful banter, great romantic tension, skating (all kinds!), Korean pastries, and all the feels.Fifteen-year-old, biracial figure skater Olivia Kennedy’s Olympic dreams have ended. She's bitter, but enjoying life as a regular teenager instead of an athlete... until Jonah Choi starts training at her family's struggling rink...Categorized as:
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![Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie]()
Delivering Evil for Experts by Annette Marie
I promised to avenge my parents.But their killer is still on the loose, and he's stolen more than my parents' lives. Now, as he draws closer to his mysterious goals, he's poised to destroy what little I have left.I promised to translate an ancient grimoire.But it holds the secrets of my family—and the secret history of demon summoning. I fear its answers as much as I need them...Categorized as:
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![A Fall of Water by Elizabeth Hunter]()
A Fall of Water by Elizabeth Hunter
“No secret stays hidden forever.” Still grieving from their loss in the far East, Giovanni Vecchio and Beatrice De Novo discover that for them, all roads really do lead to Rome. But nothing is quite as it seems in the Eternal City. Joined by Carwyn and Tenzin, unexpected clashes greet them almost immediately, and rivalries churn beneath the glittering facade of the old Roman court... -
![Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop]()
Marked in Flesh by Anne Bishop
For centuries, the Others and humans have lived side by side in uneasy peace. But when humankind oversteps its bounds, the Others will have to decide how much humanity they’re willing to tolerate—both within themselves and within their community..Categorized as:
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![Four Days by Dannika Dark]()
Four Days by Dannika Dark
Ivy believes every life must have balance, and during the past year, she's found harmony living with the Weston pack. When an evil spirit from her past threatens her wolf, it sets off a chain reaction of events that alters the course of her destiny. Lorenzo Church is a powerful, wealthy Packmaster who rules his pack through intimidation and order... -
![In This Iron Ground by Marina Vivancos]()
In This Iron Ground by Marina Vivancos
Damien is nine years old when his parents die. What should have been the worst moment of his life begins a journey shadowed by loneliness and pain. The night of a full moon, four years and seven foster homes later, Damien flees to the forest, desperate to escape everything. Instead, he finds the Salgado pack, and the earth beneath his feet shifts...Categorized as:
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![Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, LeUyen Pham]()
Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang, LeUyen Pham
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 28 ratingsGraphic novel superstars Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham join forces in this heartwarming rom-com about fate, family, forgiveness, and lion dancing.Valentina Tran was named after Valentine's Day, which used to be her favorite holiday. But when Val learns the truth behind what happened with her parents and why she's being raised by a single father, she realizes true love is a lie...
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