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Elatsoe
Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger When Ellie’s cousin Trevor dies unexpectedly in a car crash, Ellie is one of the first people to...
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Feb 3, 20212 min read
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The Stars and the Blackness Between Them
The Stars and the Blackness Between Them by Junauda Petrus An embracing magical tenderness exudes from the pages of The Stars and the...
aolundsmith
Oct 16, 20192 min read
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Alif the Unseen
Alif the Unseen by G. Willow Wilson Behind the anonymity of his handle, Alif is a talented, undogmatic computer programmer who will...
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May 30, 20192 min read
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Ghost Boys
Ghost Boys begins at the end of Jerome Rogers' life. Indeed, the novel's first word, floating in large, parchment-colored text over a...
aolundsmith
Apr 25, 20192 min read
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Two Roads
Two Roads by Joseph Bruchac Cal thinks he knows who he is: a “knight of the road” riding the rails across the U.S. as a hobo with his...
aolundsmith
Mar 1, 20193 min read
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You Bring the Distant Near
You Bring the Distant Near by Mitali Perkins You Bring the Distant Near is a kaleidoscope filled with what is at first a familiar story:...
aolundsmith
Jul 7, 20182 min read
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If You Come Softly
If You Come Softly by Jacqueline Woodson “If they have it in them, to not like somebody because of their color—then I might have it in...
aolundsmith
Jul 3, 20182 min read
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Long Way Down
I HAD NEVER HELD A GUN Never even touched one. Heavier than I expected, like holding a newborn except I knew the cry would be much much...
aolundsmith
Jun 27, 20181 min read
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Whichwood
Whichwood by Tahereh Mafi “She was not lesser for being younger; her hurts were no less important; her feelings no less relevant…She was...
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May 23, 20182 min read
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Solo
Solo by Kwame Alexander Essential points: This novel in verse ranges far and wide without ever going deep. Protagonist Blade is the son...
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Feb 18, 20181 min read
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