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Ugliest

by Leah Block

A sweet, anxious agender teenager comes into their own while facing new challenges in the involving novel "Ugliest". Kelly Vincent’s novel "Ugliest" is the earnest continuation of an agender Oklahoma teenager’s coming-of-age story.... Read More

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Escaped at Thirteen

by Meg Nola

A story of escaping war to thrive abroad, "Escaped at Thirteen" is an affecting memoir. Iranian emigrant Alieza Mogadam’s compelling memoir "Escaped at Thirteen" is about his forced departure from his homeland during the war between... Read More

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Disney In-Between

by Willem Marx

"Disney In-Between" is a exhaustive account of the company’s two-decade transformation, starting with the 1966 death of Walt Disney. Stephen Anderson’s encyclopedic book "Disney In-Between" covers the history of the Walt Disney... Read More

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The New Frontier

by Karen Rigby

A boy learns resilience following a life-altering move in the arresting historical novel "The New Frontier". In Wayne L. Wilson’s tense historical novel "The New Frontier", a Black adolescent confronts racism and other dangers when he... Read More

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