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June 2024

Here are all of the books we've reviewed that were published June 2024.

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Frederick Douglass

by Eileen Gonzalez

Sidney Morrison’s biographical novel "Frederick Douglass" follows the famed abolitionist from slavery to international stardom. Frederick Douglass dreams of escaping enslavement for years. But after completing the long and dangerous... Read More

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Ballad for Jasmine Town

by Rachel Telljohn

In Molly Ringle’s intoxicating fantasy novel "Ballad for Jasmine Town", humans and fae band together to save their mystical island. In Miryoku, known as Jasmine Town, Rafi feels like two halves of a whole: half human and half fae,... Read More

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Earthly Vessels

by Natalie Wollenzien

Subverting genre motifs, the exciting metaphysical novel "Earthly Vessels" troubles its way through religious traditions, different planes of existence, and reincarnation and the beliefs behind souls. In David T. Isaak’s... Read More

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Zodiac Pets

by Gail Hoffer-Loibl

A town and its residents are thrust into crisis by the ambitious plans of a wealthy resident in the insightful novel "Zodiac Pets". In Eric Giroux’s exciting novel "Zodiac Pets", a student writer and her editor come to terms with their... Read More

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Pansy Boy

by Danielle Ballantyne

An origin story for the Pansy Project, a movement that plants pansies at sites of homophobic acts around the world, this picture book follows an unnamed boy as he struggles through and rises above homophobic bullying. The gentle boy... Read More