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The Ribbon Leaf

by Karen Rigby

In Lori Weber’s enthralling historical novel "The Ribbon Leaf", a girls’ friendship changes after Kristallnacht, though their memories still sustain them across an ocean and a decade. In 1938 in Germany, twelve-year-old Sabine is... Read More

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The Sevenfold Hunters

by Ho Lin

Rose Egal’s fantastical novel "The Sevenfold Hunters" follows the seven students who are humanity’s best hope against vampiric alien invaders, the Nosaru. To casual observers, Carlisle Academy appears to be an elite boarding school... Read More

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Aquarian Dawn

by Karen Rigby

An African teenager comes of age between countries and cultures in Ebele Chizea’s engrossing young adult novel "Aquarian Dawn". In the 1960s, Ada moves to Pennsylvania from Nabuka, a country riven by civil war and genocide. Her mother,... Read More

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Day Dreamer

by Leah Webster

"Day Dreamer" is a familiar love story between a human girl and a mythical being. A vampire lover and a mysterious man fall hard for each other in Thanya Olenyk’s young adult novel "Day Dreamer". Evangeline is talented at keeping her... Read More

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Only Half Human

by Jeremiah Rood

The fun fantasy novel "Only Half Human" reveals that even superpowered teenagers struggle to deal with their families. Nathaniel Wright’s fantasy novel "Only Half Human" is set in a high school for wondrous beings, where a student... Read More

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The First Traitor

by Leah Webster

"The First Traitor" is an exciting, heartfelt young adult spy saga. In R. S. Twells’s action-packed novel "The First Traitor", a teenage agent wrestles with the ghosts of his past while trying to decipher who, and what, is worth... Read More

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