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One of the Boys

by Leah Block

Victoria Zeller’s humorous coming-of-age novel "One of the Boys" follows a transgender teenager’s changing relationship with the football team she left behind. Grace, a high school senior, gives football one more chance after... Read More

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Ashimpa

by Danielle Ballantyne

Bold, bright colors pair with textured pencil lines in this fanciful primer on the parts—and the silliness—of speech. When a researcher discovers a new word—“ashimpa”—everyone has an opinion on what it is. Some are... Read More

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The Rainbow Sheep

by Danielle Ballantyne

A sheep, Rainbow, brings challenge and change to a conformist flock in this whimsical picture book about delighting in differences. Ricky has always wanted to play and have fun, but the rest of her flock discourages being different. When... Read More

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Neshama

by Michelle Anne Schingler

In Marcella Pixley’s aching novel-in-verse "Neshama", a lonely, gifted girl navigates middle school tensions and family secrets with some supernatural help. For Anna, who records ghost poems in her notebook and is ostracized at school,... Read More

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Kat's Greek Summer

by Addissyn House

A determined teenager comes of age in her ancestral environment in the relatable novel Kat’s Greek Summer. In Mima Tipper’s sympathetic novel Kat’s Greek Summer, a teenage girl reconciles herself to her complex identity. At the... Read More

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The Gales of Alexandria

by Anna Karnedy

In the face of global political events, connected people are set on different paths of self-discovery in the thoughtful thriller "The Gales of Alexandria". Ehab Elgammel’s political adventure novel "The Gales of Alexandria" zeroes in... Read More

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