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2023 Finalist for Juvenile Fiction
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All I See Is Violence
In the multigenerational historical novel "All I See Is Violence", the indomitable Plains Tribes face war and the complexities of race, identity, and generational trauma. Angie Elita Newell’s potent historical novel "All I See Is...
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Sacrifice on the Border
by Leah Block
Part psychological thriller, part love story, "Sacrifice on the Border" is a grisly novel about the trauma of losing a child. Cecilia Domeyko’s propulsive thriller "Sacrifice on the Border" follows a young mother grieving the loss of...
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On Lonesome Roads
"On Lonesome Roads" is an explosive thriller in which a haunted investigator risks his life to find an assassin. In Dan Flanigan’s thriller "On Lonesome Roads", a private investigator evades an assassination attempt—and then works to...
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Out of Wedlock
by Mari Carlson
The searching novel "Out of Wedlock" is about people’s overlapping and conflicting allegiances and committed relationships. A man discovers his true identity with the help of friends and lovers in Larry Lockridge’s novel "Out of...
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The Insignificant Girl
by Ali Ortiz
"The Insignificant Girl" is a thriller led by a diplomatic woman who seeks freedom from social deceits and sexual oppression. In Tom Fitzgerald’s action-oriented thriller "The Insignificant Girl", a slighted woman rises against...
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Hotel Cartagena
In Simone Buchholz’s original, stylish thriller "Hotel Cartagena": during a high-stakes hostage situation in a high-class hotel bar, the past catches up to the powerful. While celebrating a birthday atop a hotel overlooking Hamburg,...
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OOF
"OOF" is a sly satire that imagines a world overrun by internet toxicity. In Strobe Witherspoon’s black comedy novel "OOF", a political satirist’s latest project sparks online outrage that leads to a real-world catastrophe. When...
