TW: child abuse/neglect, miscarriage, homophobia The novel Monday’s Not Coming is complex. The novel focuses on the mysterious disappearances of black children and the faulty…
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All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy
I adored this book so much. It was a really interesting, stirring, and captivating read. It centers on a man’s connection with his mother, who…
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What a remarkable book. Although not very violent at its core, this book shows a strong interest in addressing the consequences of and responses to…
View More A Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia AbawiThey Both Die At The End by Adam Silvera
“I wasted all those yesterdays and am completely out of tomorrows.” How often do you answer calls from random phone numbers? Rufus and Mateo did,…
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“How glorious it is to drown” Emory sees her brother Joey, being pushed farther and farther by the waves into the deep part, he is…
View More You’d Be Home Now by Kathleen GlasgowThe Cost of Knowing by Brittney Morris
“Joy in the midst of oppression is its own kind of bravery.” You’ve just had a vision, your brother will die soon, how would you…
View More The Cost of Knowing by Brittney MorrisThese Violent Delights by Chloe Gong
As a unique adaptation of Romeo and Juliet, Chloe Gong creates a captivating world taking place in 1926 Shanghai, China. Juliett Cai is the heiress…
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Now a critically acclaimed TV-show on Netflix, the graphic novel series Heartstopper (Volumes 1-4) by Alice Oseman follows the journey of Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson, navigating…
View More Heartstopper (Volumes 1-4) by Alice OsemanPride by Ibi Zoboi
It would be unexpected for a modern author to take the classic story of Pride & Prejudice and turn it into a story with…
View More Pride by Ibi ZoboiMaus by Art Spiegleman
Reading both volumes of Maus by Art Spiegleman, it is easy to see why it was banned by the Tennessee school board, or generally less…
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