Readers return to Bayview High School in the book, One Of Us Is Next by Karen M McManus which is a sequel to One Of…
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Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
This unique take on a classic novel utilizes poetry to portray what feels like endless thoughts of a young boy about to commit a terrible…
View More Long Way Down by Jason ReynoldsHow Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez Gilliland
Before the book was published, I overheard several people discussing it, thus I find it amazing that it hasn’t been more well known. I was…
View More How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by Raquel Vasquez GillilandUnclaimed Baggage by Jen Doll
TW: sexual assault, racism, alcoholism Three main protagonists, Doris, Nell, and Grant, are followed in Unclaimed Baggage as they work summer jobs at the shop…
View More Unclaimed Baggage by Jen DollAnger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro
TW: racism, assault, violence, police brutality, murder/death Anger is a Gift is a very challenging book for a variety of reasons. Please be advised that…
View More Anger is a Gift by Mark OshiroMonday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. Jackson
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…
View More Monday’s Not Coming by Tiffany D. JacksonAll 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…
View More All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha RoyA Land of Permanent Goodbyes by Atia Abawi
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,…
View More They Both Die At The End by Adam SilveraYou’d Be Home Now by Kathleen Glasgow
“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…
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