In this thrilling sci-fi retelling of the story of China’s only female emperor, Xiran Jay Zhao’s brilliant world-building weaves a world like no other. In…
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Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram
Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram is a realistic fiction novel following the life of protagonist Darius Keller, a sophomore in high…
View More Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib KhorramWe Used to be Friends by Amy Spalding
A friendship breakup is a universal experience among children as they grow up. Many times these are harder than relationship breakups and affect so many…
View More We Used to be Friends by Amy SpaldingYES NO MAYBE SO by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed
“YES NO MAYBE SO” by Becky Albertalli and Aisha Saeed follows Jamie and Maya. Two seventeen year old’s working on a political campaign that brings…
View More YES NO MAYBE SO by Becky Albertalli and Aisha SaeedScavenger Hunt Week #1
Enter the author’s name for the activity code on Beanstack for this week and earn 25 points.
View More Scavenger Hunt Week #1Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor Noah
This book is a masterclass in both humorous and insightful storytelling, and Trevor Noah’s writing is able to beget these characteristics through a perspective only…
View More Born a Crime: Stories From a South African Childhood by Trevor NoahWith the Fire on High by Elizabeth Acevado
Raising her toddler daughter alongside her grandmother and working part-time while finishing up her senior year of high school, seventeen year-old Emoni Santiago still finds…
View More With the Fire on High by Elizabeth AcevadoThe Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. Pan
High schooler Leigh is a profoundly accomplished artist. Her dad, an Irish-American professor of Asian studies, believes she is wasting her time on what her…
View More The Astonishing Color of After by Emily X.R. PanDear Martin by Nic Stone
Justyce McCallister is Yale-bound. His best friend Manny is headed to Morehouse, a private historically black men’s college. Although both teens are benefiting from their…
View More Dear Martin by Nic StoneClap When You Land by Elizabeth Acevedo
17-year-old Yahaira is devastated after realizing that the plane her father was on fell to the ground following liftoff rocking her entire NY community. High…
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