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The Silence that Binds Us by Johanna Ho

The Silence That Binds Us by Johanna Ho

Johanna Ho has written an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.

academic, activism, grief, healing, suicide
Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin and Gae Polisner

Consider the Octopus by Nora Raleigh Baskin & Gae Polisner

When chance, or fate, throws two twelve-year-olds together on board a scientific research ship at the edge of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, it’s not all smooth sailing!

clean water, eco-activism, Great Pacific Garbage Patch, marine ecology, synchronicity
A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

A Show for Two by Tashie Bhuiyan

New from the author of Counting Down with You comes a sparkling YA romance about an aspiring screenwriter who falls for the indie film star who goes undercover at her school.

Bangladeshi, competition, film, NYC
It's All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning

It’s All in How You Fall by Sarah Henning

Gr. 7-10 Fifteen-year-old Caroline “Caro” Kepler is an award-winning gymnast whose promising career abruptly ends after her chronic back pain…

Austen, crush, gymnast, sports
Sunny G's Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon

Wacky YA Novel Examines Decisiveness and Grief of a Sikh-American Boy Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh…

adventure, cosplay, grief, prom, Sikh
French Braid by Anne Tyler

French Braid by Anne Tyler

No one reflects the potholes and small successes of American life like Anne Tyler does. With her unfailing eagle eyes…

connections, decades, family, relationships
Honor by Thrity Umrigar

Honor by Thrity Umrigar

Enduring Love Surmounts Religious Savagery in Thrity Umrigar’s Newest Novel Reading a novel by Thrity Umrigar is like experiencing a…

gender issues, Hindu-Muslim, India, misogyny, religion
The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart

The Saints of Swallow Hill by Donna Everhart

When Donna Everhart writes, she builds her stories around little-known or long-forgotten pieces of the South’s history. Her newest novel,…

Southern grit, Southern history, Tar Heel, turpentine
A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

A Dark and Starless Forest by Sarah Hollowell

Sixteen-year-old Derry and her eight siblings—a diverse group that includes white, Black, Mexican, nonbinary, deaf, overweight, and queer individuals—were abandoned…

diverse characters, gaslighting, magic, siblings
The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain

The Last House on the Street by Diane Chamberlain

Clear your calendar to read Diane Chamberlain’s The Last House on the Street! You won’t want to stop once you’ve…

civil rights activism, decades, North Carolina, Voting Rights Act of 1965

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