Heera Sanyal, the protagonist of Devi S. Laskar’s new novel “Circa,” struggles to be something other than a dutiful Bengali daughter, even as she manages the grief of losing her best friend to a drunk driver.
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Pretty Rude for a Girl by Rebecca Elliott
Gr. 7-11 (Sequel to Pretty Funny for a Girl) Fifteen-year-old comedy novice Haylah Swinton loves her big self, has faith … More
How We Fall Apart by Katie Zhao
Gr. 9-12 Sinclair Prep on New York City’s Upper West Side is home to the brainiest students from the area’s … More
The Night When No One Had Sex by Kalena Miller
Gr. 8-12 The post-prom plan is to overnight at Zoe’s uncle’s secluded cabin to facilitate Julia’s sex pact. But as … More
My Eyes Are Up Here by Laura Zimmermann
Gr. 7-12 Until ninth grade, Greer Walsh’s body was acceptable. Then her bustline grew. And grew. Now a sophomore, she’s … More
The Undoing of Thistle Tate by Katelyn Detweiler
Gr. 9-12 Thistle Tate is seventeen and a big-name YA author with the final installment of her Lemonade Skies trilogy … More
When Loose Ends Meet 