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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
“Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours her frustration onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words…
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Queens Of Geek by Jen Wilde
Three friends. Two love stories. One convention. “Charlie likes to stand out. She’s a vlogger and actress promoting her first movie at SupaCon, and this is her chance to show fans she’s over her public breakup with costar Reese Ryan. Then when internet famous, cool girl actress Alyssa Huntington arrives, it seems Charlie’s longtime crush…
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The Shadow Prince by David Anthony Durham
Five deadly tests, Only one shadow Prince. “I stepped into the Royal Audience chamber. For the briefest moment, I saw them: the pharaoh, the falcon-headed god, the goddess with a sun disc headdress, the prince, and the other court officials. I should have been trembling in awe from my head right down to my…
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Crying Laughing By Lance Rubin
“Winnie Friedman has been waiting for the world to catch on to what she already knows: she’s hilarious. It might be a long wait though. After bombing a stand-up set at her own bat mitzvah, Winnie’s been keeping her jokes to herself. Well, herself and her dad, a former comedian and her inspiration. Then, on…