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The Storm of Life

Amy Rose Capetta · Viking Books for Young Readers
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The sumptuous and powerful conclusion to the gender-fluid duet begun by The Brilliant Death, hailed in a starred review by Kirkus as "a delicious and magical intrigue too tempting not to devour."By turns thrilling, witty, and heartbreaking, this dramatic conclusion to the Brilliant...
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This Light Between Us: A Novel of World War II

Andrew Fukuda · Tor Teen
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

For readers of The Librarian Of Auschwitz, This Light Between Us is a powerfully affecting story of World War II about the unlikeliest of pen pals -- a Japanese American boy and a French Jewish girl -- as they fight to maintain hope in a time of war."I remember visiting Manzanar and standing...
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The Great Nijinsky: God of Dance

Curlee, Lynn · Charlesbridge Teen
Pages: 120
Format: Hardcover

Dance prodigy, sex symbol, gay pioneer, cultural icon--Vaslav Nijinsky rose to fame as the star of the Ballets Russes in Paris before mental illness stole his career and the last thirty years of his life. A tragic story of a great genius, this compelling work of narrative nonfiction chronicles...
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Stolen Justice: The Struggle for African American Voting Rights

Lawrence Goldstone · Scholastic Focus
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

A thrilling and incisive examination of the post-Reconstruction era struggle for and suppression of African American voting rights in the United States.Following the Civil War, the Reconstruction era raised a new question to those in power in the US: Should African Americans, so many of them...
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You Too?: 25 Voices Share Their #MeToo Stories

Janet Gurtler · Inkyard Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A timely and heartfelt collection of essays inspired by the #MeToo movement, edited by acclaimed author Janet Gurtler. Featuring Beth Revis, Mackenzi Lee, Ellen Hopkins, Saundra Mitchell, Jennifer Brown, Cheryl Rainfield and many more.When #MeToo went viral, Janet Gurtler was among the millions...
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Bent Heavens

Daniel Kraus · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

"Kraus gets under your skin with brutal, elegant efficiency. Necessarily horrifying, devastatingly timely." -- Kiersten White, New York Times-bestselling author of The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein and SlayerFrom New York Times-bestselling author Daniel Kraus comes a breakneck,...
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Jane Against the World: Roe v. Wade and the Fight for Reproductive Rights

Karen Blumenthal · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author Karen Blumenthal, Jane Against the World is deep and passionate look at the riveting history of the fight for reproductive rights in the United States.Tracing the path to the landmark decision in Roe v. Wade and the continuing battle for women's rights, Blumenthal...
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Mother Knows Best: A Tale of the Old Witch

Serena Valentino · Disney Press
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The tale of the legendary golden flower is widely known. The story has been told many times and in many ways. But always the flower is coveted by an old witch to keep herself young and beautiful. And always the flower is used to save a dying queen, who then gives birth to a princess with...
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The Boy and Girl Who Broke the World

Amy Reed · Simon Pulse
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

The Astonishing Color of After meets Eleanor & Park in this breathtaking and beautifully surreal story about a friendship between two teens that just might shake the earth around them or at the very least make them face some painful truths about the nature of what drives us apart ... and what...
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Breaking Bailey

Anonymous · Simon Pulse
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Go Ask Alice and Lucy in the Sky, this heart-wrenching story chronicles a girl's fatal experience with testing her moral limits and the dangers of addiction.Bailey welcomes a fresh start at the prestigious boarding school, Prescott Academy, far away from the painful...
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