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Same Difference

Written by Siobhan Vivian

The last thing Emily wants is another summer of tanning and pool hopping in Cherry Grove. Now that...

7th - 12th
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The Magic Fish

Written by Trung Le Nguyen

Tien and his mother may come from different cultures—she’s an immigrant from Vietnam still...

7th - 12th
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Girls Can't Hit

Written by T.S. Easton
Fleur Waters never takes anything seriously--until she shows up at her local boxing club one day to...
8th - 11th
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The Poet X

Written by Elizabeth Acevedo
A young girl in Harlem discovers slam poetry as a way to understand her mother’s religion and her...
9th - 12th
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Marley Dias Gets It Done: And So Can You!

Written by Marley Dias

Drawing from her experience, Marley shows kids how they can galvanize their strengths to make...

5th - 10th
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Aristotle And Dante Discover The Secrets Of The Universe

Written by Benjamin Alire Saenz

A lyrical novel about family and friendship from critically acclaimed author Benjamin Alire Sáenz...

9th - 12th
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The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

Written by Stephen Chbosky
The critically acclaimed debut novel from Stephen Chbosky, Perks follows observant “wallflower”...
9th - 12th
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It's Like This, Cat

Written by Emily Neville and Illustrated by Emil Weiss
Fourteen-year-old Dave needs a friend, and Kate, the Cat Lady, provides one: a stray tom named Cat...
5th - 9th
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Jacob Have I Loved

Written by Katherine Paterson
The story of Sara Louise Bradshaw, a twin who is physically stronger than her beautiful sister...
7th - 11th
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Julie of the Wolves

Written by Jean Craighead George and Illustrated by John Schoenherr

Julie, or Miyax as she is known in her Eskimo village, runs away to escape danger, but she gets lost...

5th - 9th
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I'll Meet You There

Written by Demetrios and Heather
If seventeen-year-old Skylar Evans were a typical Creek View girl, her future would involve a double...
9th - 12th
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Blood Will Tell: A Point Last Seen Mystery

Written by April Henry
When a woman's body is found in a Portland park, suspicion falls on an awkward kid who lives only a...
7th - 12th
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Finding Mr. Brightside

Written by Clark and Jay
Abram and Juliette know each other. They've lived down the street from each other their whole lives...
6th - 12th
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Forever for a Year

Written by Gottfred and B T
When Carolina and Trevor meet on their first day of school, something draws them to each other. They...
8th - 12th
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Slam!

Written by Walter Dean Myers
Seventeen-year-old Greg "Slam" Harris thinks that basketball is his ticket out of Harlem, but first he must come to terms with many difficult realities of his life.
7th - 12th
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The Fault in Our Stars

Written by John Green
Through the miracles of modern science, Hazel Grace Lancaster is still alive, though her cancer is...
7th - 12th
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The Outsiders

Written by S.E. Hinton
A coming-of-age novel about two gangs, the Greasers and the Socs. The Socs are wealthier and often...
7th - 12th

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