#books to read
Orange
-All the crooked saints / Maggie Stiefvater: unexpected miracles and a slice of the unexpected 5/5
-Everything I never told you / Celeste Ng: new book! :)
-Ink / Alice Broadway: Twisting and turning tale 5/5
-Ginger Snaps / Cathy Cassidy: sweet and youthful 5/5
-The Scarecrow Queen / Melinda Salisbury: Amazing but sad 5/5
-The Girl of Ink and Stars / Kiran Millwood Hargrave: an unforgettable adventure 5/5
-I’ll give you the sun / Jandy Nelson: Too sweet for words 5/5
Red
-Spark / Alice Broadway: exciting and intriguing 5/5
-The List / Siobhan Vivian: funny and wise 4/5
-The Girl who circumnavigated fairyland in a ship of her own making: charming and mad 5/5
-An abundance of Katherines / John Green: To be read !
-Hetty Feather / Jaqueline Wilson: compelling and brilliant 5/5
-The Diabolic / S. J. Kincaid: difficult to get into (unfinished )
-Mockingjay / Suzanne Collins: exhilarating and adventurous 5/5
Couldn’t leave September the 1st without a Harry Potter Post!
Margot would say she belongs to herself. Kitty would say she belongs to no one. And I guess I would say I belong to my sisters and my dad, but that won’t always be true. To belong to someone—I didn’t know it, but now that I think about, it seems like that’s all I’ve ever wanted. To really be somebody’s, and to have them be mine. To all the boys I’ve loved before / Jenny Han ————————————————————————— I enjoyed reading this book, and it was next to impossible to put down! Yet, I don’t think it lived quite up to the hype in my opinion (I think I was expecting something big and dramatic). Nevertheless, I will definitely be reading the next books in the series. 4/5
About Love When I was five I asked my mother about love. She scooped me into her arms and spun me around, her laughter filling up the room. She said love was like a red, round balloon; there was a part of you that wanted to hold on to it, a part of you longed to see it soar into the big, open sky. (…)
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Which one do you prefer, the knitted background or the floral one?
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A beautifully written poetry and prose book, including my favourites: Keys to the Kingdom, About Love, and Revenge!
• I would have come for you. And if I couldn’t walk, I’d crawl to you, and no matter how broken we were, we’d fight our way out together-knives drawn, pistols blazing. Because that’s what we do. We never stop fighting.
Crooked Kingdom / Leigh Bardugo
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This is the second and final books in the soc (six of crows) duology. The crew managed to break into the most secure prison (the Ice Kingdom). But now they’re having a bit of a rough patch trying to get out of their own city. As always, Kaz has the most flawless plans, Inej is the Wraith, Wylan has a useful knowledge for chemistry; Nina and Jesper have their powers, and Mathasis was a soldier. Yet the book will leave you in tears. No mourners, no funerals? 5/5
Were you disappointed?”
She takes a deep breath, looking down at her hands. “My heart was. My head wasn’t. Most days I’m at war with myself. My head wins, usually. And for that I’m glad.
The Sleeping Prince / Melinda Salisbury
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This book made me cry, be terrified, laugh: all because of its twists and secrets. It is the second in a the Sin Eaters Daughter series which is A-M-A-Z-I-N-G! The sleeping prince is a fairytale where Errin lives, she just never thought it could come true, even the bloodshed and horror. Errin’s brother left and her mother is too ill and dangerous- so she has to flee, alone. The only person she can turn to, fortunately, isn’t a stranger, although Errin has never seen his face. 5/5
Death’s got an Invisibility Cloak?“ Harry interrupted again.
"So he can sneak up on people,” said Ron. “Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking…
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows / J.K. Rowling
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I have always enjoyed the Harry Potter series, but this book is definitely the saddest of them all, but also the most inspiring. Too many of the characters die, including my favourite- Fred Weasley! The film misses out quite a few parts but it also adds in bits that aren’t from the film. 5/5
It’s another note on blue-green construction paper and it starts with a post script. My fingers tremble as I read it.
P.S. I love the way you smile like you don’t realise you’re doing it. I love your perpetual bed head. I love they way you hold eye contact a moment longer than you needed to. And I love your moon-gray eyes. So if you think I’m not attracted to you, Simon, you’re crazy.
Simon vs The home sapiens agenda / Becky Albertalli
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An adorable book about a boy called Simon who is gay but hasn’t told anyone- apart from Blue. An anonymous boy, also in the same position as him. They email constantly, only knowing they go to the same school, not each other’s identities. Amongst trying to work out who Blue is, Simon lives like a normal seventeen year old, with friends, clubs, going out for waffles and, of course, a crush. 5/5
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You might not be a lion, Tess. That’s fine. Neither am I. But we’re still cats, aren’t we? Just because we don’t roar, doesn’t mean we have to be silent.
Silence is goldfish / Annabel Pitcher
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Although this story has a slow start, as the story unravels it becomes more and more interesting. Tess is fifteen. And she finds out her dad isn’t her biological father. At first, she’s too shocked to speak. Yet, she becomes mute; but when she discovers secrets that have the potential to ruin multiple lives, how can she tell anyone when she has forgotten how to use her voice? 3/5
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Group murder. It’s an interesting theory. I guess I should be grateful the cops didn’t try to pin the whole thing on me. Ask the other three to nod and get out of jail free. I’m sure Cooper and the blond girl would’ve been more than happy to play along. Maybe Bronwyn wouldn’t, though.
One of us is lying / Karen M. McManus
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5 completely different students all get detention for the same thing- having their phone in the science lab. There’s Bronwyn- the geek. Cooper- the jock. Nate- the criminal. And Addy- the Princess. Then Simon. The one who is murdered, killed, died of natural causes: who knows? 5/5
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Ascension Community High School librarian Suanne Gordon reshelves books after a school renovation, a project of the U.S. military and Guyana Defense Force. 9/5/1997, NARA ID 6504646.
NationalSchoolLibrarian Day!
By Miriam Kleiman, Public Affairs
Today we honor the hard-working school librarians who patiently helped us find three sources for every paper, guided our debate team research, and brainstormed creative approaches to National History Day topics. Special shout out to Larry Rakow of Shaker High, circa 1980s!
Librarian at the card files at a high school in New Ulm MN, 10/1974. NARA ID 558218.
“Librarian,” from Labor Dept’s “Stock Photos Depicting Various Occupations, 2002 - 2007, NARA ID 81235343.
Librarian in the National Archives Library 1955. NARA ID 122213574.
"The Librarian Carefully Enters the Consignment Into Her Books” 12/1952. NARA ID 23932351
Librarian at Camp Lee, VA, WWI, NARA ID 20801744.
WPA-staffed library in Charlestown, IN. 8/26/1941. NARA ID 518271.
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Books, Boots & Bridles: The Packhorse Librarians
Pack Horse Librarian Delivering Books to Children, 1/11/1938, NARA ID 148728416.
During the Depression, this Works Progress Administration/New Deal program brought books to eager readers in the far corners of Appalachia. FDR Library Education Specialist Jeffrey Urbin shares the story of FDR’s Pack Horse Library initiative carried out almost entirely by women. Watch the video.
Pack Horse Librarians, WPA records, 1/11/1938, FDR Library, NARA ID 48728414.
Books to read in the fall that will change you… ☕️
Nine Books I Want You to Read This Summer
If you haven’t read these books yet, you need to, and you need to do it soon. These are some of my favorite books by women about women that I’ve read over the last year or so, and they’re the ones that have stuck with me. I firmly recommend all of these, in no particular order.
A contemporary retelling of Jane Eyre set in NYC in 2001, Re Jane follows the titular character through not only her recognizable past but through a new future that tackles extended family relationships as well as contemporary woman- and adulthood.
The Girls from Corona del Mar, Rufi Thorpe
Rufi Thorpe’s debut novel is out in paperback this summer, following the lives of Mia and Lorrie Ann, childhood friends whose stories diverge and meet again over the course of what feels like a young lifetime. As both women struggle with bringing family baggage into their adult lives, they learn what the reality of adult friendship can be.
After her father died, Charley Bordelonfound she’d inherited a sugar cane farm in rural Louisiana, so she packed up her life and her daughter to move from Los Angeles to reunite with her childhood family and friends. As she learns, moving back home after many years comes with its own challenges, not limited to the struggle she faces on the farm.
The second book in Tana French’s tenuously-linked Dublin Murder Squad series, The Likeness follows Det. Cassie Maddox as she revisits her Undercover days after the body of a young woman is found, with her former false identity - and a practically identical face. Cassie finds herself deep undercover after taking back on the identity, trying to determine who the killer is without finding herself in trouble.
Based on Bolick’s widely-publicized Atlantic article, Spinster is a non-fiction exploration of not only what it means to be a single woman in the 21st century but how women push to distinguish themselves in careers, particularly as writers. She ties in the stories of well-known “spinster” women writers from the last few centuries, giving historical context to what turns out to be a not-so-new struggle.
The Gracekeepers, Kirsty Logan
Inspired in part by Scottish myth, Kirsty Logan’s ethereal debut tells the alternating stories of North, who travels with a floating circus, and Callanish, a gracekeeper who presides over a watery cemetery. As circumstance brings them together, both young women wonder if they’re really satisfied with where their lives have taken them thus far.
Charlie Wong is a young dishwasher in Chinatown who dreams of a life that will let her see the rest of the world, or, at least, the rest of New York City. When she gets a receptionist job at a dance studio uptown, she gains confidence in herself, but as her mother’s talent as a ballerina comes out in her own life, Charlie must learn how to balance the two halves of her life.
Roxane Gay’s debut novel follows Mireille, visiting her Haitian family with her husband and young son. When Miri is kidnapped for ransom and her father refuses to pay, she is subjected to the brutalities of captivity and must rely on herself to survive. Not for the faint of heart, An Untamed State is a gut-wrenching insight into an infrequently-mentioned topic.
Everything I Never Told You, Celeste Ng
Celeste Ng’s debut novel begins with the death of teenager Lydia Lee in 1970s Ohio, and unravels a story of what happened to her and how her family deals with it. This is the story of a mixed-race family with some secrets laid bare and some secrets still to come.
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Hi!
Please recommend me books that changed your life. I want to refresh my bookshelves and also my mindset.
Big thanks in advance.
Every time I go to the bookshop and see the book They Both Die At the End, I have to tell someone, anyone, how bad it hurt when they both died at the end even though I knew it was going to happen because the cover says so
…So I was reading Phantom of the opera… I don’t know whether to despise Erik or pity him. Yes I know he killed people and kidnapped others… but-but he had a tough life… he just wanted to be normal. In the end, all he craved was normalcy and the love he’d never received.
That book was a tragedy and no one can convince me otherwise.
“Your soul is a beautiful thing, child,” replied the man’s voice, “and I thank you. No emperor ever received so fair a gift. The angels wept tonight.” –Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera
I think this quote is so beautiful
“A sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth.”
– F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby
thinking about all the books i could read if i didn’t have to study
I have been drowning in studies for months, and all I want to do is devour the mountain of books waiting patiently on my bookshelf
When the Forest Sings poem from my poetry book She’ll Find the Sky
You can find the link to my book and Etsy shop in my bio. ❤
We are dedicated to promoting, celebrating, and supporting our Asian American and Pacific Islander creators, readers, and community. Below, check out some incredible books by our AAPI creators to read all year round!
Debating Darcy by Sayantani DasGupta
In this Pride & Prejudice retelling, Leela is ALWAYS #1 in speech and debate competitions. But when she meets Firoze Darcy, more than just her winning streak is at stake…her heart is, too.
Freedom Swimmer by Wai Chim
Inspired by a true story, two friends risk everything in a daring attempt to escape the poverty and oppression of mainland China during the Cultural Revolution.
Zara Hossain is Here by Sabina Khan
Seventeen-year-old Pakistani immigrant Zara Hossain’s family has waited years for their visa process to be finalized so that they can officially become US citizens. But it only takes one moment for that dream to come crashing down around them.
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali by Sabina Khan
Rukhsana is finding it impossible to live up to her conservative Muslim parents’ expectations. Luckily, it’s only a few more months until her new life at Caltech. But when her parents catch her kissing her girlfriend, all of Rukhsana’s plans fall apart.
I Love You So Mochi by Sarah Kuhn
When Kimi visits her grandparents in Japan, she is relieved to escape her problems back home. But soon the trip becomes a way for Kimi to learn more about the mother she left behind, and to figure out where her own heart lies.
Caster & Spell Starter by Elsie Chapman
Aza Wu knows that real magic is dangerous and illegal. After all, casting killed her sister. But to save the legacy of their family teahouse, she enters an underground casting tournament and the stakes couldn’t be higher.
K-Pop Revolution and K-Pop Confidential by Stephan Lee
In this romantic coming-of-age duology, a Korean American girl travels to Seoul in hopes of debuting in a girl group at the same K-pop company behind the most popular boy band on the planet.
The Surprising Power of a Good Dumpling by Wai Chim
When Anna’s not looking after her brother and sister or helping out at her father’s restaurant, she’s taking care of her mother, whose debilitating mental illness keeps her in bed most days. When her mother finally gets out of bed, things go from bad to worse. And as her mother’s condition worsens, Anna and her family question everything they understand about themselves and each other.
The Great Destroyers by Caroline Tung Richmond
Jo Linden was born into a world where wars are won with giant mechanical soldiers and the nuclear bomb was never invented. Yet the Cold War still rages, and international rivalries between democracy and communism are now fought at the Pax Games, an Olympic-style competition that pits young pilots of mechas against each other. In a global arms race between superpowers, playing out in violent games that only humanity could create, comes a chilling story of clashing titans, ruthless competition, freedom, and the girl caught in the middle of it all.
Lovely, Dark, and Deep by Justina Chen
When Viola Li returns from a trip, she develops an extreme case of photosensitivity. But Viola is determined to maintain a normal life, particularly after she meets Josh.
Upcoming Reads by Asian American and Pacific Islander Creators!
Meet Me in Mumbai by Sabina Khan (On Sale 8/2)
Mira must decide whether to re-connect with the woman who placed her for adoption…but isn’t sure she’s ready for what she might learn. Told in dual perspectives, this novel follows Mira and her mother eighteen years apart.
Beneath the Wide Silk Sky by Emily Inouye Huey (On Sale 10/18)
After Pearl Harbor, Sam documents the bigotry she sees towards Japanese Americans. When the US announces that those of Japanese descent will be sent to “relocation camps,” Sam must act or lose her voice forever.
Hi! I’m author and illustrator Alice Oseman, and I got to design the cover for the US edition of my latest YA novel, Loveless. I’m here to tell you all about that design process, from the first sketches to the finished cover!
THE FIRST SKETCH
I had a pretty clear vision of what I wanted the cover to look like right at the start. Lovelessis set at university, and its protagonist, Georgia, is thrust into a world of packed college bars, sweaty clubs, lecture halls, and busy dorms. Students are everywhere, but the main characters of Lovelessare all little alone in their feelings. So my idea for the cover of Lovelesswas to feature the five main characters of the story amidst a tightly packed crowd of students at a college bar, to try to capture that feeling of being alone in a crowd.
LINE ART
Scholastic liked my idea (YAY!) but their suggestion was to bring Georgia to the foreground a little more, so she’s clearly the protagonist of the story. I did this in the next stage of my cover design process – the line art stage. I transformed my sketch into a much tidier line art illustration, and I was super happy with how it was looking!
COLOUR EXPERIMENTS
Next up was colour. I’ve always considered colour to be one of my weaker skills as an artist, so I wanted to try out lots of rough ideas before settling on a colour scheme for the cover. I knew I wanted purple to be a big feature – it’s the colour of the UK cover, which I fought very hard for, because it’s the main colour of the asexual flag.
I started with some rough studies:
And then I went ahead and coloured the illustration. I still wasn’t happy with my colour choices, so I edited the colours a lot and created a new spread of colour ideas. There were a lot of them, so here are just a few:
THE FINISHED COVER
Eventually, and with Scholastic’s help, I settled on the colours I liked. I added in some final tweaks and details, and then the illustration was complete! I handed it over to Scholastic to create the typography for the text and to add on all the final bits and bobs. And then… we had a cover!
Representation across the queer spectrum is vitally important for readers to see themselves in books! ️ We’ve pulled together a list of books to read that feature gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, asexual, aromantic, and sapphic relationships, characters, and stories.
Here are some of our favorite books to read across the LGBTQIA+ spectrum!
Rise to the Sun
Toni and Olivia are both searching for a way forward when they find each other at the Farmland Music and Arts festival. As the weekend gets more complicated, Olivia and Toni will realize that they need each other, and music, more than they ever could have imagined. Start reading here!
Heartstopper
Boy meets boy. Boys become friends. Boys fall in love. A sweet coming-of-age story that explores friendship, love, and coming out. Start reading here!
Things We Couldn’t Say
Just as Gio is owning his bisexual identity, he must also face the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine. He’ll soon find that there are no easy answers to love – whether it’s family love or friend love or romantic love. Start reading here!
You Should See Me in a Crown
A joyful book about a queer Black girl who runs for Prom Queen to win a college scholarship…but then finds herself falling in love with one of the other girls in the competition. Start reading here!
Loveless
An exceptional novel about discovering that it’s okay if you don’t have sexual or romantic feelings for anyone…since there are plenty of other ways to find love and connection. Start reading here!
Fire Becomes Her
In this 1920’s-inspired queer fantasy featuring an aromantic and asexual main character, can Ingrid forge her own path in a world where magic buys votes?
I Wish You All the Best
After Ben comes out to their parents as nonbinary, they’ll move in with their estranged older sister and find friendship, love, and acceptance along the way. Start reading here!
Going Viral
InGoing Viral, when Claire Draper’s fictional love story about the girl across the street goes viral in the wake of a pandemic, the line between reality and fiction is blurred. But will she be able to tell the difference? Start reading here!
The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
When Rukhsana’s conservative Muslim parents catch her with her girlfriend, Rukhsana’s carefully planned future begins to collapse around her. Start reading here!
Follow Your Arrow
Bi influencer CeCe’s fans love her relationship with her girlfriend Sylvie…so what happens when they break up and CeCe learns to speak her truth? Start reading here!
Magical Boy
Max is your average trans man trying to get through high school as himself, but his life is turned upside down when his mom reveals an eons old family secret: he’s descended from a long line of Magical Girls tasked with defending humanity from a dark, ancient evil! Can he become the next Magical Boy? Start reading here!
Zara Hossain is Here
Zara’s family has waited years for their visas to be finalized, but now that dream is in jeopardy. Zara seeks justice to stay with her girlfriend and in the only home she’s ever known. Start reading here!
Girl from the Sea
After Morgan is saved from drowning by a mysterious girl named Keltie, everything they’re each trying to hide will find its way to the surface. Start reading here!
Tarnished are the Stars
The Lunar ChroniclesmeetsRook in this queer science-fantasy novel that features asexual, bisexual, and lesbian characters working together to put an end to a deadly epidemic.Start reading here!
Technically, You Started It
A hilarious, snarky, and utterly addicting book that explores friendship, sexual orientation, mental health, and falling in love (even if things might be falling apart around you) with bisexual and demiromantic protagonists. Start reading here!
Muted
A riveting story of ambition, music, and innocence lost - and a deep relationship between two girls who could be something more on their quest for stardom. Start reading here!
The Ghosts We Keep
After their brother is killed, Liam faces the world without the person they loved the most. Their brother’s best friend is the only one who knows what they’re going through…for better or worse. Start reading here!
Lie to Me
A pulse-pounding novel about love, betrayal, and a serial killer that features a bisexual protagonist falling for her best friend. Start reading here!
Here the Whole Time
A body-positive YA love story between two boys who must spend 15 days living with each other over school break. Start reading here!
The Music of What Happens
Over the course of one summer, two boys will have to face their biggest fears and decide what they’re willing to risk – to get the thing they want the most. Start reading here!
Where We Go From Here
A story about three boys whose lives will become intertwined in a story of HIV, friendship, love, and self-acceptance. Start reading here!
Cue Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight” because baby, we’re crushing on some heartwarming reads this 2022! Scroll on to find out what they are!
RISE TO THE SUN
Rise to the Sun is the story of two girls hoping to find themselves at Farmland Music & Arts Festival…but finding one another, and the power of music, along the way.
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Read an excerpt of Rise to the SunandYou Should See Me in a Crown here!
SIMONE BREAKS ALL THE RULES
InSimone Breaks All the Rules,Simone is shaking things up by making a bucket list of everything she hasn’t been able to do thanks to her strict Haitian immigrant parents. But which rules are worth breaking, and which will save her from heartbreak?
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Read an excerpt of Simone Breaks All the Rules here!
THINGS WE COULDN’T SAY
InThings We Couldn’t Say, just as Gio is owning his bisexual identity, he must also face the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine. He’ll soon find that there are no easy answers to love – whether it’s family love or friend love or romantic love.
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Read an excerpt of Things We Couldn’t Say here!
FIRE BECOMES HER
InFire Becomes Her, Ingrid doesn’t have a family fortune, monetary or magical, but at least she has a plan: Rise to the top on the arm of Linden Holt, heir to a hefty political legacy and the largest fortune of flare in all of Candesce. Her only obstacle is Linden’s father who refuses to acknowledge her.
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Read an excerpt of Fire Becomes Her here!
YOU & ME AT THE END OF THE WORLD
InYou & Me at the End of the World, Hannah Ashton wakes up to silence. The entire city around her is empty, except for one other person: Leo Sterling. Leo might be the hottest boy ever (and not just because he’s the only one left), but he’s also too charming, too selfish, and too much of a disaster for his own good, let alone Hannah’s.
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Read an excerpt of You & Me at the End of the World here!
GOING VIRAL
InGoing Viral, when Claire Draper’s fictional love story goes viral in the wake of a pandemic, the line between reality and fiction is blurred. But will she be able to tell the difference?
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Read an excerpt of Going Viral here!
HEARTSTOPPER
InHeartstopper, shy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player Nick Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn’t think he has a chance.But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.
Soon to be streaming on Netflix!
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Read an excerpt of Heartstopper 1-4here!
Celebrate Black History Month this February with these incredible books by Black authors centering Black characters!
Rise to the Sun by Leah Johnson
When Toni and Olivia arrive at Farmland Music and Arts Festival in Rise to the Sun, the last thing they expect is to realize that they’ll need to join forces in order to get what they’re searching for out of the weekend. As they work together, the festival becomes so much more complicated than they bargained for. Olivia and Toni will find that they need each other, and music, more than they ever could have imagined. Start reading!
Simone Breaks All the Rules by Debbie Rigaud
InSimone Breaks All the Rules, Simone is shaking things up by making a bucket list of everything she hasn’t been able to do thanks to her strict Haitian immigrant parents. But which rules are worth breaking, and which will save her from heartbreak? Start reading!
Things We Couldn’t Say by Jay Coles
InThings We Couldn’t Say, just as Gio is owning his bisexual identity, he must also face the return of the mother who abandoned his preacher family when he was nine. He’ll soon find that there are no easy answers to love – whether it’s family love or friend love or romantic love. Start reading!
Muted by Tami Charles
MUTED by Tami Charles is a ripped-from-the-headlines novel of ambition, music, and innocence lost. When Denver sings her way into stardom, the painful sacrifices and lies she has to tell are all worth it…until they’re not. Denver begins to realize that she’s trapped in this world, struggling to hold on to her own voice. As the dream turns into a nightmare, she must make a choice: lose her big break, or get broken. Start reading!
The Life I’m In by Sharon G. Flake
THE LIFE I’M IN by Sharon G. Flake is the powerful and long-anticipated companion to The Skin I’m In, Sharon G. Flake’s bestselling modern classic. It presents the unflinching story of Char, a young woman trapped in the underworld of human trafficking. Flake offers readers another timely and radical story of a girl on the brink and how her choices will lead her to either fall, or fly. Start reading!
Lethal Lit: A Murder of Crows by K. Ancrum
Lethal Lit: A Murder of Crows follows Tig Torres, a Cuban American teen detective, in her hometown of Hollow Falls. In season one of the hit podcast, Tig used her smarts and fearlessness to track down the infamous “Lit Killer,” a serial killer who staged his murders after death scenes from famous books. But there’s no rest for courageous, mystery-solving teens in a place like Hollow Falls, and though the Lit Killer is now behind bars, his protégé, Tig’s classmate and crush Oly, has disappeared. Start reading!
Shuri: A Black Panther Novel by Nic Stone
SHURI by Nic Stone is a Black Panther novel featuring everyone’s favorite genius, princess, and superhero: Shuri! It’s up to Shuri to travel from Wakanda in order to discover what is killing the Heart-Shaped Herb in order to save it, and her people, from destruction. Start reading!
Spin by Lamar Giles
SPIN by Lamar Giles is a page-turning thriller about rising DJ Paris “ParSec” Secord, who is found dead on her turntables. Her former best friend and current groupie must put aside their differences to find the truth behind her murder before it’s too late. Start reading!
Take the Mic, Edited by Bethany C. Morrow
TAKE THE MIC, edited by Bethany C. Morrow, is an anthology of powerful stories of fictional resistance. It includes stories from Keah Brown, Jason Reynolds, L.D. Lewis, and more, with cover and interior illustrations by Richie Pope. Start reading!
You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson
YOU SHOULD SEE ME IN A CROWN by Leah Johnson is a joyful book about a queer Black girl who runs for Prom Queen to win a college scholarship…but then finds herself falling in love with one of the other girls in the competition! Start reading!
Sorry Not Sorry by Jaime Reed
SORRY NOT SORRY by Jaime Reed! Alyssa and Janelle: friends, then frenemies, then fated to save each other’s lives. Will their bitter past get in the way of their future?Start reading!
Truly Madly Royally by Debbie Rigaud
TRULY MADLY ROYALLY by Debbie Rigaud is a swoon-worthy royal romance about a Black girl working to better her community while at a prestigious summer program, and falling for a boy…who might actually be a real-life prince?!Start reading!
Overwatch: The Hero of Numbani by Nicky Drayden
OVERWATCH: THE HERO OF NUMBANI by Nicky Drayden! When the technologically advanced African city of Numbani is threatened, robot inventor Efi Oladele must build her greatest creation yet – a guardian robot to protect the city and save its citizens, before it’s too late! Start reading!
Untwine by Edwidge Danticat
UNTWINE by Edwidge Danticat is a haunting and mesmerizing story about sisterhood, family, love, and loss. When Giselle wakes up in the hospital unable to speak or move, she must revisit her past in order to have the strength to start the path of recovery. Start reading!
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