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• (S)kin

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu

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  For a contemporary urban fantasy, look no further than Ibi Zoboi’s latest, (S)kin, which follows two girls. Their lives intersect as one follows her mother’s path as a soucouyant, a shape-shifting witch who feeds on others’ life force, and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When Devils Sing

  Kaur, Xan

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  In Xan Kaur’s gothic horror novel When Devils Sing, four teens explore the disappearance of another teen in a small Georgian town named Carrion, which coincides with the re-emergence of cicadas after thirteen years. As they uncover terrifying…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Augmented

  Udogu, Kenechi

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  The science fiction novel Augmented, by Kenechi Udogu, follows Akaego as she steps up to become augmented, using mind control and tech implants to help her grow new plants and trees in a devastated future London. An outside group warns her against…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe

  Browne, Mahogany L.

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  In Mahogany L. Browne’s novel A Bird in the Air Means We Can Still Breathe, six youths from Brooklyn tell interconnected stories of their lives during COVID. Sometimes poetry, sometimes prose, the novel captures the experience of living on the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Candle Island

  Wolk, Lauren, 1956-

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  Usually known for her evocative historical fiction, Lauren Wolk has crafted a contemporary novel full of secrets called Candle Island. After her father dies in a car crash, young Lucretia and her famous artist mother leave the big city and move to a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughter of Doom

  Rijckeghem, Jean-Claude van, 1963-

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  Jean-Claude van Rijckeghem’s novel Daughter of Doom transports readers to 870 AD and a Viking village in Denmark. Yrsa, a Viking girl born with a crooked foot, cannot move easily, which leaves her to spend much of her time with the newly captured…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Eliza, From Scratch

  Lee, Sophia, (M.D.)

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  Sophia Lee’s debut novel, Eliza, from Scratch, follows Eliza Park as she plans her perfect senior year in high school. When she is somehow enrolled in Culinary Arts class, her lack of knowledge and ability to cook leaves her foundering. The presence…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Again, Awkward Again

  Kelly, Erin Entrada

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  Erin Entrada Kelly’s new novel, On Again, Awkward Again, follows two high school freshmen, Pacy and Cecil, as they meet and fall in love at first sight. Because both are quite shy around the other person, they rely on the questionable advice of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I Can't Even Think Straight

  Atta, Dean

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  Dean Atta’s novel in verse, I Can’t Even Think Straight, follows Kai and Matt as they navigate their queer identities. Kai wants to come out at school, but Matt fears his parents’ reaction if they find out he (Matt) is gay, so he pressures Kai to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Death in the Jungle

  Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

  Fleming, Candace

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  Known for other explorations of crime and mystery, the author here chronicles the rise and fall of Jim Jones, who led over 900 followers of his cult to commit mass suicide in 1978.

• 49 Days

  Lee, Agnes (Artist)

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  Agnes Lee crafted a beautiful, haunting graphic novel titled 49 Days, which, in Buddhist tradition, is the number of days the dead must inhabit the afterlife before moving on. The story follows, almost wordlessly, Korean American Kit, as she makes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• [Earthsea. Book One], A Wizard of Earthsea

  a Graphic Novel

  Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018

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  Ursula K. LeGuin’s fantasy classic, The Wizard of Earthsea, was finally given the graphic treatment it deserves (by Fred Fordham) with the release of volume one in the series. This adaptation captures details that others have missed, notably the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Angelica and the Bear Prince

  Nguyen, Trung Le

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  Trung Le Nguyen, who created the beautiful coming-out story The Magic Fish, follows up this year with Angelica and the Bear Prince, a story about a girl grieving her grandmother and finding solace in the friendship of a theater mascot dressed as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi. 5

  Sonoda, Yuri

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  Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi began in 2024, but volumes 3 through 5 were published this year. The series follows two cats – pampered Maruru and tough Hachi – as they make their life on the streets of Tokyo.

• Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi. 4

  Sonoda, Yuri

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  Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi began in 2024, but volumes 3 through 5 were published this year. The series follows two cats – pampered Maruru and tough Hachi – as they make their life on the streets of Tokyo.

• Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi. 3

  Sonoda, Yuri

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  Cat Companions Maruru and Hachi began in 2024, but volumes 3 through 5 were published this year. The series follows two cats – pampered Maruru and tough Hachi – as they make their life on the streets of Tokyo.