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1) Odder
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English
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"Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--
2) Spin
Author
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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The Song of Achilles℗and℗Circe℗get a sapphic, young adult twist in this gorgeously lush, feminist retelling of the myth of Arachne spun in moving verse.Sixteen-year-old Arachne is ostracized by all but her family and closest friend, Celandine. Turning to her loom for solace, Arachne learns to weave, finding her voice and her strength through the craft. After the tragic loss of her family, Arachne and Celandine flee to the city of Colophon, where...
3) Starfish
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English
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Bullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.
4) Rez dogs
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Twelve-year-old Malian lives with her grandparents on a Wabanaki reservation during the COVID-19 pandemic"--
5) Traffick
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Five teenagers struggle to find their way out of prostitution. The way they face the aftermath of their decisions and experiences is the soul of a story that exposes the dark, ferocious underbelly of the child-trafficking trade. Takes the reader on five separate but intertwined journeys through the challenges of recovery, rehabilitation and renewal to firgiveness and love. All the way home.
Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When hospitalized for her clinical depression, Whimsy connects with a boy named Faerry, who also suffers from the traumatic loss of a sibling, and together they work to unearth buried memories and battle the fantastical physical embodiment of their depression.
11) Words with wings
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Language
English
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Daydreaming became an escape for Gabby once her parents started arguing with each other. With the help of a new teacher, those daydreams may turn into words.
13) Smoke
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
c2013.
Language
English
Description
After the death of her abusive father and loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn runs away, desperately seeking peace, as her younger sister, a sophomore in high school, also tries to put the pieces of her life back together.
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
In this novel told through poems, nine-year-old Sam loves fishing with his dad, so when his pesky little sister horns in on their fishing trip, he is none too pleased. Includes primer on rhyme, poetry techniques, rhythm, stanzas, and poetic forms.
18) Alone
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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Perfect for fans of Hatchet and the I Survived series, this harrowing middle grade debut novel-in-verse from a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet tells the story of a young girl who wakes up one day to find herself utterly alone in her small Colorado town. When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover with her two best friends, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated...
19) Forget me not
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Language
English
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When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette Syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.
20) Saving Red
Author
Publisher
Harper Teen, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
A novel in verse follows the experiences of Molly, who is forced to confront painful realities in her own life while struggling to help a spirited but mentally ill homeless girl during the holiday season.