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• Darius the Great Is Not Okay

  Khorram, Adib

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  Teen Fiction. Darius Kellner is a half-Persian, science fiction and fantasy loving, tea-drinking teen with clinical depression. No, he doesn't quite fit in with his peers in Portland, Oregon; and when he spends the summer visiting family…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• If I Had Your Face

  A Novel

  Cha, Frances

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  Fiction. If I Had Your Face follows 4 young women in Seoul as they try to find happiness in a society governed by impossible beauty standards and strict class divisions. Their stories weave together, but each of them is facing a unique set…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Beowulf

  a New Translation

  Headley, Maria Dahvana, 1977-

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  Literature. "Bro! A new translation of Beowulf appears. / Here, our boy comes alive again, / bespoke with a tongue and a tempo / that crisscrosses the whale-road of time. / Gather your barstool-brothers and -sisters and -others, / and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emblem of Faith Untouched

  A Short Life of Thomas Cranmer

  Leslie Winfield Williams

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  Biography. Thomas Cranmer was the first Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury. He was involved with the early Tudors, trying to honor the kings while promoting Reformation principles. These ideas were rejected by Catholic Mary who had him…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Somewhere Only We Know

  Goo, Maurene

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  Teen Romance. A teenage popstar in search of freedom, a sometime paparazzo who feels bad about lying to her but really needs a scoop, and a quest for a late-night cheeseburger in Hong Kong: what could possibly go wrong? If you like 24-hour…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lobizona

  Garber, Romina,

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  Teen Fantasy. An undocumented immigrant with strange gold and silver eyes, 16 year old Manu has been in hiding all her life. When her mother is caught by ICE she has to flee. Manu seizes control of her life by seeking the truth about her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Grateful

  Otsaliheliga

  Sorell, Traci,

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  Children's Picture Book. We Are Grateful: Otsaliheliga is the perfect read for any time of year. Cherokee author Tracy Sorell invites readers to journey through the year with a Cherokee family as they express their thanks for celebrations…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Solutions and Other Problems

  Brosh, Allie,

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  Humor/Autobiographical Comics/Graphic Novel. In this long-awaited follow-up to Hyperbole and a Half, Allie Brosh shares snapshots of her life, ranging from absurd to heartbreaking. Like her previous book and blog, Brosh is funny and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Giant's House

  A Romance

  McCracken, Elizabeth

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  Fiction. The year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod, two misfits whose lonely paths cross at the local library's circulation desk, find their lives entwined in ways that neither one could have predicted. Quirky, yet poignant. -…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• War Girls

  Onyebuchi, Tochi

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  YA Dystopian. Two sisters, Onyii and Ify are torn apart by war and must fight their way back to each other in Nigeria in the year 2172 as battles are fought using flying, deadly mechs and soldiers are outfitted with bionic limbs and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• All Systems Red

  Wells, Martha

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  Science Fiction. This SecUnit hacked its governor module, and calls itself (though never out loud) "Murderbot." All it really wants is to be left alone to watch its entertainment feed and figure out who it is, but when danger arises for…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Commonwealth

  The Secret Commonwealth (Book of Dust, Volume 2)

  Pullman, Philip

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  Teen Fantasy. 20 years after "La Belle Sauvage" and 8 years after "His Dark Materials," Lyra is now a college student. Her daemon, Pantalaimon, worries that Lyra has lost her imagination and has been staying as far away from her as he can.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dragon Hoops

  Yang, Gene Luen,

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  Teen Graphic Novel. What a page turner! There is so much to enjoy in this incredible graphic novel. While telling the remarkable story of a California High School Basketball team's state championship season Yang, through his art and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Four Tendencies

  the Indispensable Personality Profiles That Reveal How to Make Your Life Better (and Other People's Lives Better, Too)

  Rubin, Gretchen,

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  Nonfiction. Rubin categorizes individuals into one of four personality types: upholders, obligers, questioners, and rebels, offering insight into how people respond to and meet both their inner and outer expectations. She will teach you…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Question of Betrayal

  Perry, Anne,

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  Mystery Fiction. This second entry in bestselling author Anne Perry's new mystery series finds Elena Standish, the young photographer at the heart of the series, on a dangerous mission into Mussolini's Italy for MI6. - ES

• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder

  Jackson, Holly

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  Teen Mystery. 17 year old Andie Bell was murdered 5 years ago in the small town of Fairview and everyone thinks her boyfriend Sal Singh was to blame. Pippa Fitz-Amobi isn't convinced, so when she is asked to choose a topic for her senior…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Maytrees

  Dillard, Annie

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  Fiction. In spare, elegant prose, Dillard traces Lou and Toby Maytrees' decades of loving and longing among the nonconformist artists and writers of Provincetown, among the seasons and weather. Dillard intimately depicts nature's vastness…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Followers

  A Novel

  Angelo, Megan

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  Speculative Fiction. I should preface this by stating that I am very much NOT a social media person, and the idea of being famous for being famous rather sickens me. But after reading the premise of this book, and reading the first…Read moreRead more of this annotation