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TITLE: The Magic Fish
AUTHOR: Trung Le Nguyen WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Tru - GRAPHIC SUMMARY: Real life isn't a fairytale. But Tíên still enjoys reading his favorite stories with his parents from the books he borrows from the local library. It's hard enough trying to communicate with your parents as a kid, but for Tíên, he doesn't even have the right words because his parents are struggling with their English. Is there a Vietnamese word for what he's going through? Is there a way to tell them he's gay? |
TITLE: Can't Take That Away (Coming soon!)
AUTHOR: Steven Salvatore WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Sal - NOVELS SUMMARY: When Carey Parker, a genderqueer teen who dreams of being a diva like their hero Mariah Carey, is cast as the female lead in the school musical, they must fight against discrimination and injustice from their closed-minded school administration. |
TITLE: The Love & Lies of Rukhsana Ali
AUTHOR: Sabina Khan WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Kha - NOVELS SUMMARY: Seventeen-year-old Rukhsana Ali is looking forward to going to Caltech and getting away from her conservative Muslim parents' expectation that she will marry, especially since she is in love with her girlfriend Ariana--but when her parents catch her kissing Ariana, they whisk Rukhsana off to Bangladesh and a world of tradition and arranged marriages, and she must find the courage to fight for the right to choose her own path. |
TITLE: Braving the Wilderness: The Quest for True Belonging and the Courage to Stand Alone
AUTHOR: Brené Brown WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: 158.2 Bro SUMMARY: Draws on new research to challenge conventional beliefs about fitting in to offer advice on the skills required to achieve actual belonging while being true to oneself. |
TITLE: Heads of the Colored People
AUTHOR: Nafissa Thompson-Spires WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Tho - NOVELS SUMMARY: In a collection of boundary-pushing stories that are touching, contemporary and darkly humorous, the author illuminates the simmering tensions and precariousness of Black citizenship and the concept of Black identity in this so-called post-racial era. |
TITLE: Miles Morales: Spider-Man
AUTHOR: Jason Reynolds WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Rey - FANTASY SUMMARY: Brooklyn Visions Academy student Miles Morales may not always want to be a superhero, but he must come to terms with his identity--and deal with a villainous teacher--as the new Spider-Man. |
TITLE: Starfish
AUTHOR: Akemi Dawn Bowman WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Bow - NOVELS SUMMARY: Kiko Himura yearns to escape the toxic relationship with her mother by getting into her dream art school, but when things do not work out as she hoped Kiko jumps at the opportunity to tour art schools with her childhood friend, learning life-changing truths about herself and her past along the way. |
TITLE: The Inexplicable Logic of My Life
AUTHOR: Benjamin Alire Sáenz WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Sáe - NOVELS SUMMARY: Certain of his place in the loving Mexican American family he shares with his adoptive gay father, Sal begins questioning everything when his senior year arrives and he realizes he wants to know more about his biological origins. |
TITLE: Little & Lion
AUTHOR: Brandy Colbert WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Col - NOVELS SUMMARY: Suzette returns home to Los Angeles from boarding school and grapples with her bisexual identity when she and her brother Lionel fall in love with the same girl, pushing Lionel's bipolar disorder to spin out of control and forcing Suzette to confront her own demons. |
TITLE: Solo
AUTHOR: Kwame Alexander WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Ale - NOVELS SUMMARY: Seventeen-year-old Blade, who endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rock star father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity. |
TITLE: Other
AUTHOR: Karen Kincy WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Kin - FANTASY SUMMARY: Shapeshifting teenager Gwen Williams, having spent her life hiding who she really is, meets a cute Japanese fox spirit who encourages her to accept herself and helps her find the courage to track a killer who is targeting individuals like Gwen. |
TITLE: Knights of the Hill Country
AUTHOR: Tim Tharp WHERE TO FIND IT IN THE LIBRARY: F Tha - NOVELS SUMMARY: In his senior year, high school star linebacker Hampton Greene finally begins to think for himself and discovers that he might be interested in more than just football. |