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Nancy Banks, December 16, 2025, Delacorte Press, 288 pages

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When 17-year-old Tosh Reeves moves from Portland, Oregon to Paris, it’s a dream come to life. The city embraces her with its street-life, iconic architecture, and infinite gustatory delights. There’s even a charming expat boy, Nick, who introduces her to sights tourists never see.

From medieval catacombs to the viciously competitive street art scene, Tosh’s immersion in Paris makes her feel wholly alive in a way she’s never before experienced. She belongs.

But when a series of brutal vampiric attacks creeps closer to her new circle of bohemian friends, Tosh will confront the darker side of her beloved Paris, and learn how deeply monsters can strike at a young woman’s power and heart.

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Recommended by Rachel Reddick, teen librarian, Parkhill Public Library. Couls also be shelved under LGBTQ+.

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July 29, 2025 (Quill Tree Books) 368 pages

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July 29, 2025 (Quill Tree Books) 368 pages

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At least she can tackle the tuition money with the seasonal gig she landed at her local donut shop. But when she finds out that her genderqueer nemesis, Mateo della Penna-Dominguez, will also be working behind the counter, Penny’s summer of mindless labor instantly vanishes before her eyes. Mateo is ridiculous and artsy, and their favorite kind of donut is Boston Crème (gross!). But the duo’s two-and-a-half-year feud will have to take a backseat when Delicious Donuts is threatened by a corporate takeover.

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“Relaxing” and “getting a tan” may be high on most teen…

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Denmark, AD 870. Yrsa knows her place in the village of Mimir's Stool. Though she was born with a crooked foot, she's never let anyone underestimate her; after all, she's the daughter of Toke the helmsman and granddaughter of the fearsome warrior Gudrun the Torch (who, according to legend, stood before the walls of Paris, splattered in the blood of Frankish warriors). And no one else in the village shares her ability to see what the Norns, the three weavers who live under the roots of Yggdrasil, the world tree, and craft people's fates, have in store for them.

One day the men return from a raid with a high-ranking hostage, Sister Job, and though the two girls couldn't be more different, they look out for one another. And when one of the villagers viciously assaults Sister Job and she and Yrsa mortally wound him in self-defense, they're forced to take to the sea to escape the wrath of the warriors of Mimir's Stool, and worse, the wrath of the gods. Can either of them escape their fate? Do they even want to?

From the acclaimed author of Ironhead, or, Once a Young Lady, comes Daughter of Doom, a dark historical adventure about fate, faith, and free will set on the rollicking seas in the age of Vikings.

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Daughter of Doom (Levine Querido) june 3, 2025, 408 pages

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Daughter of Doom (Levine Querido) june 3, 2025, 408 pages

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Torch (who, according to legend, stood before the walls of Paris, splattered in the blood of Frankish warriors). And no one else in the village shares her ability to see what the Norns, the three weavers who live under the roots of Yggdrasil, the world tree, and craft people's fates, have in store for them.

One day the men return from a raid with a high-ranking hostage, Sister Job, and though the two girls couldn't be more different, they look out for one another. And when one of the villagers viciously assaults Sister Job and she and Yrsa mortally wound him in self-defense, they're forced to take to the sea to escape the wrath of the warriors of Mimir's Stool, and worse, the wrath of the gods. Can either of them escape their fate? Do they even want to?

From the acclaimed author of Ironhead, or, Once a Young Lady, comes Daughter of Doom, a dark historical adventure about fate, faith, and free will set on the rollicking seas in the age of Vikings

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Sundown Girls, Penguin Random House, January 27, 2026, 320 Pages

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Sundown Girls, Penguin Random House, January 27, 2026, 320 Pages

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Sixteen-year-old Naomi Ward’s life was upended a year and a half ago when she learned that the mother who raised her, the woman she loved, had kidnapped her as a toddler. Now reunited with her biological family, the Stoakeses, Naomi (whose birth name is Camryn) is struggling to belong. Her parents call her Camryn. Her older sister Maya resents her. Her little brother Blake adores her. And Naomi cannot reconcile the mother she loved with the crime that mother committed. When the family takes a summer vacation to a cabin in the Shenandoah Valley, Naomi begins to sense that the quaint tourist town of Sparksburg, Virginia, is hiding something. She smells a stench of decay that no one else can detect. She sees the ghost of a Black girl outside her window at night. And she learns that Sparksburg was once a sundown town, a place where Black people were not allowed after dark. When two girls go missing and no one takes Naomi seriously, she investigates on her own, only to discover that the town’s violent past may not be past at all. The novel opens with Naomi already captive in a pitch-black cellar, then rewinds three weeks to show how she got there, a structural choice that keeps readers turning pages in dread.

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According to Plan, Simon & Schuster, February 3, 2026, 352 Pages

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Mal Flowers is a fat, broke, queer, nonbinary senior with ADHD and dyslexia living in Covington, Kentucky. Their entire senior year hinges on The Plan: a rigid schedule designed to keep them functional, on track for college, and within what they call “Normal Parameters.” When budget cuts cancel the school’s literary magazine, the centerpiece of The Plan and Mal’s college application, everything falls apart. Enter Emerson Pike, a loud, confident, also-ADHD classmate who suggests the staff go rogue and create an independent zine instead. As Mal navigates the zine project, they are pulled into the orbit of the local Pride Center and its creative community, where they meet people who understand them in ways their own family does not. A romance develops with Emerson that is tender, awkward, and deeply queer. But The Plan keeps pulling Mal back: toward their twin sister Maddie’s expectations, toward their parents’ doubt, and toward the familiar safety of doing less rather than risking more. The novel follows Mal through a single autumn as they learn that the best plan might be the one they never saw coming.

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The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay, HarperTeen, January 27, 2026, 304 Pages

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The Great Disillusionment of Nick and Jay, HarperTeen, January 27, 2026, 304 Pages

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Nick Carraway is a poet and an outsider, navigating the high-stakes, performative world of Lenox, a wealthy enclave where image is everything. Having fled Oklahoma in the wake of the Tulsa Riots, Nick seeks a fresh start and refuge with his extended family in Harlem. His life is upended when he is pulled into the orbit of Jay Gatsby, a charismatic and enigmatic figure whose rise to prominence is shrouded in mystery and fueled by an obsession with the past.

Prompted by his ambitious cousin Daisy, Nick is encouraged to apply to the prestigious West Egg Academy to establish connections and secure his future in New York. The academy, co-founded by Jay Gatsby Sr. and Tom Buchanan, serves as a breeding ground for the elite, placing Nick directly into the path of the wealthy and powerful. As Nick becomes a confidant to Jay and a witness to the tangled romantic lives of the elite, he finds himself grappling with his own identity as a Black queer man in a society that demands he fit into narrow boxes.

The novel follows Nick’s journey as he navigates a landscape of lavish parties, old money secrets, and the crushing weight of unrequited love. Jay is desperate to reunite with Daisy, but in this reimagining, the stakes of their "reunion" are complicated by race, class, and the reality of what it means to "make it" in America. As the summer heat rises, the illusions that Nick and Jay have built around themselves begin to crack, leading to a series of events that force Nick to confront the truth about the American Dream and the cost of belonging.

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Better the Devil, Harper Collins, January 20, 2026, 336 Pages

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Better the Devil, Harper Collins, January 20, 2026, 336 Pages

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A sixteen-year-old gay teenager (whose real name we never learn) has been living on the streets for eight months after running away from his hyper-religious parents in West Virginia. They had arranged to send him to a conversion therapy camp, and he fled before the van could take him. When he is arrested for shoplifting a can of Beefaroni, he notices a missing-child poster at the police station for Nathaniel Beaumont, a boy who disappeared ten years ago, and sees enough of a resemblance to claim the identity as his own. What begins as a desperate bid to avoid being sent home becomes something far more complicated when Nate’s family arrives at the hospital and welcomes him with the kind of love he has never experienced. Valencia, Nate’s mother, is warm and fiercely protective. Marcus, Nate’s stepfather, is steady and kind. Easton, Nate’s older brother, is sharp, funny, and just suspicious enough to keep the narrator on edge. As “Nate” settles into this family and begins to feel what it is like to be wanted, he also meets Miles, the boy next door who hosts a true-crime podcast and has his own reasons for wanting to know what really happened to the real Nathaniel Beaumont. The novel alternates between the present-tense thriller and flashback chapters that reveal the narrator’s life before he ran, building toward a twist that genuinely shocked me.

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October 14, 2025 (Levine Querido) 184 pages

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October 14, 2025 (Levine Querido) 184 pages

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Vilda's grandfather, her one link her Sami heritage she is just starting to become interested in, passes away suddenly from a heart attack. She grapples with losing a loved one and the link to her ancestry at the same time she is grappling with her changing body and new confusing feelings.

Butterfly Heart is a tender, heartwarming story about love, grief, and the right to define who you are.

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Vilda takes life as it comes, talking for hours about e…

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April 15th, 2025 (Athenium Books for Young Readers) 384 pages

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April 15th, 2025 (Athenium Books for Young Readers) 384 pages

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iden has always wanted to play football like his star-quarterback brother, Brandon. After a sensory meltdown costs him a spot during summer tryouts, he finally gets a second chance when an opening appears—but not everyone on the team is happy about it. The team doesn’t know know how Aiden will handle the pressure while managing his Autism. Rising tension leads to a fight, police involvement, and Brandon stepping in to defend Aiden. Brandon is arrested and wrongly charged with assaulting an officer, after being racially profiled. As his future unravels and the brothers’ bond is strained, Aiden becomes determined to uncover what really happened that night. Can he find the truth in time to clear Brandon’s name?

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All Aiden ever wanted to do was play football just like…

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Fireblooms (Penguin) September 30, 2025, 304 pages

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Fireblooms (Penguin) September 30, 2025, 304 pages

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A speculative Queer romance, about a newcomer to a town that uses technology to prevent hate speech and bullying, and people that already live there.

The technology is an ever present part of the story, which the characters have to work around and work within the bounds of as well.

Recommended by Betsy at Ridgway Library

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That Which Feeds Us (Penguin) May 5, 2026 - 337 pages

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That Which Feeds Us (Penguin) May 5, 2026 - 337 pages

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For the world’s wealthiest, Kōpaʻa Island Resort is more than a destination. It’s the ultimate escape. But their dream vacation is Lehua’s nightmare. When her twin sister, Ohia, goes missing, Lehua follows her trail to Kōpaʻa to find her.

This could also be in the Horror column. Contains discussions of death, colonialism, racism, family estrangement, abandonment, loss of home and displacement, mentions of blood, sexual harassment, and depictions of violence.

Recommended by Betsy at Ridgway Library

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Under the Same Stars (Macmillian) February 4, 2025 - 471 pages

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Under the Same Stars (Macmillian) February 4, 2025 - 471 pages

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Three stories across 1940's Germany, 1980's West Germany, and 2020 New York City examine the cyclical nature of fascism and genocide, and how young people have always been part of the resistance against them.

Recommended by Betsy at Ridgway Library.

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Everything is Poison (Penguin) January 14th, 2025, 287 pages

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Everything is Poison (Penguin) January 14th, 2025, 287 pages

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In early 17th century Rome, Carmela Tofana has desperately wanted one thing: to be a part of La Tofana’s, her mother’s apothecary in Campo Marzio, Rome. When she finally turns sixteen, she’s allowed into the inner sanctum. In all Carmela’s years of wishing to follow in her mother’s footsteps, she never realized one tiny vial could be the death of them all.

This book has prose and verse sections, and additional historical notes at the end.

Recommended by Betsy at Ridgway Library

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January 20, 2026, (Penguin Workshop) 304 pages

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January 20, 2026, (Penguin Workshop) 304 pages

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Inspired by Armenian and Persian mythology, this delectable YA graphic novel debut follows the youngest of three dysfunctional siblings who strike a magical deal to save their mother's life—perfect for fans of The Magic Fish!

Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, teen book buyer for the Boulder Bookstore

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Opting Out (Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic) May 5, 2026

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Opting Out (Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic) May 5, 2026

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Saachi is a storyteller who loves creating new worlds. As seventh grade starts, kids are changing. Suddenly, it matters who you like and if you can find a boyfriend or girlfriend. Saachi's not interested in any of that boy/girl stuff. Saachi also doesn't love all the ways her body is changing. What if she doesn't feel like a girl -- or like a boy, either?

This graphic novel is a collaboration between Maia Kobabe and Swati "Lucky" Srikumar.

Recommended by Betsy at Ridgway Library.

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Rebellion 1776 (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books) June 30, 2026, Hardback-405 pages.

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Rebellion 1776 (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books) June 30, 2026, Hardback-405 pages.

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Set in 1776, thirteen-year-old Elsbeth struggles to find her missing father amidst the smallpox epidemic sweeping across Boston during the American Revolution.

Research by the author brings details about regular people's lives during wartime Boston to the story.

This book is recommended by Betsy at the Ridgway Library

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Papa Drew a Thousand Birds (Levine Querido) - November 3 2026, 240 pages

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Papa Drew a Thousand Birds (Levine Querido) - November 3 2026, 240 pages

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A polyphonous graphic novel memoir from father and daughter about a boy's flight and return to war-torn Afghanistan – as well as a fresh retelling of the epic Persian poem The Conference of the Birds.

Ahmadjan dreams of becoming an artist, but finds few opportunities in tumultuous Afghanistan. So he leaves...and thus begins a colorful, zig-zagging path that is not just a powerful meditation on art, war, and the meaning of life...as well as a stunning collection of a myriad of different illustration forms...but a singular retelling of the legendary Persian epic The Conference of the Birds.

By the end of Papa Drew a Thousand Birds, you realize Ahmadjan and his daughter Maren are telling this story together, and their birds have flown their way into your heart.

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Children of Owl (Levine Querido) - October 6 2026, 288 pages  

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Children of Owl (Levine Querido) - October 6 2026, 288 pages  

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From the peerless master of contemporary fantasy comes a tale of three cousins and the world of creatures, ghosts, and murderers that surrounds their trailer park. Illustrated throughout with comics pages!

Maisie: hasn't gotten her life back on track since her best friend died and she saw Owl, harbinger of ill tidings and doom.

Joel: Streaming prodigy with questionable decision-making who's been exiled to a summer of kitten fostering.

Verona: will do anything to leave their trailer park behind, even watch a house she knows is haunted.

Owl: son of Big Owl, who can't help who he is, or how much he cares about these aforementioned humans.

Their four stories intertwine with a ghost bent on justice, an adorable feline Animal Person, and a vengeful monster headed straight for them in this singular YA fantasy novel from Newbery Honor-winning Darcie Little Badger.

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Asad's Secret (Levine Querido) - June 16 2026, 160 pages 

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Asad's Secret (Levine Querido) - June 16 2026, 160 pages 

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A window into a world most people see depicted only in seconds-long news reports, one that we all should look through in order to recognize the genuine humanity within.

Asad lives in Gaza, in a tiny house, on a narrow street pocked by half-destroyed buildings, in a camp that looks shabby to him and feels claustrophobic. He walks virtually the same route every day to his summer job at a printing press, passing the prison that holds his father, for reasons that have not been fully explained to him. As the oldest son, he feels the weight of responsibility for his seven brothers, his sisters, and his Ummi, who wants him to study hard and excel in school, as all mothers do. Moody and reserved Asad has few friends, and fewer distractions. Thank goodness for Um Fawzi, a feisty, cigarette-smoking old woman, who’s the only one who seems willing to tell it like it is, sharply enough, and with a biting sense of humor that snaps him out of his fog sometimes.

There’s also Houriya, a lovely and smart girl, who brings him books to read and sometimes prompts him to think about a future that he can’t truly imagine. There seems to be no escaping. But Asad has a secret, too, a mysterious black bag that holds something important that he keeps hidden from everyone.

This rare novel by and about Palestinians showcases this boy whose life is never easy, even as it’s filled with the longing, the bruised hopes, and the frustrations of any seventeen-year-old.

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Armaveni (Levine Querido) - March 10 2026, 344 pages

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Armaveni (Levine Querido) - March 10 2026, 344 pages

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A bold, autobiographical graphic novel chronicling one girl’s quest to uncover her family’s history during the Armenian genocide.

Nadine loves stories and her mother loves to tell them—all but one. Nadine would give anything to learn about her family's history in Armenia and Turkey—where they came from and how they came to America—but it is just too painful for her parents. All Nadine knows is that they were caught up in the Armenian genocide.

Until one day the dam bursts. And through that flood of stories and memories, and a trip back to their people's homelands, Nadine discovers a key to unlocking her own heritage and the courage to speak up when injustice rears its head again.

Told in interwoven historical, contemporary, and fantastical sequences, Armaveni is a gripping graphic novel debut and a much-needed historical document.

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Hear Ye Mortals (Levine Querido) - May 6 2026, 304 pages 

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Hear Ye Mortals (Levine Querido) - May 6 2026, 304 pages 

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From the award-winning author of Furia—two brothers struggle against a totalitarian regime in this historical YA about fighting for what you believe in, even when the world around you tries to silence your voice.

In 1976 Rosario, Argentina, brothers Daniel and Adrián Aguirre share a passion for music and a bond as best friends. However, under the authoritarian military government, artists and musicians are considered enemies of the state, even if they're just teenagers playing at home. When one of their songs unexpectedly gains popularity on the radio, Daniel and Adrián, along with their band Río Babel—comprised of children of immigrants from Spain, Palestine, and Germany—face a daunting choice.

They must decide whether to pursue their dream of becoming musicians or to remain silent to protect their families. Ready to challenge the military regime, their resolve is tested when one of their own goes missing.

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Self Portrait (Levine Querido) - November 4 2025, 240 pages 

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Self Portrait (Levine Querido) - November 4 2025, 240 pages 

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Jip has an assignment from school for spring break: draw a self-portrait. That should be easy for someone who can draw so well. Yet Jip's thoughts keep wandering. To the new boy in class, to beetles and fireflies, to twilight dreaming, to the party next Friday, and especially to the boy who changed Jip's world once and for all.

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June 2, 2026 ( Little Brown Books for Young Readers) Hardcover, 368 pages

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June 2, 2026 ( Little Brown Books for Young Readers) Hardcover, 368 pages

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This title could also be shelved under BIPOQ.

From the celebrated author of As Long as the Lemon Tree Grows comes a poignant novel about a Syrian American girl who uses a magical sketchbook to turn her grief into art, painting miraculous murals of her mother’s life in Syria.

Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, youth buyer at the Boulder Bookstore.

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This book could also be shelved in teh BIPOQ fiction row.

The American Indian Youth Literature and Morris Award-winning author of Rez Ball returns with the unforgettable story of a gifted young Ojibwe athlete learning to ride in his father’s footsteps while practicing for a skateboarding championship.

This book is recommended by Barrie Kenyon, the youth buyer for the Boulder Bookstore.

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Note: This book is written in verse! So, it could also be shelved in that category.

Recommended by Grace Stafford book buyer at the Book Pond, Montpelier, VT.

I’m the only one left hunting the monster, the only one left with a chance of saving us all.

Raised in a town surrounded by a labyrinthian, man-eating swamp, Lili craves nothing more than to track down the monster lurking in its depths and kill it.

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I’m the only one left hunting the monster, the only one…

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May 27, 2025,Candlewick) 224 pages, hardcover

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May 27, 2025,Candlewick) 224 pages, hardcover

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Recommended by two teen book buyers: Barrie Kenyon at the Boulder Bookstore and Grace Stafford at Bear Pond Books, Montpelier Vermont.

Calisto and Fawkes are drawn to each other for the first time, again, as they travel from when to when to take on a threat to all they hold dear in this lyrical and playful fantasy from award-winning author A. R. Capetta.

Could also be listed under the LBTQ+category

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Calisto and Fawkes are drawn to each other for the firs…

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January 2025 (Harper Collins) Hardcover, 416 pages

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January 2025 (Harper Collins) Hardcover, 416 pages

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If Queen Victoria had an African goddaughter who was bent on revenge to take down the monarchy.

Recommended at the CO Teen Lit Conference.

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In this riveting historical thriller that’s loosely ins…

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Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) (Tu Books/Lee & Low Books), October 2025, 352 pages

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Fall of the Fireflies (Seasons of Sisterhood #1) (Tu Books/Lee & Low Books), October 2025, 352 pages

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From bestselling author Guadalupe García McCall comes the first book in the Seasons of Sisterhood trilogy, a reimagining of Sophocles' Antigone in which twins Velia and Delia take on a divine assignment to be monster-hunting warrior women and save their father’s life.

As fifteen-year-old twins Delia and Velia plan the launch of their Magic-Twin Tour with their father’s Tejano band, a sudden supernatural attack on their father derails the family. Papá is delirious with a susto, a fright so awful that it allows a mysterious supernatural being to begin slowly sucking the life out of him.

As the twins hunt down his attacker, a wider world of borderland monsters opens up to them. Each twin has her own decision to make, with her own guide from the Aztec pantheon–Quetzalcoatl guiding Velia, and Xolotl advising Delia. Soon the girls must choose: Should they follow a divine mandate to become monster hunters for the goddess of death?

Can the sisters obey the will of the gods while saving their father’s life? Anything can happen within the magical realm of the borderlands.

Simultaneously releasing in Spanish as El otoño de las luciérnagas!

★"This story inspired by Sophocles' Antigone seamlessly blends coming-of-age themes with folklore. McCall respectfully integrates well-researched Nahuatl vocabulary and Aztec mythology as she explores sisterhood, cultural identity, and blended family dynamics. . . . A rich, mythic story about selfhood and soul-deep family ties." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review

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February 11, 2025 (Little Brown for Young Readers) Paperback, 288 pages

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February 11, 2025 (Little Brown for Young Readers) Paperback, 288 pages

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Carnegie Medal Nominee (2024), Jhalak Prize Nominee for Children’s & YA Shortlist (2024)

Cameron Gillespie, DPL Teen Librarian, has overheard colleagues and/or teens recommending this book.

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A new reign is coming...Romance, magic, adventure, and horror collide in the start to this lush, epic, Ancient Egyptian inspired trilogy perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Tahereh Mafi, and Sabaa Tahir.His Face Is the Sun (Throne of Khetara, #1)

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May 6, 2025 (Sourcebooks Fire) Hardback, 528 pages!

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May 6, 2025 (Sourcebooks Fire) Hardback, 528 pages!

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Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, Boulder Book Store children's book buyer. "Remade mythology based on Egyptian history. There are lots of points of views that are tied together nicely."

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**INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER** A new reign is c…

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February 18, 2025 (Delacorte Press) Hardback, 464 Pages

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February 18, 2025 (Delacorte Press) Hardback, 464 Pages

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Read 285 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A teen girl travels to an exclusive boarding school located deep within the Scottish moorl...

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September 16, 2025 (Dial books) 336 pages, hardback.                                                                            The Story of My Anger by Jasminne Mendez

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September 16, 2025 (Dial books) 336 pages, hardback.                                                                            The Story of My Anger by Jasminne Mendez

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A powerful novel-in-verse about a Texas teen who is battling racism in her theatre program and book banning efforts by her town’s school board.

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The Pura Belpré Honor Award winning author of Aniana del Mar Jumps In makes her YA debut with a…

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April 29, 2025 - Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

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April 29, 2025 - Death in the Jungle: Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

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How did Jim Jones, the leader of Peoples Temple, convince more than 900 of his followers to commit "revolutionary suicide" by drinking cyanide-laced punch?

Using riveting first-person accounts, award-winning author Candace Fleming reveals the makings of a cult leader...from Jones’s humble origins as a child of the Depression… to his founding of a group whose idealistic promises of equality and justice attracted thousands of followers… to his relocation of Temple headquarters from California to an unsettled territory in Guyana, South America, which he dubbed "Jonestown”… to his transformation of Peoples Temple into a nefarious experiment in mind-control.

And Fleming relates Jones’s final act, persuading his followers to swallow fatal doses of cyanide—to “drink the kool-aid,” as it became known—as a test of their ultimate devotion.

Here is a sweeping story that traces, step by step, the ways in which one man slowly indoctrinated, then murdered, 900 innocent, well- meaning people. And how a few members, Jones' own son included, stood up to him... but not before it was too late.

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August 26, 2025 (Tor Teen) Hardcover, 320 pages

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August 26, 2025 (Tor Teen) Hardcover, 320 pages

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An instant New York Times, USA Today, and Indie bestseller!

From New York Times bestselling author Susan Dennard comes The Executioners Three, a mystery filled with rivalry, romance, best friends, and a gruesome curse that dates back centuries.

Freddie Gellar didn't mean to get half the rival high school arrested. She’d simply heard shrieks coming from the woods, so she’d called the cops like any good human would do. How was she supposed to know it was just kids partying?

Except the next day, a body is found. And while the local sheriff might call it suicide, Freddie's instincts tell her otherwise. So, like the aspiring sleuth (and true X-Files aficionado) she is, Freddie sets out to prove there's a murderer at large.

But her investigation is quickly disrupted by the rivalry between her school and the school of the partying teens she got arrested. For over twenty years, the two student bodies have had an ongoing prank war, and Freddie's failed attempt at Good Samaritanism has upped the ante. Worse, the clever—and gorgeous—leader of the rival prank squad has set his sights on Freddie.

As more pranks unfurl, more bodies also start piling up in the forest. But it's the supernatural warning signs around town, each plucked straight from an old forgotten poem called "The Executioners Three," that worry Freddie the most. She knows the poem and its blood curse can’t be real, but she's quickly running out of time to prove it.

Because the murderer—or executioners?—knows she's onto them now, and their next target just might be Freddie.

“Lovable characters, a rivals-to-lovers romance, and an engaging mystery make this a true page-turner.”—School Library Journal, starred review

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Feb. 25, 2025 (G.P. Putnam and Sons Books for Young Readers) Hardback 400 pages

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Feb. 25, 2025 (G.P. Putnam and Sons Books for Young Readers) Hardback 400 pages

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Maeve's dad was convicted of a horrible murder years ago, and she has lost no sleep cutting him out of her life and changing her name. Until, that is, she receives a mysterious letter sent seven years ago saying, "Your father was innocent." Now she'll have to take great risks to find out the truth.

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Expected publication October 7, 2025 (Random House Graphic) Hardcover 224 pages

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Expected publication October 7, 2025 (Random House Graphic) Hardcover 224 pages

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At her lowest point, a teen girl finds solace and a potential crush in her local theater's mascot's DMs, sparking a quest to uncover the true identity of this mysterious figure. From the bestselling author of The Magic Fish comes a new fairy tale romance with a twist.- publisher

Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, the Boulder Bookstore children's buyer. "The author is really good at expressing different emotions, you really feel like you know the characters when you read him."

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At her lowest point, a teen girl finds solace and a pot…

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March 2025 (Crash Course) Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

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March 2025 (Crash Course) Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green

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Tuberculosis has been entwined with humanity for millennia. Once romanticized as a malady of poets, today tuberculosis is seen as a disease of poverty that walks the trails of injustice and inequity we blazed for it.

In 2019, author John Green met Henry Reider, a young tuberculosis patient at Lakka Government Hospital in Sierra Leone. John became fast friends with Henry, a boy with spindly legs and a big, goofy smile. In the years since that first visit to Lakka, Green has become a vocal advocate for increased access to treatment and wider awareness of the healthcare inequities that allow this curable, preventable infectious disease to also be the deadliest, killing over a million people every year.

In Everything Is Tuberculosis, John tells Henry’s story, woven through with the scientific and social histories of how tuberculosis has shaped our world—and how our choices will shape the future of tuberculosis.

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Read 108 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Rex Ogle explores bonds of loyalty and friendship and how they're tested by drugs and viol...

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The Dead of Summer, September 16, 2025                                                             

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The Dead of Summer, September 16, 2025                                                             

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Told as a kaleidoscopic drama between past and present, narration and interview, text and pictures, The Dead of Summer is a thrilling scavenger hunt for truths so dangerous they will make your skin crawl and your lungs ache for air.

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A Best Book of the Year - School Library Journal “La …

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September 2, 2025 (Henry Holt and CO) 384 Hardcover

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September 2, 2025 (Henry Holt and CO) 384 Hardcover

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The Pouder Page Turners are reading this.

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From the instant New York Times bestselling author of Firekeeper’s Daughter and Warrior Girl Unearthed comes a daring new mystery about a foster teen claiming her heritage on her own terms. Ever since Lucy Smith’s father died five years ago, “home” has been more of an idea than a place. She knows being on the run is be

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February 27, 2025 (Wednesday Books) Hardcover 352 pages.  Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

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February 27, 2025 (Wednesday Books) Hardcover 352 pages.  Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven

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Evelyn remembers all her past lives. She also remembers that in every single one, she’s been murdered before her eighteenth birthday by Arden, a supernatural being whose soul―and survival―is tethered to hers.

The problem is that she’s quite fond of the life she’s in now, and her little sister needs her for bone marrow transplants in order to stay alive. If Evelyn wants to save her sister, she’ll have to:

1. Find the centuries-old devil who hunts her through each life―before they find her first.
2. Figure out why she’s being hunted and finally break their curse.
3. Try not to fall in love.

The Invisible Life of Addie La Rue meets This is How You Lose The Time War in this fantastical love story that defies death as two souls reincarnate through the centuries.

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May 13, 2025 (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Hardcover, 432 pages. The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett

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May 13, 2025 (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Hardcover, 432 pages. The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett

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Growing up in the public eye, Kia would gladly give up her privileged life as the daughter of a reality star for the freedom to find her own way—go to parties, go to college, make mistakes and fall in love like any other teen.

Then she meets Cass, and he offers a glimpse at the ordinary life she craves. But Cass is a rising star in his own right, and what starts as something sweet and undefined soon becomes a magnet for gossip and speculation—as if first love wasn't messy enough on its own.

The pressure of the spotlight starts taking its toll, chipping away at Kia's sense of self, pushing and pulling and reshaping her—body and mind—to fit the expectations of everyone around her. But what does Kia want for herself? And can her fragile new relationship survive the fallout?

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The Education of Kia Greer by Alanna Bennett

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April 15, 2025 (Storytide) Hardback 368 pages

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April 15, 2025 (Storytide) Hardback 368 pages

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Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe, the first book in a new series set ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment.- Publisher

Boulder Bookstore's children's book buyer Barrie Kenyon, reports that these books fly off the shelves.

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Watch Me (Shatter Me: The New Republic, #1)

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Lose yourself in this exhilarating return to the #1 glo…

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From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea, Final Fantasy meets Shadow and Bone in this romantic fantasy reimagining the Korean legend of Celestial Maidens. The Floating World (The Floating World, #1 - duology)

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April 29, 2025 (Feiwel & Friends) 360 pages

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April 29, 2025 (Feiwel & Friends) 360 pages

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Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, the Boulder Book Store's Children's book buyer.

"This book is told from a duo point of view. The girl is hiding from government officials and the boy has no meaning in his life. Its a light romance, nothing explicit. This book reminded of me of watching by brother play video games."

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The Floating World (The Floating World, #1)

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Read 1,542 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. From Axie Oh, the New York Times-bestselling author of The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea...

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April 15, 2025 (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Hardback, 300 pages

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April 15, 2025 (Knopf Books for Young Readers) Hardback, 300 pages

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From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet comes a novel set in a magical West African world, about a teen girl who must save her missing twin while learning to navigate her own terrifying new powers. -Publisher

Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, Boulder Bookstore children's book buyer. ". I will read anything that this author writes. Their books feel like you are sitting around a fire listening to a true story teller. One of my favorite think abouts about this author is that her world building is so inclusive, anyone can feel welcome and seen.

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From the National Book Award finalist and author of Pet…

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Generation Queer: Stories of Youth Organizers, Artists, and Educators (Tu Books/Lee & Low Books), May 2025, 240 pages

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Generation Queer: Stories of Youth Organizers, Artists, and Educators (Tu Books/Lee & Low Books), May 2025, 240 pages

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Activism. Art. Community care. Education. These are the hallmarks of the work done by the youth highlighted in this collection featuring LGBTQ+ leaders working to make our world more inclusive.

In this collection of short biographies, readers will see the example of thirty young trailblazers representative of a generation that values intersectional, collaborative social justice and who are working to build a world that values everyone.

Meet leaders who founded organizations for their liberation as teenagers, leaders who brought Black transgender representation to people’s television screens, and leaders who successfully advocated for access to restrooms for transgender students. Meet the first transgender athlete to compete in Division I sports, and artists advocating for inclusiveness through poetry, film, fashion, and other mediums.

Whether their work involves protesting, working with policymakers for change, or just existing in the world as their creative selves, each of these young leaders shares what brings them joy and keeps them motivated to do the work they do– even when it’s hard–and their hope for better things to come.

★"Khullar's realistic portraiture focuses on figures' faces, and spot illustrations emphasize queer symbols that underscore the history and culture conveyed via Topping's empathetic and conversational text. This lush history is a necessary addition to the literary canon for anyone invested in facilitating a radically empowered future." - Publishers Weekly, starred review

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D.J. Rosenblum Becomes The G.O.A.T. (Levine Querido), August 2025, 344 pages

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D.J. Rosenblum Becomes The G.O.A.T. (Levine Querido), August 2025, 344 pages

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For fans of Looking for Alaska and Never Have I Ever comes Abby White’s debut novel, D.J. Rosenblum Becomes the G.O.A.T. It’s a basket of matzo ball soup dumplings for anyone learning to chart their own path, navigate new friendships and crushes, and figure out how to love—and live—after loss.

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March 17, 2026, McMillan Children's Publishing Group, 224 pages, Hardback,                                     One Word, Six Letters

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March 17, 2026, McMillan Children's Publishing Group, 224 pages, Hardback,                                     One Word, Six Letters

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Two teen boys grapple with identity and accountability and set off a ripple effect within their community after a school assembly is disrupted by a shouted slur.

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June 3, 2005 (Knopf Books For Young Readers) Hardcover, 480 pages

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June 3, 2005 (Knopf Books For Young Readers) Hardcover, 480 pages

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Amazon says 16+ for this read. Has anyone read it?

Goodreads Choice Award

Nominee for Readers' Favorite Young Adult Fantasy & Sci-Fi (2025)

Truyan Saigas didn't choose to become a con artist, but after her father is lost at sea, it’s up to her to support her mother and two younger sisters. A gifted art forger, Tru has the unique ability to paint the future, but even such magic is not enough to put her family back together again, or stave off the gangsters demanding payment in blood for her mother’s gambling debts.

Recommended by Barrie Kenyon, youth buyer at the Boulder Bookstore.

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Read 978 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A breathtaking romantic fantasy inspired by Beauty and the Beast about a girl who paints t...

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January 2025 (Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers) hardcover, 368 pages

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January 2025 (Simon and Shuster Books for Young Readers) hardcover, 368 pages

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Recommendation comes from the CO Teen Lit Conference. Very funny! Tongue and cheek debut romance.

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A teen deep-dives into her dating history to uncover he…

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Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have a great friend group, an amazing girlfriend, and a right foot set to earn her a Division I football scholarship—before she came out as trans. As senior year begins, Grace is struggling to find her place in early transition, new social circles, and a life without football. But when her skills as the best kicker in the state prove to be vital, her old teammates beg her to come out of retirement, dragging her back into a sport—into a way of life—she thought had turned its back on her forever. When a chance meeting cracks the door to college football back open, she has to decide how much of herself she's willing to give up for the game she loves.

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Grace Woodhouse has left a lot behind. She used to have…

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Beasts (Levine Querido), April 2025, 128 pages

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Beasts (Levine Querido), April 2025, 128 pages

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The world has been overrun by hitherto unknown beasts. Society has collapsed: the power is gone, cars are abandoned across the highways, and anyone left is hiding from the terrifying creatures -- and one another. Thirteen-year-old Abdi and his five-year-old sister Alva are on the run, their last hope to escape through the forest and to the sea. As they recall the strange events that led to the beasts' arrival, and how the two of them got to where they were, they must ask themselves who they can trust -- and what they will do to survive.

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A White girl and a Black girl in the South in 1950 discover they are second cousins. Can they find a way to be friends too?

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It is 1950, and 15-year-old Kate Dinsmore wants to beco…

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This book could also be in on the written in verse shelf.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the We Were Liars series comes a love story full of simmering darkness and astonishing twists, following two teenagers whose lives are shattered by a shocking transformation.

This book was recommended by Barrie Kenyon, youth book buyer at the Boulder Bookstore.

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From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the We…