Mary Kamela
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I Guess I Live Here Now
While the novel highlights important transcultural themes, it may fail to grab the interest of readers; consider it a secondary purchase for libraries where coming-of-age books showcasing international settings and cultures are popular.
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The Christmas Clash
Those looking for a Christmas story or a satisfying romance may not find either here.
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Family of Liars: The Prequel to We Were Liars
This high-interest, suspenseful prequel will capture fans of We Were Liars and new readers alike; a must purchase for YA collections.
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin
An essential purchase for YA collections; recommend to fans of Last Night at the Telegraph Club by Malinda Lo.
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Margot Mertz Takes It Down
While this book deals with important topics, they could be handled in a more mature, empathetic way. Other recent YA titles, such as Laura Steven’s The Exact Opposite of Okay, do a better job of addressing relevant themes.
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Sisters in Arms: A Novel of the Daring Black Women Who Served During World War II
This book provides an entertaining, informative look at underrepresented and underreported Black stories from World War II. The importance of its subject matter certainly outweighs some shortcomings in storytelling.
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Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood
Readers intrigued by memoirs of resiliency in spite of insular upbringings like Educated by Tara Westover or The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls will be riveted by Diamond’s work.
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The Marvelous
With a premise that’s a mixture of Ernest Cline’s Ready Player One and Jennifer Lynn Barnes’s The Inheritance Games, this will be an easy sell to readers looking for a suspenseful story.
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