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Camp Murderface
Recommended for upper middle grade based on content. This horror title may not be suitable for younger readers. The pacing is well done and the main characters are relatable. However, the book leaves many unanswered questions that relate directly to the plot and character development.
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Out Now: Queer We Go Again!
This is unique in the diversity and intersectionality of the contributors, and would be useful where LGBTQIA+ and #OwnVoices stories are in demand.
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All the Things We Do in the Dark
Teens who enjoyed Courtney Summers’s Sadie or Kathleen Glasgow’s Girl in Pieces will be invested. A standout choice for high school libraries where these titles circulate well.
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens Throughout the Ages
Give to those teens who don't read full novels but still long for LGBTQ representation. A strong choice for most collections.
50 Impressive Kids and Their Amazing (and True!) Stories
Despite the laudable topic, the sparse content and lack of balance make these volumes of little value. Children will be better served by Kathleen Krull's Lives of Extraordinary Women: Rulers, Rebels (and What the Neighbors Thought) (HMH, 2000) and Grosset & Dunlap's "Who Was" and "Who Is" series for more thorough explorations of notable individuals.
Mistwalker
Gr 7–10—Seventeen-year-old Willa Dixon loves that she comes from a long line of Maine lobster fishers...
The Elementals
Gr 8 Up—Part historical fiction, part supernatural, The Elementals brings together Kate, the wild and brash daughter of Amelia and Nathaniel, whose love story was told in The Vespertine (2011), and Julian, the steady and empathetic son of Zora and Emerson from The Springsweet (2012, both Houghton Harcourt)...
Defy the Dark
Gr 8 Up—Sixteen established YA authors contribute short stories to this collection, which also includes a bonus story by the winner of the Defy the Dark New Author Contest, sponsored by HarperTeen and Figment...
The Springsweet
Gr 7 Up—In this companion to The Vespertine (Houghton Harcourt, 2011), 17-year-old Zora Stewart grieves the loss of her beloved and is sent to live with her widowed Aunt Birdie on her homestead in West Glory, OK...
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