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Erin Chack
Erin Chack presents a collection of personal essays that combine humor with more serious experiences. The essays move between her childhood, a cancer diagnosis at age eighteen, and the beginning of her first full-time job. Their subject matter spans formative memories, illness, and early working life, with an approach described as both heartfelt and funny. Chack is identified as a BuzzFeed writer.
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In Other LandsSarah Rees BrennanElliot is a nerdy, cantankerous human pacifist in the Borderlands, a magical realm inhabited by enchanted creatures that are continually at war. He faces the question of whether he can help bring peace to this divided place. The novel is a fantasy story by Sarah Rees Brennan, and black-and-white drawings introduce its chapters. Its central conflict places Elliot’s pacifism against a world shaped by ongoing magical warfare.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
The Fashion Committee: A Novel of Art, Crime, and Applied DesignSusan JubyCharlie Dean lives for fashion, while John Thomas-Smith makes metal sculptures in his garage and has little interest in clothing. Both want a scholarship to a private arts high school, and the winning fashion design will decide it. Charlie and John each need the award, but only one student can receive the scholarship. Their different artistic interests meet in a high-stakes design competition.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
Today AllegedlyTiffany D. JacksonMary was convicted at nine of killing a baby who died while in the care of her mother and herself. As a teenager living in a group home, she becomes pregnant, prompting authorities to revisit the old case. Mary also struggles to make sense of her mother and what happened on the day of the death. The story follows the renewed scrutiny around the conviction and Mary’s search for the truth of that event.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details