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Kelly Loy Gilbert
Beth wants her close-knit friend group to remain together through college, especially while her own family is fractured and her future feels uncertain. But tensions emerge after Beth and Brandon see their friend Jason’s father hit him. The story follows the strain this event places on the group and explores Asian American cultural values.
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Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave RevoltsRebecca HallThis graphic novel combines Rebecca Hall’s personal story as a historian with her research into women-led slave revolts. It follows her effort to uncover the histories of women warriors and places that work within the long history of the transatlantic slave trade. Stark black-and-white artwork and source material accompany an account that connects the historian’s research with a past whose effects continue to resonate.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
She Drives Me CrazyKelly QuindlenScottie, a white basketball player still focused on her ex-girlfriend Tally, collides with Indian American head cheerleader Irene in the school parking lot. The accident leaves Irene without her car, so Scottie reluctantly drives her to and from school. Irene wants to become her school’s Senior Athlete of the Year, an honor no cheerleader has previously pursued. When Scottie learns that Irene likes girls, she offers to cover Irene’s repair co-pay if Irene pretends to date her. Scottie hopes the arrangement will make Tally jealous, while the cheer team’s support brings attention to basketball practice.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details
When You Look Like UsPamela N. HarrisWhen Jayson’s sister disappears, he suspects her drug-dealer boyfriend. As he tries to understand what happened, the novel asks whether his thinking has been shaped by stereotypes directed at his Black community. The story centers on a missing sibling and Jayson’s search for answers while confronting assumptions about crime, responsibility, race, and prejudice. Its central question connects a family crisis with the ways stereotypes can affect judgment.Fourteen and OlderOn the same reading list for the same age or grade groupView book details