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• With the Fire on High

  Acevedo, Elizabeth

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  From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award-winning title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright. Ever since she got…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

  Blume, Judy

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  Blume's books for children are among the most challenged. They touch upon puberty, sex, and death, topics many parents don't want in their children's hands. She has been a strong voice against censorship, speaking on behalf of other authors who find…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sabrina & Corina

  Stories

  Fajardo-Anstine, Kali

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  Fajardo-Anstine has ties to Latinx and Indigenous communities. One of her goals is to better represent those communities in fiction. She won the American Book Award in 2020 for Sabrina & Corina.

• Between Two Kingdoms

  A Memoir of a Life Interrupted

  Jaouad, Suleika

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  In the summer after graduating from college, Suleika Jaouad was preparing to enter “the real world.” She had moved to Paris to pursue her dream of becoming a war correspondent. The real world she found, however, would take her into a very different…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Court of Thorns and Roses

  Maas, Sarah J.

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  From bestselling author Sarah J. Maas comes a seductive, breathtaking book that blends romance, adventure, and faerie lore into an unforgettable read. When nineteen-year-old huntress Feyre kills a wolf in the woods, a terrifying creature arrives to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Light We Carry

  Overcoming in Uncertain Times

  Obama, Michelle

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  The former First Lady follows up her blockbuster biography with this collection of life stories about the importance of showing up for others in order to ground ourselves in troubled times. Insightful and inspirational!

• Detransition, Baby

  Peters, Torrey

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  Peters is lauded for her ability to present the internal lives of trans women. She was longlisted for the Women's Fiction Prize, an honor that also resulted in a group of authors questioning her eligibility for the prize, based on her gender…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ministry of Utmost Happiness

  Roy, Arundhati

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  This book goes over tales in each region in India, but many are far from pleasant. Religious, territorial, and cultural war issues are explored in this book.

• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

  Sánchez, Erika L.

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  New York Times Bestseller and National Book Award Finalist, I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter tells the story of Julia, who has to find her place in her Mexican-American family after her sister’s death. This instant classic strikes the perfect…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

  Skloot, Rebecca

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  Henrietta Lacks had her cells cultured by doctors without her permission or knowledge, and those cultured cells went on to change medical science. Rebecca Skloot’s book interweaves the story of Henrietta Lacks with science writing and an examination…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Split Tooth

  Tagaq, Tanya

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  This is a hauntingly beautiful novel by experimental vocalist and artist Tanya Tagaq (Inuk). Prose and poetry intermingle in a story that follows the life of a young woman growing up in Nunavut. Tagaq's blend of gritty and ethereal descriptions of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Malala

  My Story of Standing Up for Girls' Rights

  Yousafzai, Malala

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  The remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism; of the fight for girls' education; and how one person's voice has the power to inspire change in the world.

• We Are Displaced

  My Journey and Stories From Refugee Girls Around the World

  Yousafzai, Malala

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  The prominent young activist highlights that millions of displaced girls witness atrocities through interviews about their lives before, during and after terrifying events. A heartbreaking confrontation with trauma.