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• Yusuf Azeem Is Not a Hero

  Faruqi, Saadia,

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  "Kids often can see when adults are doing things that are wrong or inadvisable or not the way kids think they should be, but they often don’t have the voice or intuition to do something about it. The title is for all of the readers—to remind…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mighty Inside

  Frazier, Sundee T., 1968-

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  "As Melvin learns, confidence comes as we stand up for ourselves and for others who are getting pushed around. When we root ourselves in the tradition of people before us who stood their ground, who asserted their equality through their actions, we…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Borders

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  "[A] poignant story of the predicament and artificiality of the international border that divided our nations and peoples between two colonial states. It is also a story of resilience and strength in the soft-spoken insistence that she is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In the Key of Us

  Lockington, Mariama,

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  "The depiction of both the overt and uninformed microaggressions both girls face adds another element of realism as they have to pull further from already tapped out emotional resources. An authentic look at how identity and relationships transform…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Frizzy

  Ortega, Claribel A.,

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  "Marlene navigates the white standards of beauty entrenched in her Dominican family and which can permeate Latine communities, internalizing racist ideologies expressed in family comments. When school bullies target Marlene because of her hair, she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Barely Floating

  Rivera, Lilliam,

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  " Sometimes as parents, we overlook that because we’re busy just trying to protect our children at all costs, and that never changes as they grow older. But I really wanted this idea of: It’s not yes, or no, or right, or wrong. It’s more like, this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Battle of Evan Pao

  Shang, Wendy Wan Long,

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  "[T]he emotional heart of the book: the quiet tension of a nonwhite family living in a white community that refuses to acknowledge their whole humanity, viewing them instead as curiosities or interlopers." -- New York Times, 2022.

• Boundless

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  "Exclusively featuring multiracial and/or multicultural authors, this anthology reflects the painful awkwardness of a bifurcated existence while celebrating a boundless self." -- Kirkus Reviews, 2023.

• Pedro & Daniel

  Erebia, Federico,

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  "[E]xplores the contours of homosexuality, religion, racism, colorism, domestic violence, abuse, neurodivergence, HIV/AIDS, and the infinite intersections these threads knot themselves into. The result is a rich and captivating story, with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Good Man

  Gansworth, Eric, 1965-

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  "In this perceptive tome, Gansworth candidly offers a complex look at Brian’s efforts to cultivate his own sense of self while navigating two seemingly separate identities: his life growing up in Tuscarora and his life after leaving the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Firebird

  Sunmi (Graphic novelist),

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  "Debut creator Sunmi’s grayscale graphic novel artfully captures the trials and tribulations of one teen’s experience wrestling with who she’s always been and who she wants to be via emotive facial expressions and youthful language, making for a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Next New Syrian Girl

  Shukairy, Ream,

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  "Alternating between the girls’ points of view allows insight into the thoughts of two bold young women whose fears and even dreams intersect. It is pure joy witnessing their friendship bloom and even more joyous to see them pursue and create a…Read moreRead more of this annotation