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• After the Revolution

  Evans, Robert, 1988-

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  In the year 2070, years after a civil war and societal collapse of the "old" United States, extremist militias battle in the crumbling Republic of Texas.

• The Awl

  최 규석, 1977-

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  Six series graphic novel. Seeing what his employers are capable of, a young executive joins a labor activist in trying to establish a union for the company's employees. Inspired by the 2007 E-Land strike in South Korea.

• Everything for Everyone

  An Oral History of the New York Commune, 2052-2072

  O'Brien, M. E.,

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  In this collection of fictional interviews, the survivors of earlier insurrections recall the collapse of life as they knew it and the emergence of a collective alternative.

• The Ferryman

  Cronin, Justin,

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  Proctor never questions his work...until the day he receives a cryptic message that unlocks something he's secretly suspected.

• The Free People's Village

  Kern, Sim, 1986-

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  At first, she's only focused on keeping her band together and getting closer to their lead guitarist. But working with local activists forces Maddie to reckon with the harm she has already done.

• General Firebrand and His Red Atlas

  Bhattacharya, Tathagata,

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  An unsocial and recovered alcoholic becomes the unlikely leader of a resistance movement against one country's fascist regime.

• Gilded Mountain

  Manning, Kate,

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  In early 1900s Colorado, a young woman navigates between the lofty ideals of her wealthy employers and the discontent of the rest of the community.

• Gliff

  Smith, Ali,

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  As 'Unverifiables,' siblings Bri and Rose must stay one step ahead of the authorities in a surveillance state.

• Hush Harbor

  Vance, Anise,

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  A full-scale resistance group takes control of an abandoned housing project, but the group's leaders have ideological differences about how they should proceed.

• Land Marks

  Lesert, Maryann,

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  Grassroots activists in Michigan keep watch as an energy company connects a corridor of frack well sites deep in the state forests.

• The Lions' Den

  Mwanza, Iris, 1969-

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  Rookie lawyer Grace Zulu brings together a coalition of unions, students, and political opposition to take on a corrupt administration.

• Looking for Tank Man

  Jin, Ha, 1956-

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  Determined to find out more about the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre, Lulu seeks answers from her research and her own family.

• The Lost Cause

  Doctorow, Cory,

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  Burbank, 2040s. With the recent arrival of climate refugees, a recent high school graduate joins other activists in forcing the rest of the community to live up to its progressive ideals.

• Our Missing Hearts

  Ng, Celeste,

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  Twelve-year-old Bird thinks that his mother—a poet—cared more about her work than about him...until a mysterious letter arrives and sends him on a journey to discover the truth.

• Passiontide

  Roffey, Monique,

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  The latest in a string of femicides brings together four women who have never before seen each other as allies.

• Prairie Edge

  Kerr, Conor,

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  One night, cousins Ezzy and Grey hatch a plan to capture a herd of bison from a nearby national park and release them in downtown Edmonton.

• State Champ

  a Novel

  Plum, Hilary, 1981-

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  As Angela decides to go on a hunger strike to protest the arrest of her boss, the community mobilizes around them.

• Ten Incarnations of Rebellion

  Patel, Vaishnavi,

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  Imagines an alternate version of 1960s India that was never liberated from the British, and a young woman's struggle to change the tides of history.

• The Ten Percent Thief

  Lakshminarayan, Lavanya,

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  The system has no flaws. That is, until a single jacaranda seed is stolen from the Virtual city, planting a revolution in the barren soil of the Analog world.

• The Water Outlaws

  Huang, S. L.,

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  A disgraced warrior is recruited by a group of outlaws fighting for justice against a corrupt empire. Retelling of the Water Margin, a story set during the Northern Song Dynasty.