Alicia Abdul

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Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed

Dashka Slater | NONFICTION,  Sep 01, 2023

This is a well-timed page-turner due to Slater’s investigative reporting and must be read, shared, and discussed. Make this a priority purchase.

A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults): My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars
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A Quantum Life (Adapted for Young Adults): My Unlikely Journey from the Street to the Stars

Hakeem Oluseyi & Joshua Horwitz | NONFICTION,  Sep 01, 2023

By celebrating a Black academic in the STEM field, this scientist’s memoir envisions a place for anyone who has a dream that the possibility is there to achieve it. Purchase it for teen nonfiction collections everywhere.

Study Break: 11 College Tales from Orientation to Graduation
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Study Break: 11 College Tales from Orientation to Graduation

| FICTION,  Jun 16, 2023

If the purpose was to provide more college-age voices in teen literature, consider it done. Readers will look forward to more works by these authors and new endeavors in this age and experience category. A worthy purchase.
Cool. Awkward. Black
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Cool. Awkward. Black

| FICTION,  May 19, 2023

All told, the collection is strong for several reasons and a necessary purchase for teen anthologies in the library.

Magic Has No Borders
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Magic Has No Borders

| FICTION,  May 01, 2023

As short story collections go, this strong selection featuring South Asian characters is joyous and original. Add it to the shelf.
Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic
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Transmogrify!: 14 Fantastical Tales of Trans Magic

| FICTION,  May 01, 2023

The cover includes the quote that “magic is for everyone” and this short story collection lives up to it with trans characters at the forefront. A strong purchase for YA shelves.
The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie
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The Hitherto Secret Experiments of Marie Curie

| FICTION,  May 01, 2023

This falls short in totality. Preferred reading goes to nonfiction about Marie Curie rather than this collection loosely inspired by her life.
Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes
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Ab(solutely) Normal: Short Stories That Smash Mental Health Stereotypes

| FICTION,  May 01, 2023

The range of writing styles and techniques employed by notable authors about mental health makes this a strong addition to the shelves.

For Lamb

For Lamb

Lesa Cline-Ransome | FICTION,  Feb 17, 2023

Leave no doubt that this should be purchased for collections serving older teens. There will be much to discuss.
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