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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky by Kwame Mbalia

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adventurous emotional fast-paced
Dreamland Burning by Jennifer Latham

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adventurous challenging emotional informative tense fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Sandwich by Catherine Newman

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emotional funny reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

Twenty-Four Seconds From Now by Jason Reynolds

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emotional funny medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman by Gennifer Choldenko

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emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

The Naturals by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Gaytheist: Coming Out of My Orthodox Childhood by Lonnie Mann

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emotional sad medium-paced

3.0

Thornhill by Pam Smy

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.75

Thornhill is told by two girls, Mary and Ella.  Mary lives at the orphanage of Thornhill in 1982.  Ella lives in 2017 in a house close to the now-abandoned building.  Mary, whose story is told through her diary entries, has selective muteness, and never speaks to anyone.  The other students bully her by mocking her for the puppets she creates, playing mean tricks, and ignoring her.  Ella's story is told through black-and-white illustrations.  Her mother is dead, and her father is rarely home.  Ella sees Mary's ghost and finds the abandoned puppets that Mary left behind. The two girls discover they have more in common than meets the eye....

This book is spooky and fabulous for fans of Coraline!  
The Help by Kathryn Stockett

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5.0

Amazing. This piece of historical fiction is captivating. The stories of the African American women and the white women they serve weave together a truly unforgettable story about Jackson, Mississippi during the Civil Rights Movement.