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Wherever You Go, There You Are

A teenager explores her heritage and herself in Delhi

…place her late aunt had always wanted to visit — Noreen sees no reason not to go. She defers her first year of college, and the two of them depart…

A Heroine for Our Times

A determined girl saves lives in war-torn Poland

Sharon Cameron’s most recent young adult novel, The Light in Hidden Places, is based on the real experiences and actions of teenage Stefania Podgórska. When Catholic Stefania left her home…

Fake It Till You Make It

A junior entrepreneur and a budding drag queen set their sights on stardom

Greg Howard’s second middle-grade novel, Middle School’s a Drag: You Better Werk!, features a pre-teen boy coming to terms with the realization that he’s gay. But unlike Howard’s poignant 2019…

The Best-Laid Plans

A fiercely independent teen must learn how to trust and rely on others

…maintaining high grades. She’s an expert at shopping at thrift stores, saving money on electricity, and making up for her mother’s flakiness. So she hopes she’ll be able to escape…

Trapped in the Wrong Body

Meredith Russo’s new YA novel asks what you should do when everybody who “knows” you is wrong

…denial, and acceptance from two points of view: the character who experiences the mismatch of body and identity, and the character who deeply loves her. At first, Morgan doesn’t have…

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