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• I Am Malala

  the Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban

  Yousafzai, Malala, 1997-

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  "I Am Malala" is the remarkable tale of a family uprooted by global terrorism, of the fight for girls' education, of a father who, himself a school owner, championed and encouraged his daughter to write and attend school, and of brave parents who…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Long Way Down

  Reynolds, Jason,

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  As Will, 15, sets out to avenge his brother Shawn's fatal shooting, seven ghosts who knew Shawn board the elevator and reveal truths Will needs to know.

• The Poet X

  Acevedo, Elizabeth,

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  When Xiomara Batista, who pours all her frustrations and passion into poetry, is invited to join the school slam poetry club, she struggles with her mother's expectations and her need to be heard.

• Thirteen Doorways, Wolves Behind Them All

  Ruby, Laura,

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  When Frankie's mother died and her father left her and her siblings at an orphanage in Chicago, it was supposed to be only temporary—just long enough for him to get back on his feet and be able to provide for them once again. That's why she is not…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Downstairs Girl

  Lee, Stacey (Stacey Heather),

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  1890, Atlanta. By day, 17-year-old Jo Kuan works as a lady's maid for the cruel Caroline Payne, the daughter of one of the wealthiest men in Atlanta. But by night, Jo moonlights as the pseudonymous author of a newspaper advice column for "the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Forward Me Back to You

  Perkins, Mitali,

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  Told in separate voices, Kat and Robin leave Boston on a church mission to help combat human trafficking in India while Kat recovers from a sexual assault and Robin seeks his birth mother.

• Dumplin'

  Murphy, Julie, 1965-

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  Sixteen-year-old Willowdean wants to prove to everyone in her small Texas town that she is more than just a fat girl, so, while grappling with her feelings for a co-worker who is clearly attracted to her, Will and some other misfits prepare to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Accused!

  the Trials of the Scottsboro Boys : Lies, Prejudice, and the Fourteenth Amendment

  Brimner, Larry Dane,

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  In 1931, nine teenagers were arrested as they traveled on a train through Scottsboro, Alabama. The youngest was 13, and all had been hoping to find something better at the end of their journey. But they never arrived. Instead, two white women…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fahrenheit 451

  Bradbury, Ray, 1920-2012

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  In a society in which books are outlawed, Montag, a regimented fireman in charge of burning the forbidden volumes, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read. Suddenly he finds himself a hunted fugitive, forced to choose not only between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane

  Gaiman, Neil

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  This bewitching and harrowing tale of mystery and survival, and memory and magic, makes the impossible all too real.

• A Monster Calls

  a Novel

  Ness, Patrick, 1971-

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  Thirteen-year-old Conor awakens one night to find a monster outside his bedroom window, but not the one from the recurring nightmare that began when his mother became ill—an ancient, wild creature that wants him to face truth and loss.

• Unbroken

  a World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

  Hillenbrand, Laura,

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  On a May afternoon in 1943, an Army Air Forces bomber crashed into the Pacific Ocean and disappeared, leaving only a spray of debris and a slick of oil, gasoline and blood. Then, on the ocean's surface, a face appeared. It was that of a young…Read moreRead more of this annotation