Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
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Spelldrifts
by A-M Mawhiney
Life has changed at Life of Hope in the decades since Earth tipped back to a flourishing biome. People work together, connected through a telepathic network, to keep their planet healthy. Each person develops additional magical powers in their...
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Oblivion
by Sara Podgoreanu
High school sweethearts Oliver and Daiki were torn apart by fate before they ever had a chance. Years later, they reunite at their friends’ engagement party, their lives irrevocably changed. Still heartbroken, Oliver struggles to accept Daiki’s...
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Oakwood Orphanage
The Past is Out to Get You by Emily Marie
When seven-year-old Dahlia’s parents are killed in a tragic house fire, she is taken away to a mysterious orphanage. Ten years later, she and her close friends at the orphanage are suffering ongoing abuse at the hands of the cruel matron and the...
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The Story of Chissa
by Warren Spence
When Chissa’s grandmother sends him into town to sell the leather she’s made from cow hide, he uses the money to buy himself a fancy kettle, a bullwhip and a harmonica. Chissa’s newfound wealth is the talk of the reserve, but the greedy Chief...
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Jars
by Jesse Lipscombe
Mason is anything but average. Being a mixed-race, non-binary, neurodivergent teenager with super-powers trying to navigate high school can be tough. Luckily, they find common ground with a motley crew of two new friends, and the three unlikely...
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The Collective Uprising
Awakening by Kayt Bryans
Michael has been captured by the Clippers and brought to the evil Pruner who removes his internal clock and banishes him to a remote and desolate time-space reality. Weak and injured, Michael knows he needs to find help to stop the Pruner, not...
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Scars
by LG Morales
In Zaphia’s life there are two kinds of scars. The ones you can see on the outside- like the visible line she has running down her arm- and the ones no one can see – like heartaches and heartbreaks, hurts and hardships. Zaphia knows she can count...
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Stealing the Lead
by Ian Mitchell-Gill
Morgan’s dream is to graduate high school and attend an elite dance school. After winning one national championship, that goal seems within reach. But when her dance partner moves away, Morgan loses all hope. Where will she find someone tall...
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Beta Testing
by Cody Burke
Colby’s life is turned upside down when his best friend Ryan reveals he has a crush on someone. At first he is worried how this new crush might affect their friendship, but Colby agrees to help his friend out anyway. Ryan is clueless when it...
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In a Town Without a Name
by James Murray
Corey’s cell phone rings at 3 a.m. His father is dying. Along with his wife and two children, Corey journeys back to his hometown to say goodbye. Immersed in his childhood home, he journeys even further back in memory to the summer of 1982, when...