Young Adult Fiction, Social Themes
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Darragh: Dragon
by Arden Erimitis
Everything within her quarreled over whether she wanted to be more gnome than dragon, or more dragon than gnome. ----- Quiet and curious, Dragon Gaelen isn’t a typical dragon. For one, she was raised by gnomes. Having lost everything before she...
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For Josh
by Patty Mepham
Trish had dreams once: dreams of graduating high school, getting into ballet school, and becoming a renowned dancer, with her parents and big brother cheering her on all the while. But those dreams died with her brother. Ever since Josh’s fatal...
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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...