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Young Adult Fiction

Bayron, Kalynn. This Poison Heart. 2021. (DB 104459)

Boulley, Angeline. Firekeeper’s Daughter. 2021. (BR 24040DB 102762) [2024 NLS Summer Reading Author Talk Presenter]

Boulley, Angeline. Warrior Girl Unearthed. (BR 25116 in process, DB 114761)

Bowen, Natasha. Skin of the Sea. (DB 110780)

Brooks, Nick. Promise Boys. (DB 113776)

Bruchac, Joseph. Two Roads. (DB 115052)

Deonn, Tracy. Legendborn. 2020. (BR 23695DB 100993)

Engle, Margarita. Rima's Rebellion. (DB 115548)

Foody, Amanda and Christine Lynn Herman. All of Us Villains. 2021. (DB 105811)

Garber, Romina. Lobizona. 2020. (DB 101837)

Gracia, Anna. Boys I Know. (DB 109804)

Hautman, Pete. Road Tripped. 2019. (DB 96108)

Heard, Wendy. We’ll Never Tell. (DB 116932)

Higuera, Barba. The Last Cuentista. 2021. (BR 23967DB 105729)

Ho, Joanna. The Silence that Binds Us. (BR 24855DB 111254)

Ifueko, Jordan. Raybearer. 2020. (DB 100566)

Jackson, Tiffany D. White Smoke. 2021. (DB 105467)

Kinew, Wab. Walking in Two Worlds. 2021. (DB 105807)

LaRocca, Rajani. Red, White, and Whole. 2021. (DB 105732)

Le, Loan. A Pho Love Story. 2021. (DB 108093)

Lin, Judy I. A Magic Steeped in Poison. (DB 109863)

Mafi, Tahereh. A Very Large Expanse of Sea. 2018. (DB 92882)

Segel, Jason, and Kirsten Miller. Otherworld. 2017. (DB 89669)

Sharpe, Tess. The Girls I’ve Been. 2021. (DB 107357)

Silverman, Laura. Those Summer Nights. (DB 115556)

Zepeda, Monica. Boys of the Beast. 2022. (DB 108769)

Zhao, Xiran Jay. Iron Widow. (DB 119143)

Spanish or Bilingual

MeĢndez, Yamile Saied. Furia. 2020. (BR 23408, English; DB 101185, English; DB 111919, Spanish)

Thomas, Aiden. Cemetery Boys. 2020. (DB 101679, English; DB 103849, Spanish)

Young Adult Nonfiction

Chang, Jeff, with Dave "Davey D" Cook. Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop: A Hip-Hop History (Young Adult Edition). 2021. (DB 102758)

Colbert, Brandy. Black Birds in the Sky: The Story and Legacy of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. 2021. (BR23989DB105765)

Goldstone, Lawrence. Days of Infamy: How a Century of Bigotry Led to Japanese American Internment. (BR24294DB109564)

Johnson, Les. A Traveler’s Guide to the Stars. (DBC29713)

Keene, Adrienne. Notable Native People : 50 Indigenous Leaders, Dreamers, and Changemakers from Past and Present. (BR024611DB110751)

Kimmerer, Robin Wall. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants. (DB 118676)

Maraniss, Andrew. The True Story of the First US Women’s Olympic Basketball Team. (DB 110512)

Mochizuki, Ken. Michi Challenges History: from Farm Girl to Costume Designer to Relentless Seeker of the Truth: the Life of Michi Weglyn. (DB114223)

Rawitt, Jean. Inspired to Action: How Young Changemakers Can Shape their Communities and the World. (BR 25205 in process; DB115820)

Smith, Tommie, Derrick Barnes, and Dawud Anyabwile. Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist for Justice. (DB 118889)

Zoboi, Ibi. Star Child: A Biographical Constellation of Octavia Estelle Butler. (BR24806DB106570)

Zucker, Bonnie. A Perfectionist's Guide to not Being Perfect. (DB112376)

In Spanish

Bowles, David. Serpiente emplumada, corazón del cielo : mitos de México. (DB114071)