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• The Black Flamingo

  Atta, Dean,

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  While at his university, a gay teen finds his place as a drag artist.

• Kingdom of Souls

  Barron, Rena,

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  Born into a family of witchdoctors, Arrah yearns for magic of her own. There's only one thing she hasn't tried: trading years of her own life for scraps of her family’s special powers.

• Cinderella Is Dead

  Bayron, Kalynn,

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  Sophia would much rather marry her childhood best friend than a random suitor. Together with Constance, Cinderella's last known descendant, Sophia vows to bring down the king once and for all.

• Happily Ever Afters

  Bryant, Elise (Elise M.),

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  Tessa is accepted into a prestigious creative writing program, but when she goes to her first workshop, the words are gone. Can she find inspiration in a real-life love story of her own?

• Felix Ever After

  Callender, Kacen,

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  Felix Love, a transgender 17-year-old, attempts to get revenge by catfishing his anonymous bully, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his former enemy and his best friend.

• The Voting Booth

  Colbert, Brandy,

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  The first year they are eligible to vote, Marva and Duke meet at their polling place and, over the course of one crazy day, fall in love.

• Roman + Jewel

  Davis, Dana, 1984-

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  Jerzie Jhames is cast as Cinny’s understudy in a hip-hopera version of Romeo and Juliet. A video of Jerzie rehearsing with the leading man is leaked. Who will keep the lead--and the leading man--for herself?

• Dread Nation

  Ireland, Justina,

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  When families around Baltimore County begin to go missing, Jane McKeene is caught in the middle of a conspiracy--and the restless dead are the least of her problems.

• Grown

  a Novel

  Jackson, Tiffany D.,

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  Korey Fields spots Enchanted Jones at an audition, igniting her dreams of being a famous singer. Enchanted wakes up with blood on her hands. Who killed Korey?

• A Blade So Black

  McKinney, L. L. (Leatrice L.),

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  Alice is a Dreamwalker, destined to guard the Gateway to Wonderland by killing any monsters that attempt to cross over.

• Punching the Air

  Zoboi, Ibi Aanu,

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  16-year-old Amal goes to prison for a crime he didn't commit. A profound story about one boy maintaining his humanity and fighting for the truth in a system designed to strip him of both.