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• I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

  Sánchez, Erika L.,

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  A girl struggles to find her place in an immigrant family amidst poverty, racism and neighborhood violence while also learning and adapting to cultural expectations and social norms throughout the story.

• I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

  Angelou, Maya

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  Through the powerful words of Maya Angelou, hear the heartbreaking true story of how her childhood shaped her as an author, including being assaulted by an older man.

• Girl on Fire

  Keys, Alicia,

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  Lolo Wright thought she was just a regular 14-year-old dealing with regular family drama, but when a cop pulls a gun on her brother in a case of mistaken identity, Lolo's world explodes.

• A Girl Walks Into the Forest

  Roux, Madeleine, 1985-

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  Valla must embark on a harrowing journey through a deadly forest filled with otherworldly creatures, supernatural forces and one maniacal villain who will stop at nothing to bring her down.

• Just Happy to Be Here

  Kanakia, Naomi,

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  Tara wants to be treated like any other girl. That is, judged on her merits-not on her transness. But there's no road map for being the first trans girl at an all-girls school.

• Get Real, Chloe Torres

  Maldonado, Crystal,

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  When three estranged best friends take a road trip to see their favorite band, romantic feelings resurface!

• The Mysterious Virginia Hall

  World War II's Most Dangerous Spy

  Friddell, Claudia,

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  Virginia joined the Allied Intelligence Services as one of its first women agents, where she organized French resistance fighters, performed daring rescues, and provided the Allies with intelligence that was key to ousting the Nazis!

• Lady or the Tiger

  Herrman, Heather M.,

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  In the 1880s, teenage killer Belle King stands trial for murder in the Wild West when her first victim, her husband, arrives alive, upending her plans!

• The Unexpected Consequence of Bleeding on a Tuesday

  Toney, Kelsey B.,

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  Seventeen-year-old Delia's frustrating journey to find a diagnosis for her excruciating menstrual pain leads to a fateful decision to self-medicate with marijuana, putting her future in jeopardy.

• Needy Little Things

  Desamours, Channelle,

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  Seventeen-year-old Sariyah, who can sense people's immediate needs, must use her ability to solve her friend's mysterious disappearance while dealing with family challenges and avoiding the same danger that befell her friend.

• What Comes After

  Bayerl, Katie,

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  In this darkly comical, heartfelt novel, a cynical 16-year-old girl has only 90 days to remember how she died and finally make peace with her mother to escape spending eternity adrift in a vast nothingness!

• Hick

  the Trailblazing Journalist Who Captured Eleanor Roosevelt's Heart

  Miller, Sarah, 1979-

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  Follow Lorena "Hick" Hickok during the Great Depression in her rise from devastating childhood to renowned journalist and the most significant relationship of her life with First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt!