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• Call Me Iggy

  Aguirre, Jorge Augusto,

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  Ignacio "Iggy" Garcia is an Ohio-born Colombian American teen living his best life. After bumping into Marisol (and her coffee) at school, Iggy's world is spun around. But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Crashing Into You

  Callen, Rocky,

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  Seventeen-year-old Leti Rivera dreams of becoming a famous female street racer. Her brother taught her how to drive so fast that nothing can catch her. But when Jacob Fleckenstein crashes into her life, Leti starts to think that running isn’t…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Flawless Girls

  McLemore, Anna-Marie,

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  The Soler sisters are infamous in polite society - brazen, rebellious, and raised by their fashionable grandmother who couldn’t care less about which fork goes where. But their grandmother also knows the standards that two Latina young ladies will…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Great Cool Ranch Dorito in the Sky

  Galarza, Josh,

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  Unwilling to face the frightening reality of his mother’s cancer, 15-year-old Brett Harrison escapes into the comic-book stories he pens while funneling his anxieties into an escalating eating disorder. When Brett's disorder becomes public…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hurdles in the Dark

  Gonzalez, Elvira K.,

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  A YA memoir about survival and strength by Elvira Gonzalez, a Mexican-American track star who found freedom from poverty and violence by training to become one of the top athletes in the U.S.

• I Wish You Would

  Des Lauriers, Eva,

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  At the Senior Sunrise overnight, Natalia must work with ex-best friend Ethan to find seven of the class's confessional letters before any secrets, including their own, are revealed.

• It Waits in the Forest

  Dass, Sarah,

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  Unlike the other residents of the small Caribbean Island of St. Virgil, Selina DaSilva does not believe in magic. With a logical mind and a knack for botany, Selina used to dream of leaving the island to study Pharmacology—until a vicious, unsolved…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Just Say Yes

  Moldavsky, Goldy,

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  Jimena Ramos had no idea she was undocumented. Now she's seventeen, and she needs to figure out a way to stay in New York City, the only home she can remember. There's just one possibility that will get her a green card quickly enough: Jimena is…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Is Me Trying

  Marie, Racquel,

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  Growing up, Bryce, Beatriz, and Santiago were inseparable, but after the dissolution of their friendship and Bryce's suicide, Beatriz and Santiago attempt to reconcile and navigate love, mental illness, and forgiveness.

• Tiffany's Griffon

  Siddell, Magnolia Porter,

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  Marnie Plummer is a bookish, lonely girl with a chip on her shoulder. There’s nothing she cares about more than her favorite book series, The Griffon Riders of Crystalfall. When it miraculously turns out that the world of the books is actually real,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Belle of the Ball

  Costa, Mari,

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  High-school senior and notorious wallflower Hawkins finally works up the courage to remove her mascot mask and ask out her longtime crush: Regina Moreno, head cheerleader, academic overachiever, and all-around popular girl. There's only one teensy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Headmaster's List

  De la Cruz, Melissa, 1971-

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  Eighteen-year-old Spencer Sandoval wishes she knew. As rumors swirl that her ex, Ethan, was the driver that fateful night, she can't bring herself to defend him. And their messy breakup has nothing to do with it - she can't remember anything from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Luis Ortega Survival Club

  Reyes, Sonora,

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  Ariana Ruiz wants to be noticed. But as an autistic girl who never talks, she goes largely ignored by her peers--despite her bold fashion choices. So when cute, popular Luis starts to pay attention to her, Ari finally feels seen. Luis's attention…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prince & the Coyote

  Bowles, David (David O.),

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  Fifteen-year old crown prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his city-state of Tetzcoco thrive. A singer, poet, and burgeoning philosophical mind, he has big plans about infrastructure projects and cultural initiatives that will bring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Saints of the Household

  Tison, Ari,

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  When brothers Max and Jay help a classmate in trouble, they struggle with the consequences of their violent actions and worry they may be more like their abusive father than they thought, so the brothers turn to their Bribri (Indigenous Costa Rican)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Don't Have a Shot

  Marie, Racquel,

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  Seventeen-year-old Valentina jeopardizes her future when she gets into an altercation with her rival, Leticia, during a soccer game, so the two girls must co-captain a soccer team to redeem themselves and what starts as a shaky alliance of necessity…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blackwater

  Arroyo, Jeannette,

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  Tony Price is a popular high school track star and occasional delinquent aching for his dad’s attention and approval. Eli Hirsch is a quiet boy with a chronic autoimmune disorder that has ravaged his health and social life. What happens when these…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Café Con Lychee

  Lee, Emery, 1996-

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  Theo Mori and Gabriel Moreno have always been at odds. Their parents own rival businesses-an Asian American café and a Puerto Rican bakery-and Gabi's lack of coordination has cost their soccer team too many games to count. Stuck in the closet and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The First to Die at the End

  Silvera, Adam, 1990-

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  In this prequel to #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon "They Both Die at the End" (2017), two new strangers spend a life-changing day together after Death-Cast first makes their fateful calls. It's the night before Death-Cast goes live, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic

  Rigaud, Debbie,

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  Fifteen-year-old Haitian American Cicely is excited to celebrate the West Indian Day Parade with her aunt, and voodoo dabbler, Mimose, but when Mimose's dabbling goes awry and she becomes possessed by a spirit, Cicely, Renee, and Kwame, her crush,…Read moreRead more of this annotation