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• Spin

  Caprara, Rebecca

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  Sixteen-year-old Arachne turns to weaving for solace, but when word spreads of her skill she is confronted by the goddess Athena and the two enter a weaving contest that results in transformation and redemption.

• The Faint of Heart

  Wilson, Kerilynn

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  Not that long ago, the Scientist discovered that all sadness, anxiety, and anger disappeared when you removed your heart. And that's all it took. Soon enough, the hospital had lines out the door-- even though the procedure numbed the good feelings,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Song for Ella Grey

  Almond, David, 1951-

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  Claire is Ella Grey's best friend. She's there when the whirlwind arrives on the scene: catapulted into a North East landscape of gutted shipyards; of high arched bridges and ancient collapsed mines. She witnesses a love so dramatic it is as if her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lovely War

  Berry, Julie, 1974-

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  In the perilous days of World Wars I and II, the gods hold the fates-- and the hearts-- of four mortals in their hands. They are Hazel, James, Aubrey, and Colette. A classical pianist from London, a British would-be architect-turned-soldier, a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Banned Book Club

  Kim, Hyun Sook

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  When Kim Hyun Sook started college in 1983 she was ready for her world to open up. After acing her exams and sort-of convincing her traditional mother that it was a good idea for a woman to go to college, she looked forward to soaking up the ideas…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lore

  Bracken, Alexandra

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  Every seven years there is a hunt offering mortal descendants of gods the opportunity to claim their divinity by killing any of nine immortals made mortal for one night. Lore Perseous has no desire to participate in the Agon, embittered because her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Worst Ronin

  Tokuda-Hall, Maggie

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  Being a samurai isn't easy. Sixteen-year-old Chihiro Ito knows that more than anyone. Her father is renowned among the samurai, but the only thing Chihiro is known for is spending way too much time on her phone obsessing over Tatsuo Nakano,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Icarus

  Ancrum, K. (Kayla), 1991-

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  Icarus Gallagher is a thief. He steals priceless art and replaces it with his father's impeccable forgeries. For years, one man -- the wealthy Mr. Black -- has been their target in revenge for his role in the death of Icarus's mother. To keep their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Not for the Faint of Heart

  a Novel

  Croucher, Lex

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  Mariel, the granddaughter of Robin Hood, tries to prove herself to her father while suspecting a mole in the Merry Men's ranks but mistakenly kidnaps cheerful healer Clem, and together they embark on a dangerous rescue mission and grow closer along…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Encyclopedia of Early Earth

  a Graphic Novel

  Greenberg, Isabel

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  An epic work detailing many tales and adventures of one lonely storyteller, on a quest for enlightenment and true love.

• Goddesses & Heroines

  Menzies, Jean

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  Delve into a world of key female figures from all over the world in this compendium of goddesses and heroines. With more than 30 stories about goddesses and powerful women, this is an introduction for young readers interested in female figures from…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Place

  150 Years Retold

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  Explore the past 150 years through the eyes of Indigenous creators in this anthology. See how Indigenous peoples have survived a post-apocalyptic world since Contact.

• Lies We Sing to the Sea

  Underwood, Sarah, 1999-

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  Hanged in an annual sacrificial ritual to Poseidon, seventeen-year-old oracle Leto awakens on an island inhibited by Melantho, a strange immoral girl with oceanic powers, who tells Leto the only way to break Poseidon's curse is to return to Ithaca…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Displacement

  Hughes, Kiku

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  Kiku is on vacation in San Francisco when suddenly she finds herself displaced to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War II. These displacements keep occurring…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bull

  Elliott, David, 1947-

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  A modern twist on the Theseus and Minotaur myth, told in verse.

• At the End of the River Styx

  Kulwicki, Michelle

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  Before he can be reborn, Zan has spent 499 years bound in a 500-year curse to process souls for the monstrous Ferryman--and if he fails he dies. In Portland, Bastian is grieving. He survived a car accident that took his mother and impulse-purchased…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Gentlest of Wild Things

  Underwood, Sarah, 1999-

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  On the island of Zakynthos, nothing is more powerful than Desire -- love itself, bottled and sold to the highest bidder by Leandros, a power-hungry descendant of the god Eros. Eirene and her beloved twin sister, Phoebe, have always managed to escape…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Fox Maidens

  Yeou Assideul

  Ha, Robin

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  Kai Song dreams of being a warrior. She wants to follow in the footsteps of her beloved father, the commander of the Royal Legion. But while her father believes in Kai and trains her in martial arts, their society isn't ready for a girl warrior.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Age 16

  Fung, Rosena

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  Sixteen-year-old Roz is preoccupied with normal teenage stuff: navigating high school friendships, worrying about college, and figuring out what to wear to prom. When her estranged Por Por abruptly arrives for a seemingly indefinite visit, the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Girl Called Echo. Vol. 1, Pemmican Wars

  Vermette, Katherena, 1977-

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  Echo Desjardins, a 13-year-old Métis girl adjusting to a new home and school, is struggling with loneliness while separated from her mother. Then an ordinary day in Mr. Bee's history class turns extraordinary, and Echo's life will never be the same.…Read moreRead more of this annotation