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Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix<\/a> by Anna Marie McLemore A Costume for Charly<\/a> by C.K. Malone Bad Girls Never Say Die<\/a> by Jennifer Mathieu Starfish<\/a> By Lisa Fipps Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide<\/a> by Isabel Quintero Chingona: Owning your Inner Badass for Healing and Justice<\/a> by Alma Zaragoza-Petty This Woven Kingdom<\/a> by Tahereh Mafi The Summer of Bitter and Sweet<\/a> by Jen Ferguson New from Here<\/a> by Kelly Yang Maizy Chen’s Last Chance<\/a> by Lisa Yee The Prince and the Dressmaker<\/a> by Jen Wang Heartstopper<\/a> Series by Alice Oseman Snapdragon<\/a> by Kat Leyh
\nThree teens chase their own version of the American Dream during the Roaring 20s in this YA remix of The Great Gatsby.<\/p>\n
\nCharly thinks outside the box to find a Halloween costume that represents their feminine and masculine identities equally.<\/p>\n
\nIn this gender-flipping reimagining of S.E. Hinton’s “The Outsiders” set in 1964 Houston, Evie must redefine what it means to be a bad girl and rethink everything she knows about loyalty after she is saved from the unimaginable by a good girl from the “right” side of the tracks.<\/p>\n
\nBullied and shamed her whole life for being fat, twelve-year-old Ellie finally gains the confidence to stand up for herself, with the help of some wonderful new allies.<\/p>\n
\nA blending of photographs and illustrations trace the life and work of Mexican photographer Graciela Iturbide, who embarked on a journey across Mexico and the world.<\/p>\n
\nIn Chingona, Mexican American activist, scholar, and podcast host Alma Zaragoza-Petty helps us claim our inner chingona, a Spanish term for badass woman. For all the brown women the world has tried to conquer, badassery can be an asset, especially when we face personal and collective trauma. Working for change while preserving her spirit, a chingona repurposes her pain for the good of the world. She may even learn that she belongs to a long line of chingonas who came before her–unruly women who used their persevering energy to survive and thrive.<\/p>\n
\nTo all the world, Alizeh is a disposable servant, not the long-lost heir to an ancient Jinn kingdom forced to hide in plain sight. The crown prince, Kamran, has heard the prophecies foretelling the death of his king. But he could never have imagined thatthe servant girl with the strange eyes, the girl he can’t put out of his mind, would one day soon uproot his kingdom–and the world.<\/p>\n
\nIn this complex and emotionally resonant novel about a M\u00e9tis girl living on the Canadian prairies, debut author Jen Ferguson serves up a powerful story about rage, secrets, and all the spectrums that make up a person\u2014and the sweetness that can still live alongside the bitterest truth. Lou has enough confusion in front of her this summer. She’ll be working in her family’s ice-cream shack with her newly ex-boyfriend\u2014whose kisses never made her feel desire, only discomfort\u2014and her former best friend, King, who is back in their Canadian prairie town after disappearing three years ago without a word. But when she gets a letter from her biological father\u2014a man she hoped would stay behind bars for the rest of his life\u2014Lou immediately knows that she cannot meet him, no matter how much he insists. While King’s friendship makes Lou feel safer and warmer than she would have thought possible, when her family’s business comes under threat, she soon realizes that she can’t ignore her father forever. The Heartdrum imprint centers a wide range of intertribal voices, visions, and stories while welcoming all young readers, with an emphasis on the present and future of Indian Country and on the strength of young Native heroes.<\/p>\n
\nKnox works to keep his family together as they move from Hong Kong back to northern California during the initial outbreak of the coronavirus<\/p>\n
\nEleven-year-old Maizy Chen visits her estranged grandparents, who own and run a Chinese restaurant in Last Chance, Minnesota; as her visit lengthens, she makes unexpected discoveries about her family’s history and herself.<\/p>\n
\nPrince Sebastian hides form his parents his secret life of dressing up as the the hottest fashion icon in Paris, the fabulous Lady Crystallia, while his friend Frances the dressmaker strives to keep her friend’s secret.<\/p>\n
\nShy and softhearted Charlie Spring sits next to rugby player NIck Nelson in class one morning. A warm and intimate friendship follows, and that soon develops into something more for Charlie, who doesn’t think he has a chance. But Nick is struggling with feelings of his own, and as the two grow closer and take on the ups and downs of high school, they come to understand the surprising and delightful ways in which love works.<\/p>\n
\nSnap’s town had a witch. At least, that’s how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a crocks-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online–after doing a little ritual to put their spirits to rest. It’s creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it’s kind of cool, too. They make a deal: Jacks will teach Snap how to take care of the baby opossums that Snap rescued, and Snap will help Jacks with her work. But as Snap starts to get to know Jacks, she realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic–and a connection with Snap’s family’s past.<\/p>\n