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Every Day by David Levithan

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ In David Levithan’s book, Every Day, “A” wakes up in a new body every morning. Without any real identity, gender, or...

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "Through hardship to the stars." (Sepetys, 2017, p.114) Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys is an emotional work of...

The Cruel Prince by Holly Black

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️ The Cruel Prince by Holly Black plunges into the land of fairies and magic. As a piece of young adult fiction, the story...

Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ "I am Outcast." (Anderson, 2011, p.4) Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson is the definition of difficult literature. As...

Mexican Whiteboy by Matt De La Peña

“I’m a white boy among Mexicans, and a Mexican among white boys.” (De La Peña, 2008, p. 90) My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Mexican Whiteboy is an...

George by Alex Gino

My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️“The word man hit like a pile of rocks falling on George’s skull. It was a hundred times worse than boy, and she...

Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes by Chris Crutcher

“Boy, ain’t it a trip where heroes come from” (Crutcher, 2003, p. 280). My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes is a wild...

brown girl dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

“I am born in Ohio but the stories of South Carolina already run like rivers through my veins” (Woodson, 2014, p. 2). My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

"Think about all the tomorrows of your life" (Myers, 2001, p. 205). My Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Walter Dean Myers’ Monster is a beautiful work...

Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher

"I guess that's the point of it all. No one knows for certain how much impact they have on the lives of other people. Oftentimes, we have...

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