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Title: The Knife and the Butterfly
Author: Ashley Hope Pérez
Genre: Contemporary, Magic Realism, Young Adult
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: February 1 2011
Hardcover: 216 pages
After a marijuana-addled brawl with a rival gang, 16-year-old Azael wakes up to find himself surrounded by a familiar set of concrete [...]
Author: Christopher Paul Curtis
Genre: Historical, Young Adult, PoC
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Publication date: January 10 2012
Hardcover: 224 pages
We are a family on a journey to a place called wonderful” is the motto of Deza Malone’s family. Deza is the smartest girl [...]
Author: Debby Dahl Edwardson
Genre: Historical, Young Adult, PoC
Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books
Publication date: October 28 2011
Hardcover: 248 pages
My name is not easy. My name is hard like ocean ice grinding the shore . . . Luke knows his Iñupiaq [...]
Author: Karen Lord
Genre: Fantasy, Fable
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Publication date: July 6th 2010
Paperback: 200 pages
Karen Lord’s debut novel is an intricately woven tale of adventure, magic, and the power of the human spirit. Paama’s husband is a fool and a [...]
Author: Beth Bernobich
Genre: Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Publication Date: October 2011
Hardcover: 336 pages
Once upon a time, the king of Lóng City held a contest for a lot of money and the princess’s hand in marriage. Kai and his friend won [...]
Author: Carrie Jones and Steven E. Wedel
Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance, Horror, Speculative Fiction
Publisher: Bloomsbury (US & UK)
Publication Date: September 2011 (US & UK)
Hardcover: 320 Pages
Aimee and Alan have secrets. Both teens have unusual pasts and abilities they prefer to keep hidden. But [...]
Nerds Heart YA is an annual bracket-style tournament dedicated to appreciating and showcasing new titles that are underrepresented in YA fiction.
In 2011, the third year of the event, the central focus of the tournament continued to be on diversity, with a list of book contenders that were published in [...]
Author: Renee Watson
Genre: Contemporary, PoC, Young Adult
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Publication date: July 6th 2010
Hardcover: 240 pages
How is it that unsavory raw ingredients come together to form a delicious cake? What is it about life that when you take all the [...]
Author: Karen Healey
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Horror, Contemporary, Young Adult
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publication date: September 5 2011
Hardcover: 320 pages
Seventeen-year-old Keri likes to plan for every possibility. She knows what to do if you break an arm, or get caught in [...]
Author: Karsten Knight
Genre: Speculative Fiction, Contemporary/Urban Fantasy, Young Adult
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Publication date: July 2011
Hardcover: 400 pages
Every flame begins with a spark.
Ashline Wilde is having a rough sophomore year. She’s struggling to find her place as the only Polynesian girl [...]
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