Author: Karen Sandler
Genre: Dystopia, Science Fiction, Young Adult
Publisher: Tu Books
Publication Date: October 2011
Hardcover: 373 Pages
Best friends Kayla and Mishalla know they will be separated for their Assignments. They are GENs, Genetically Engineered Non-humans, and in their strict caste system, GENs are at [...]
Author: Taylor M. Polites
Genre: Historical, Literary Fiction, American Civil War, PoC
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication date: February 7 2012
Hardcover: 304 pages
Brimming with atmosphere and edgy suspense, The Rebel Wife presents a young widow trying to survive in the violent world of [...]
Author: Elizabeth Wein
Genre: Fantasy, Historical, PoC, Young Adult
Publisher: Firebird
Publication date: April 12th 2004
Paperback: 184 pages
Telemakos is the grandson of two noble men: Kidane, member of the parliament in the African kingdom of Aksum, and Artos, the fallen High King [...]
Author: Delia Sherman
Genre: Historical, SF, Young Adult, PoC
Publisher: Small Beer Press
Publication date: November 22nd 2011
Hardcover: 258 pages
Set against the burgeoning Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, and then just before the outbreak of the Civil War, The Freedom Maze explores [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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