TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM

by Lynda Blackmon Lowery ; Elspeth Leacock ; Susan Buckley ; illustrated by P.J. Loughran

Vivid details and the immediacy of Lowery’s voice make this a valuable primary document as well as a pleasure to read. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

ALL THE BRIGHT PLACES

by Jennifer Niven

Many teen novels touch on similar themes, but few do it so memorably. Full review >

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by Ilyasah Shabazz with Kekla Magoon

Readers for whom pre–civil rights America is ancient history will find this poetic interpretation eye-opening and riveting. Full review >

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TEENS & YOUNG ADULT

HOLD TIGHT, DON'T LET GO

by Laura Rose Wagner

An insightful disaster-survival story with far-reaching emotional resonance. (brief history notes, glossary) (Fiction. 14... Full review >

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