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   Dear Martin

   Nic Stone

   A raw, urgent exploration of coming of age in a world that refuses to see you as just a kid.

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   • tense
   • earnest
   • grief and trauma
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   Concrete Rose

   Angie Thomas

   A gritty yet profoundly tender exploration of Black boyhood, legacy, and the heavy, beautiful burden of choosing your own path.

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   • tense
   • earnest
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   On The Come Up

   Angie Thomas

   A fierce, rhythmic anthem about the power of words and the fight to be heard on your own terms.

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   • tense
   • earnest
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   All American Boys

   Jason Reynolds

   A gripping, dual-perspective reckoning with systemic injustice that demands you interrogate your own silence.

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   • tense
   • earnest
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   Ghost boys

   Jewell Parker Rhodes

   A haunting, deeply compassionate exploration of historical and contemporary injustice that asks the living to bear witness.

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   • earnest
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   Anger is a Gift

   Mark Oshiro

   A raw, urgent exploration of trauma, systemic injustice, and the transformative power of collective fury.

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   • tense
   • earnest
   • systemic injustice
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   The 57 Bus

   Dashka Slater

   A compassionate, multi-perspective deep dive into a single tragic moment and the complex web of justice, identity, and forgiveness it leaves behind.

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   • tense
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   When they call you a terrorist

   asha bandele

   A deeply personal, fiercely loving testament to survival and the transformative power of collective action in the face of systemic violence.

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   • systemic injustice
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   The Way I Used To Be

   Amber Smith

   A raw, aching portrait of a girl fracturing under the weight of a secret, and the slow, nonlinear journey to piece herself back together.

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   • earnest
   • finding one's voice
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    Hate list

    Jennifer Brown · 2009

    A raw, unflinching exploration of guilt, grief, and the agonizingly slow journey toward self-forgiveness in the wake of unimaginable tragedy.

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    • tense
    • earnest
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    The Poet X

    Elizabeth Acevedo

    A fierce, rhythmic heartbeat of a book about a girl learning to carve out her own space in a world that wants her to shrink.

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    • tense
    • earnest
    • finding one's voice
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    Firekeeper's Daughter

    Angeline Boulley

    A gripping, culturally rich thriller that balances pulse-pounding tension with a profound exploration of Indigenous identity and resilience.

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    • tense
    • earnest

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