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Donutella Hamachi and the Library Avengers
By Kim Chi (J Chi)
Jae Han Kim may look like any other seventh grader, but put a pencil in his hand and he's the creator of the most fabulous superhero to fling a donut: Donutella Hamachi! Donutella puts the B in beauty with her line of glittering, edible cosmetics ... when she's not saving Main Street from supervillains.
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Sir Callie and The Champions of Helston (Series)
By Esme Symes-Smith (J Syme)
Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.
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Parachute Kids (Series)
By Betty C. Tang (J Tang)
After an action-packed vacation, Feng-Li’s parents deliver shocking news: They are returning to Taiwan and leaving Feng-Li and her older siblings in California on their own. Suddenly, the three kids must fend for themselves in a strange new world-and get along. Starting a new school, learning a new language, and trying to make new friends while managing a household is hard enough, but Bro and Sis's constant bickering makes everything worse. As tensions escalate-and all three kids get tangled in a web of bad choices-can Feng-Li keep her family together?
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Scarlet Morning
By ND Stevenson (J Stev)
Viola and Wilmur have been waiting for their parents for fifteen boring years in the colorless town of Caveat. Their lives are a drudge of salt, trash, pirate stories, and what-ifs--until one very stormy night, when Captain Cadence Chase breaks down their door. They cut a deal with the captain: Chase can take their most prized possession, a mysterious book, but only if she takes them, too. After all, if their parents aren't coming, Viola and Wilmur might as well have a grand adventure to find them.
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The Incorruptibles
By Lauren Magaziner (J Maga)
Fiora joins Inc Academy, a school for human resistance fighters, to battle against the corrupt sorcerers oppressing her world.
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The Glade
By Naseem Jamnia (J Jamn)
When twelve-year-old Pina and her friend Jo fall asleep in a haunted glade at summer camp, they enter each other's dreams and end up bringing their nightmares to the waking world.
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Splinter & Ash
By Marieke Nijkamp (J Nijk)
A chance encounter throws Ash and Splinter into each other's orbits, and they find friendship in their shared loneliness and their desires to prove themselves.
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The Sun and the Star: A Nico di Angelo Adventure
By Rick Riordan (J Rior)
Nico, the son of Hades, and his boyfriend Will, the son of Apollo, travel to Tartarus, the deepest, darkest part of the Underworld, as they attempt to rescue an old friend.
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Witchycakes (Series)
By Kara LaReau (J Lare)
Welcome to the most magical bakery — Witchycakes! Little Blue, a witch-in-training, delivers baked goods all over their town, and helps their neighbors with a touch of magic.
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The Queen Bees of Tybee County
By Kyle Casey Chu (J Chu)
Chinese American Derrick explores his queer identity by competing in a small-town beauty pageant where he shares his new love of drag with his family and friends.
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A World Worth Saving
By Kyle Lukoff (J Luko)
After coming out as trans, fourteen-year-old A is forced to attend weekly Save Our Sons and Daughters meetings, where he uncovers the terrifying truth that the group is run by a demon feeding on their pain and is part of a larger, darker force preying on the world's vulnerable.
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A Song for You & I
By Kay O'Neill (J Onei)
While their flying horse recovers from injury, a novice ranger travels by foot on a journey of self-discovery and gender exploration alongside a musical companion who shares their growing affections.
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The School for Invisibile Boys (Series)
By Shaun David Hutchinson (J Hutc)
After his best friend completely rejected him when he asked if they could be boyfriends, Hector wants nothing more than to be invisible. Then he actually does disappear and discovers a darker side of his school — one of mysteries, monsters, and another invisible boy in need of saving.
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Alex Wise vs. The End of the World (Series)
By Terry J. Benton-Walker (J Bent)
Twelve-year-old Alex leads the charge against the forces of evil as he tries to stop the Four Horsemen from taking over the world.
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