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2) Throwback
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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"Priscilla is first-generation Korean American, a former high school cheerleader who expects her daughter Sam to want the same all-American nightmare. Meanwhile, Sam is a girl of the times who has no energy for clich�ed high school aspirations. After a huge blowup, Sam is desperate to get away from Priscilla, but instead, finds herself thrown back. Way back. To her shock, Sam lands in the '90s . . . alongside a 17-year-old Priscilla. Now, Sam has...
5) Raybearer
Author
Series
Raybearer volume 1
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
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Description
"Raised in isolation, Tarisai yearns for the closeness she could have as one of the Crown Prince's Council of 11, but her mother, The Lady, has magically compelled Tarisai to kill the Crown Prince." --
Author
Series
Not a drop to drink volume 1
Language
English
Description
"Sixteen-year-old Lynn will do anything to protect her valuable water source, but the arrival of new neighbors forces her to reconsider her attitudes"--
8) Mosquitoland
Author
Language
English
Description
"When she learns that her mother is sick in Ohio, Mim confronts her demons on a thousand-mile odyssey from Mississippi that redefines her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane"--
9) Merrow
Author
Series
Secrets of Carrick volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Enduring whispers about her absent mother's alleged merrow origins after her father drowns, twelve-year-old Neen questions her identity as she becomes increasingly torn between the worlds of the sea and her island home.
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Series
Ramona Quimby volume 5
Language
English
Description
Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels disrespected because she is the youngest in the family.
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Series
Greenglass House volume 4
Language
English
Description
"Ghosts, a kidnapping, a crew of young detectives, and family secrets mix in this new standalone mystery set in the world of the bestselling Greenglass House, from a National Book Award nominee and Edgar Award-winning author."--Provided by publisher.
14) American Street
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Language
English
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10 Worth Trying: Young Adult Realistic Fiction [High School Readers]
Award Nominated Women Authors
Latinx Authors: Books for Teens
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Latinx Authors: Books for Teens
Description
On the corner of American Street and Joy Road, Fabiola Toussaint thought she would finally find une belle vie -- a good life. But after they leave Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Fabiola's mother is detained by U.S. immigration, leaving Fabiola to navigate her loud American cousins, Chantal, Donna, and Princess; the grittiness of Detroit's West Side; a new school; and a surprising romance, all on her own. Just as she finds her footing in this strange new world,...
15) Fashion frenzy
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
When Frannie "practices being a fashion designer" at the mother- daughter fashion show, everyone is surprised by the consequences.
16) Me & Mama
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Language
English
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Description
For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama.
18) This lullaby
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Language
English
Description
Raised by a mother who's had five husbands, eighteen-year-old Remy believes in short-term, no-commitment relationships until she meets Dexter, a rock band musician.
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