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Celeste Ng takes readers on a moral journey throughout her hit Little Fires Everywhere, which challenges its readers to think about life in the sense of both biology and emotion. The book discusses a mother and daughter duo, Mia and Pearl, as they move all across the United States before settling down in an affluent…
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Emily Henry continues to impress with Book Lovers, giving new life to the world of publishing through the eyes of charming protagonist Nora on her quest to reconnect with her sister while also trying to find out how to trust herself with her heart. She is a calculated, intelligent and talented woman who has felt…
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After We Burned follows teenagers in the wake of loss, tragedy and the unflinching promise of a new life, if you have enough courage to leave the old one behind. The work is told from the viewpoints of multiple teenagers who are each implicated in a fire that burned down their high school, and the…
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Kathleen Glasgow has shown time and time again that she is unafraid to write about tough topics— a trend that continues in You’d Be Home Now. The story follows Emmy, who is forced to deal with the fallout of her brother’s drug addiction that killed a fellow classmate while doing her best to maintain her…
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Emma Nanami Strenner taps into the world of adoptions and origins stories throughout her coming-of- age novel, My Other Heart, focusing on what it means to build a family, miss out on the lives of your loved ones, and question your identity. The work follows Kit, an adopted teenager that has never known anything but…
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Toshikazu Kawaguchi offers insight to an age-old question in his novel Before the coffee gets cold, which forces readers to contemplate something most people have thought at least once in their life: what would you do if you could go back in time? The novel, set in a café with the ability to offer people…
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B.K Borison’s First-Time Caller is a rom-com for the ages and a fresh take on what it means to find love when you least expect it. There have been high expectations for this book since well before its release, with plenty of readers and even famed BookTokers calling it one of their most anticipated releases…
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A heart wrenching tale about what it means to love, lose, and find yourself, A Mark on My Soul details the coming out of a teenage boy scared of what everyone else has to say. After Noah comes out to his friends, family, and the internet (perhaps the scariest place to be for a high…
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History is All You Left Me is a heartbreaking tale of first love and grief, as Adam Silvera expertly navigates what it means to have love and have lost. Griffin and Theo have been as thick as thieves since meeting as kids and ultimately pursuing a monastic relationship as teenagers. They fall in love rapidly,…
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The highly anticipated sequel to Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing, Iron Flame picks up right where its predecessor left off, with Violet recovering from injuries in the aftermath of the War Games while discovering the truth: the rebellion is alive and well, spearheaded by Xaden. She is kept in the dark because of her inability to…
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