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• A Girl's Guide to Love & Magic

  Rigaud, Debbie,

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  Fifteen-year-old Haitian American Cicely is excited to celebrate the West Indian Day Parade with her aunt, and voodoo dabbler, Mimose, but when Mimose's dabbling goes awry and she becomes possessed by a spirit, Cicely, Renee, and Kwame, her crush,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wings in the Wild

  Engle, Margarita

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  When a hurricane exposes Soleida's family's secret sculpture garden, the Cuban government arrests her artist parents, forcing her to escape alone to Central America where she meets Dariel, a Cuban American boy, and together they work to protect the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One of the Good Ones

  Moulite, Maika

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  When teen social activist and history buff Kezi Smith is killed under mysterious circumstances after attending a social justice rally, her devastated sister Happi and their family are left reeling in the aftermath. As Kezi becomes another…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lark & Kasim Start a Revolution

  Callender, Kacen,

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  Seventeen-year-old Lark pretends that they are the creator of a viral thread that their ex-best friend, Kasim, accidentally posted onto their Twitter account, declaring his unrequited love, but living a lie takes its toll on Lark, forcing them to…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Witches Steeped in Gold

  Smart, Ciannon,

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  Iraya Adair has spent her life in a cell. Heir to an overthrown and magically gifted dynasty, she was exiled from her home on the island nation of Aiyea when just a child. But every day brings her closer to freedom--and vengeance. Jazmyne Cariot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Charming as a Verb

  Philippe, Ben,

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  Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about anyone. He is a star debater and popular student at the prestigious FATE academy, the dutiful first-generation Haitian son, and the trusted dog walker for his wealthy New York City neighbors. But his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Vibe Is Right

  Dass, Sarah,

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  There are two things Tess Crawford knows for sure: 1) She’s destined to be a great Trinidadian Carnival costume designer like her renowned uncle, Russel Messina, and will one day inherit leadership of the family’s masquerade band, Grandeur. 2) Her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Only on the Weekends

  Atta, Dean,

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  The son of a film director, Mack grows up on set and into a hopeless romantic -- one who falls hard for the handsome and popular Karim, who eventually notices him back, right before Mack has to relocate to Scotland. Not wanting to lose his first…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Muted

  Charles, Tami,

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  For seventeen-year-old Denver, music is everything. Writing, performing, and her ultimate goal: escaping her very small, very white hometown. So Denver is more than ready on the day she and her best friends Dali and Shak sing their way into the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Home Home

  Allen-Agostini, Lisa,

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  After being hospitalized for depression, fourteen-year-old Kayla is sent from her home in Trinidad to live with her aunt in Canada, yearning to feel at home but feeling more adrift than ever.

• Your Corner Dark

  Hall, Desmond,

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  Seventeen-year-old Frankie Green yearns to leave Jamaica and study in the United States, but when his father is shot he is forced to give up his scholarship and join his uncle Joe's gang.

• The Fall of Whit Rivera

  Maldonado, Crystal

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  Seventeen-year-old Whit, a plus-sized Puerto-Rican girl, is forced to plan the school's Fall Formal with her handsome ex.