Teen Staff Picks (May 2023)Like this list

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• The Buried and the Bound

  Hassan, Rochelle,

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  Aziza is a hedgewitch who learned to interact with fae from her grandfather and knows how to travel between the human world and the magical realm. When she meets Leo, she agrees to help lift the curse that has made him forget his true love…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Different for Boys

  Ness, Patrick,

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  Even though Ant, Charlie, Jack and Josh grew up together, now there’s tension in their friend group because Jack is openly gay and it makes Charlie uncomfortable. Ant feels like a terrible friend because he told Jack he’s not gay, but Ant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Enter the Body

  McCullough, Joy,

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  What would happen if Juliet, Ophelia, Lavinia and Cordelia got the chance to write their own versions of their stories from Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies? Find out in this novel in verse where the famous female characters discuss…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Harvest House

  Smith, Cynthia Leitich,

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  East Hannesburg High sophomore and thespian Hughie Wolfe volunteers to work at Harvest House, a haunted house that will raise money for charity during Halloween season, even though they’re putting on a play with a stereotypical “Indian…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• I'll Take Everything You Have

  Klise, James, 1967-

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  After moving to Chicago to earn money to go to college, Joe and his cousin Bernie get caught up in a scam to steal from their wealthy neighbors. Joe also feels torn between Eddie, a handsome delivery driver he meets at his hotel restaurant…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Imogen, Obviously

  Albertalli, Becky,

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  High school senior Imogen proudly supports her queer friends as their hopeless hetero super ally and feels super excited to visit her best friend Lili at Blackwell College where she’s a freshman. Imogen feels totally fine pretending to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• In Limbo

  Lee, Deb JJ

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  What does it mean to be forever in between? Growing up in suburban New Jersey, author and illustrator Deb JJ (Jung-Jin) Lee realizes they left behind more than their home country when their family immigrated to the US from South Korea as a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Special One. Volume 1

  Koda, Momoko,

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  Sahoko swears she’ll never fall in love after her middle school crush humiliated her on social media. She changes her mind once she meets J-pop idol Kouta, who keeps showing up to eat at her family’s dinky diner. As she gets to know sweet…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sunshine

  How One Camp Taught Me About Life, Death, and Hope /

  Krosoczka, Jarrett,

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  If you loved Hey, Kiddo, don’t miss this bittersweet graphic novel memoir about 16-year-old Jarrett working as a camp counselor for kids with cancer. Jarrett shows how volunteering at Camp Sunshine in Maine helped him work through his own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are All So Good at Smiling

  McBride, Amber,

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  In this unique story told in verse, Whimsy struggles with depression and misses her brother Cole who disappeared in the forest ten years ago. Her best friend Faerry’s sister Tale went missing at the same time Cole did. Now Whimsy and…Read moreRead more of this annotation