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• Death in the Jungle

  Murder, Betrayal, and the Lost Dream of Jonestown

  Fleming, Candace,

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  In this gripping work of nonfiction, Candace Fleming recounts the life of Jim Jones and the history of his People's Temple, culminating in the Jonestown massacre in 1978. With a meticulous level of research and empathy for the victims of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Fable for the End of the World

  Reid, Ava,

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  Hunger Games fans will devour this dystopian tale about Inesa, who unwillingly joins the livestreamed Lamb’s Gauntlet to pay off her mom’s debts. Megacorporation Caerus controls New Amsterdam by keeping the lower classes in extreme debt,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Hazards of Love. Book 2, As Above, So Below

  Stanley, Stan,

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  After four years of waiting, The Hazards of Love graphic novel series is back with book 2! As Above, So Below picks up right where Bright World left off, with main character Amparo trapped in Bright World and becoming El Ciervo's new Fawn.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• King

  a Life : Young Adult Edition

  Eig, Jonathan,

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  Follow the life of Martin Luther King Jr. in this nonfiction biography, adapted for teens from Jonathan Eig’s Pulitzer Prize winning adult biography. This streamlined version takes you along King’s journey, and by extension, the larger…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Otherwhere Post

  Taylor, Emily J.,

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  To prove that her father didn’t commit the murders he was accused of seven years ago, Maeve Abenthy enters the College of Scriptomantic Arts at the Otherwhere Post as an apprentice under a fake name. An anonymous old friend of her dad…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Romantic Tragedies of a Drama King

  Trevaldwyn, Harry,

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  Patch Simmons will do whatever it takes to find his first boyfriend in time for the Drama Club’s Prom. Two of his Sweeney Todd castmates, Peter and Sam, seem like the best options, but his former bestie Tessa likes Peter too. During this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ruridragon. 1

  Shindo, Masaoki,

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  One morning, Ruri Aoki wakes up to what appears to be horns growing out of her head. Ruri’s mother, who is completely unsurprised, tells her that she is actually half-dragon. Volume one focuses on Ruri trying to live her life per usual at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Say a Little Prayer

  Voris, Jenna,

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  What happens when a teen girl decides to commit all of the seven deadly sins at a Christian camp in Kentucky? Riley, 17, had already stopped going to Pleasant Hills Baptist Church in her Ohio town when she realized her bisexuality wouldn’t…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Swans of Harlem

  Five Black Ballerinas, a Legacy of Sisterhood, and Their Reclamation of a Groundbreaking History

  Valby, Karen,

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  Before Misty Copeland was even born, a gifted group of Black ballerinas danced for the groundbreaking Dance Theatre of Harlem. Learn more about five amazing women, including successful model and actress Lydia Abarca and young wife and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Who Owns the Moon?

  and Other Conundrums of Exploring and Using Space

  Levinson, Cynthia,

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  Who owns the moon? That's a complicated question, especially when no one can even agree on where space begins! In pursuit of an answer, this nonfiction book delves deep into humanity’s current relationship with space, leading to profound…Read moreRead more of this annotation