Cemetery boys by Thomas, Aiden 

BTSB Prebound(Swoon Reads, 2020)

BTSB #: 879104 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-16   
AR: 5.2 UG

Genres: Multicultural Supernatural Family Life

Subjects: Santa Muerte - (Mexican deity) - Fiction Transgender people - Fiction Witches - Fiction Magic - Fiction Spirits - Fiction Occultism - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Family life - Fiction

Summary: Yadriel, a trans boy, summons the angry spirit of his high school's bad boy, and agrees to help him learn how he died, thereby proving himself a brujo, not a bruja, to his conservative family.

Clap when you land by Acevedo, Elizabeth 

BTSB Prebound(HarperTeen, 2020)

BTSB #: 040607 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.3 UG Lexile: 800 HL

Genres: Family Life Multicultural

Subjects: Death - Fiction Aircraft accidents - Fiction Sisters - Fiction Dominicans - Fiction Dominican Americans - Fiction Latin Americans - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Fathers and daughters - Fiction Novels in verse Dominican Republic - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - Fiction

Summary: Two sisters grieve the devastating loss of their father who learn about each other after his death and must grapple with what this bittersweet new bond means for them.

Dear Justyce by Stone, Nic 

BTSB Prebound(Crown, 2020)

BTSB #: 857212 Available

Dewey: FAges: 14-18   
AR: 5.3 UG Lexile: 780 HL

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: Juvenile detention homes - Fiction Family problems - Fiction Best friends - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Letters - Fiction

Summary: Incarcerated teen Quan Banks writes letters to Justyce McCallister, with whom he bonded years before over family issues, about his experiences in the American juvenile justice system.

Displacement by Hughes, Kiku 

Paperback(First Second, 2020)

BTSB #: 469986 Temp OS

Dewey: 741.5/FAges: 12-18   
AR: 4.7 UG

Genres:

Subjects: Japanese Americans - Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - United States - Fiction Race relations - Fiction Time travel - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: A teenager is pulled back in time to witness her late grandmother's experiences in WWII-era Japanese internment camps.

Dragon hoops by Yang, Gene Luen 

BTSB Prebound(First Second, 2020)

BTSB #: 971313 Available

Dewey: 796.323/CAges: 14-18   
AR: 3.9 UG Lexile: 550 HL

Genres:

Subjects: Biographical comic books, strips, etc High schools Basketball teams Interpersonal relations

Summary: The author spotlights his life, family, and the high school where he teaches during an exciting high school basketball season that brings the team closer to the California State Championship. In graphic novel format.

Go with the flow by Williams, Lily 

Paperback(First Second, 2020)

BTSB #: 787076 Available

Dewey: 741.5/NAges: 10-14   
AR: 3.2 MG

Genres:

Subjects: High schools - Fiction Menstruation - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Sexism - Fiction Graphic novels

Summary: When these four best friends notice that the boys have brand-new football uniforms and equipment while the girls' bathrooms are still shamefully bereft of feminine hygiene products, they decide to take matters into their own hands. They petition, they write letters, they make NOISE, and eventually maybe even go a little too far. In graphic novel format.

Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you by Reynolds, Jason 

BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2020)

BTSB #: 748959 Available

Dewey: 305.8009/NAges: 12-16   
AR: 7.4 MG+ Lexile: 1000 F&P: Z+

Genres:

Subjects: Racism - United States - History United States - Race relations - History

Summary: A history of racist and antiracist ideas in America, from their roots in Europe until today.

You should see me in a crown by Johnson, Leah 

Paperback(Scholastic, 2021)

BTSB #: 497087 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-18   
Lexile: 880

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: High schools - Fiction School stories Proms - Fiction Identity (Psychology) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Lesbians - Fiction

Summary: Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever. When the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down.

You should see me in a crown by Johnson, Leah 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 497096 Available

Dewey: FAges: 12-18   
AR: 5.9 UG

Genres: Multicultural

Subjects: High schools - Fiction School stories Proms - Fiction Identity (Psychology) - Fiction Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Lesbians - Fiction

Summary: Liz Lighty has always believed she's too black, too poor, too awkward to shine in her small, rich, prom-obsessed midwestern town. Liz has a plan that will get her out of Campbell, Indiana, forever. When the financial aid she was counting on unexpectedly falls through, Liz's plans come crashing down.