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• I Must Betray You

  Sepetys, Ruta,

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  Romania, 1989. In a dictatorship governed by blackmail and fear, seventeen-year-old Cristian’s dreams are disrupted by an impossible choice: betray everyone he loves, or subvert Nicolae Ceaușescu’s regime with what little power he has. Gripping,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Songs of Irie

  Bromfield, Asha,

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  Jamaica, 1976. With vitally important elections on the horizon, the divide between Kingston’s rich and poor is greater than ever. Irie and Jilly have bonded over reggae despite their very different backgrounds—but when the streets descend into…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Weight of Our Sky

  Hanna Alkaf

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  Malaysia, 1969. As racial tensions rise in Kuala Lumpur, Melati is focused on pop music and the OCD that threatens her with horrific thoughts of her mother’s death. When tensions boil over and Mel is separated from her mother by a city on fire, it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Age 16

  Fung, Rosena,

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  China, 1954. Hong Kong, 1972. Canada, 2000. Three girls coming of age in very different times and places; three generations of women under one roof, not realising just how much they have in common. Age 16 is a graphic novel that navigates…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Foul Lady Fortune

  Gong, Chloe,

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  China, 1931. Following a strange experiment that leaves her unable to die, Rosalind Lang is making the most of her new abilities as an assassin. So when the Japanese Imperial Army invades and a series of murders sweeps Shanghai, Rosalind is the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Daughters of a Dead Empire

  O'Neil, Carolyn Tara,

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  Russia, 1918. As the Russian Empire crumbles in the wake of Tsar Nicholas’ execution, Anna, a bourgeois girl, offers a diamond to a peasant girl in exchange for safe passage south. Unbeknownst to her, the peasant girl is a communist. Bound by this…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The City Beautiful

  Polydoros, Aden,

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  America, 1893. As Chicago celebrates its historic World’s Fair, Alter is dreaming about bringing his family over from Europe—but when his best friend is murdered by someone targeting Jewish boys, he is plunged into a nightmare. Now possessed by his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

  White, Andrew Joseph,

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  England, 1883. In an alternate past where the Veil between the living and the dead is thinning, Silas Bell is desperate to escape his fate as an obedient Speaker wife. When the ghosts of missing classmates start begging him for help, he must expose…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Red Palace

  Hur, June,

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  Joseon (Korea), 1758. After earning a position as a palace nurse, all Hyeon wants is a quiet working life--but when four women are killed in a single night and the prime suspect is her beloved mentor, Hyeon finds herself thrust into a bloody and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Prince and the Coyote

  Bowles, David (David O.),

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  Pre-Columbian Mexico, 1418. Crown Prince Acolmiztli wants nothing more than to see his community thrive, but the two sides of his family (the kingdoms of Mexico and Acolhuacan) have been at war for as long as he can remember. Can he bring the empire…Read moreRead more of this annotation