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• Scythe

  Shusterman, Neal,

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  In this gripping and thought-provoking dystopian novel, humanity has conquered death, and Scythes are tasked with population control through sanctioned killings, called “gleanings”. Teenagers Citra and Rowan are chosen as apprentices to a Scythe,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Going Bicoastal

  Adler, Dahlia,

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  In Going Bicoastal, Natalya Fox faces a life-changing decision: spend the summer in New York City with her dad and finally pursue the girl she’s been crushing on, or head to Los Angeles to reconnect with her estranged mom—and possibly fall for a boy…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Blood Years

  Arnold, Elana K.,

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  The Blood Years tells the harrowing story of Frederieke “Rieke” Teitler, a Jewish teenager coming of age in Czernowitz, Romania, during the Holocaust. As antisemitism intensifies and war engulfs Europe, Rieke’s once-stable world begins to unravel.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Night Owls

  Vishny, A. R.,

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  In Night Owls, twin sisters Clara and Molly Sender are estries—owl-shifting female vampires from Jewish folklore—who have survived over a century by following strict rules: run their Yiddish theater by day, feed in secret by night and never fall in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• When the Angels Left the Old Country

  Lamb, Sacha,

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  An angel and a demon leave their tiny Eastern European shtetl to search for a missing girl named Essie who emigrated to America. Along the way, they encounter Rose, a queer Jewish girl with her own reasons for leaving home, and together they face…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Life and Crimes of Hoodie Rosen

  Blum, Isaac,

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  Yehuda “Hoodie” Rosen, an Orthodox Jewish teen, finds his life turned upside down when his insular community moves into a mostly non-Jewish town. As tensions rise between the groups, Hoodie unexpectedly falls for Anna-Marie Diaz-O’Leary—the mayor’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Judgment of Yoyo Gold

  Blum, Isaac,

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  Yocheved “Yoyo” Gold is a model Orthodox Jewish teen: devoted to her family, observant of tradition and deeply rooted in her community. But when her best friend is abruptly sent away for breaking religious rules, Yoyo begins to question the rigid…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Shadow and Bone

  Bardugo, Leigh

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  Alina Starkov, an orphaned soldier in the war-torn kingdom of Ravka, who discovers she possesses a rare magical power capable of destroying the Shadow Fold—a vast darkness filled with monsters. As she trains among the Grisha, Ravka's magical elite,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Study in Drowning

  Reid, Ava,

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  A Study in Drowning is a gothic fantasy that follows Effy Sayre, the only female architecture student at Llyr University, who is selected to redesign the decaying Hiraeth Manor, once owned by the famed author Emrys Myrddin. As Effy collaborates with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The City Beautiful

  Polydoros, Aden,

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  Set against the backdrop of the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, The City Beautiful follows Alter Rosen, a 17-year-old Jewish immigrant who dreams of bringing his family to America. When his best friend Yakov is murdered, Alter becomes possessed by…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• See You Yesterday

  Solomon, Rachel Lynn,

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  Barrett Bloom is ready for a fresh start in college after a rough high school experience, but her first day quickly turns into a disaster—she’s humiliated in class, botches an interview and accidentally sets a frat house on fire. The next morning,…Read moreRead more of this annotation