Does My Head Look Big in This?
Randa Abdel-Fattah
Sixteen-year-old Amal makes the decision to start wearing the hijab full-time and everyone has a reaction, from her parents and friends to strangers on the street. But she stands by her decision to embrace her Muslim faith and all that it is in this stunning debut novel.
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It Had to be You: the Gossip Girl Prequel
Cecily Von Ziegesar
Taking place over their sophmore year, It Had to Be You unveils the secrets behind the hot and sultry summer when Blair, Serena, and Nate's love triangle begins. There's a lot more to the story than anyone realizes, in this hotly anticipated prequel to the bestselling series.
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November Blues
Sharon Draper
The sequel to the award-winning novel The Battle of Jericho, this story has plenty of drama, and doesn't shrink from telling kids how it is to be 16 years old and pregnant.
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A Swift Pure Cry
Siobhan Dowd
Set in Ireland in 1984, this novel tells a story of a pregnant teenage girl who is left to care for her younger siblings following the death of their mother and their father's descent into an alcoholic depression.
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