Tag: USA
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‘Sam’s Super Seats’- Brown, Keah
Title: Sam’s Super Seats Author: Keah Brown, Sharee Miller (Illustrator) Book Type: Picture Book Series: N/A Series Number: N/A Genre: Children’s, Contemporary Fiction Age: Children’s Disability: Cerebral Palsy LGBTQ+: N/A Published: 2022 Setting: USA [ID: A book cover. The title “Sam’s Super Seats” is written at the top in large white capitals. The name of…
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‘Rise to the Sun’- Johnson, Leah
Three days. Two girls. One life-changing music festival. Olivia is an expert at falling in love . . . and at being dumped. But after the fallout from her last breakup has left her an outcast at school and at home, she’s determined to turn over a new leaf. A crush-free weekend at Farmland Music…
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‘Rescue & Jessica: A Life-Changing Friendship’- Kensky, Jessica. Downes, Patrick
Based on a real-life partnership, the heartening story of the love and teamwork between a girl and her service dog will illuminate and inspire. Rescue thought he’d grow up to be a Seeing Eye dog — it’s the family business, after all. When he gets the news that he’s better suited to being a service…
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‘Rebuilding Tomorrow’- Dolichva, Tsana
What if the apocalypse isn’t the end of the world? An anthology of apocalypse fiction featuring disabled and chronically ill protagonists, proving it’s not always the “fittest” who survive, it’s the most tenacious, stubborn, enduring and innovative characters who have the best chance of adapting when everything is lost. In this follow-up to Defying Doomsday,…
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‘The Reanimator’s Heart’- Jorgenson, Kara
A reluctant necromancer, a man killed before his time, and the crime that brings them together. Felipe Galvan’s life as an investigator for the Paranormal Society has been spent running into danger. Returning home from his latest case, Felipe struggles with the sudden quiet of his life until a mysterious death puts him in the…
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‘Queens of Geek’- Wilde, Jen
Three friends, two love stories, one convention: this fun, feminist love letter to geek culture is all about fandom, friendship, and finding the courage to be yourself. Charlie likes to stand out. She’s a vlogger and actress promoting her first movie at SupaCon, and this is her chance to show fans she’s over her public…
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‘The Pursuit Of…’- Milan, Courtney
What do a Black American soldier, invalided out at Yorktown, and a white British officer who deserted his post have in common? Quite a bit, actually. • They attempted to kill each other the first time they met. • They’re liable to try again at some point in the five-hundred mile journey that they’re inexplicably…
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‘Pomegranate’- Lee, Helen Elaine
A gripping and powerful novel of healing, redemption, and love, following a queer Black woman who works to stay clean, pull her life together, and heal after being released from prison. Ranita Atwater is “getting short.” She is almost done with her four-year sentence for opiate possession at Oak Hills Correctional Center. With three years…
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‘The Lightning Thief’- Riordan, Rick
Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can’t seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse – Percy could have sworn his pre-algebra teacher turned into a monster and tried to kill him. When Percy’s mom finds out, she knows it’s…
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‘Parable of the Talents’- Butler, Octavia, E.
Originally published in 1998, this shockingly prescient novel’s timely message of hope and resistance in the face of fanaticism is more relevant than ever. In 2032, Lauren Olamina has survived the destruction of her home and family, and realized her vision of a peaceful community in northern California based on her newly founded faith, Earthseed.…
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