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The Battle Drum by Saara El-Arifi

The Battle Drum

The Ending Fire Trilogy #2

Saara El-Arifi

540 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction fantasy lgbtqia+ adventurous mysterious medium-paced
The Spirit Bares Its Teeth by Andrew Joseph White

The Spirit Bares Its Teeth

Andrew Joseph White

381 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction fantasy historical horror lgbtqia+ young adult dark emotional tense medium-paced
Black Girl, Call Home by Jasmine Mans

Black Girl, Call Home

Jasmine Mans

245 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
nonfiction lgbtqia+ poetry challenging emotional reflective fast-paced
The Mimicking of Known Successes by Malka Ann Older

The Mimicking of Known Successes

Mossa & Pleiti #1

Malka Ann Older

169 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction lgbtqia+ mystery science fiction adventurous mysterious fast-paced
Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff

Too Bright to See

Kyle Lukoff

192 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction lgbtqia+ middle grade emotional hopeful mysterious medium-paced
Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga

Other Words for Home

Jasmine Warga

342 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction contemporary middle grade poetry emotional hopeful inspiring fast-paced
Made in Korea by Jeremy Holt

Made in Korea

Made in Korea #1-6

Jeremy Holt

168 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction comics science fiction emotional reflective fast-paced
Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh

Some Desperate Glory

Emily Tesh

448 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Cosmoknights: Book Two by Hannah Templer

Cosmoknights: Book Two

Cosmoknights #2

Hannah Templer

270 pages • first pub 2023 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
fiction graphic novel lgbtqia+ science fiction adventurous funny fast-paced
Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story by Caren Stelson

Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor's Story

Caren Stelson

144 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

5.0samusc's review
nonfiction biography history emotional inspiring sad medium-paced