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The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo

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reflective medium-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes

4.75


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Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms by Crystal Frasier, Val Wise

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hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School by Sonora Reyes

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fast-paced

3.0


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When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0


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A Scatter of Light by Malinda Lo

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emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5


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The Luis Ortega Survival Club by Sonora Reyes

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hopeful reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

i really loved this book — was genuinely compelled to keep reading the whole way through! i also felt like the diverse representation (especially ari’s experience with autism and selective mutism) wasn’t tokenized at all, which felt really special.

my biggest issues with the book
were that some things didn’t feel totally realistic, but that is par for the course as an adult reading YA! in particular the fact that ari is in high school and has apparently never spoken in the classroom (except to her favorite teacher 1:1) but doesn’t have any diagnosis / accommodations, just suspected autism — i can’t imagine that happening in public schools fr.
i also thought the double romance / happy ending was a tiny bit unnecessary but very sweet,
and these characters certainly deserved a happy ending!!!

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Cemetery Boys by Aiden Thomas

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.0


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Finna by Nino Cipri

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adventurous reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

3.5


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Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5


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The Extremely Inconvenient Adventures of Bronte Mettlestone by Jaclyn Moriarty

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adventurous funny tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.5


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