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There's Always This Year: On Basketball and Ascension by Hanif Abdurraqib

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4.5

Reel by Kennedy Ryan

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4.0

The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon

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4.0

Viral Justice: How We Grow the World We Want by Ruha Benjamin

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4.0

Sheine Lende by Darcie Little Badger

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adventurous funny inspiring mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Sheine Lende is a YA urban fantasy and the prequel to Elatsoe (I do recommend reading Elatsoe first!) It has so many of the things I loved in Elatsoe -- ghost dogs, a self-assured MC, indigenous cultural elements, teenagers who are affirmed and trusted as leaders by the adults in their lives, and a bit of a mystery. The middle section of the book dragged a little bit for me but the ending made up for it.

My thanks to NetGalley and Levine Querido for an e-arc of this book.

Nature Poem by Tommy Pico

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Fresh and surprisingly funny - must read on audio!

Something More by Jackie Khalilieh

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4.5

We Could Have Been Friends, My Father and I: A Palestinian Memoir by Raja Shehadeh

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4.0

Salt Houses by Hala Alyan

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4.0