Kacen Callender
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
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Worrying that his combination of such marginalizing qualities as being black, queer and trans are too impossible to allow happiness, Felix turns vengeful in the face of transphobic hate messages before finding himself in a quasi-love triangle.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
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Black History Month for Kids
LGBTQIA+ for Middle Grade
SRC - Ages 9-12 Fiction
Stonewall Book Award - Children
LGBTQIA+ for Middle Grade
SRC - Ages 9-12 Fiction
Stonewall Book Award - Children
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Caroline Murphy is a Hurricane Child. Being born during a hurricane is unlucky, and twelve-year-old Caroline has had her share of bad luck lately. She's hated and bullied by everyone in her small school on St. Thomas of the US Virgin Islands, a spirit only she can see won't stop following her, and -- worst of all -- Caroline's mother left home one day and never came back. But when a new student named Kalinda arrives, Caroline's luck begins to turn...
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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From National Book Award–winner Kacen Callender, a contemporary YA that follows Lark's journey to speak the truth and discover how their own self-love can be a revolution Lark Winters wants to be a writer, and for now that means posting on their social media accounts––anything to build their platform. When former best friend Kasim accidentally posts a thread on Lark's Twitter declaring his love for a secret, unrequited crush, Lark's tweets...