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• Fable for the End of the World

  Reid, Ava,

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  One corporation rules over what's left of the world in this standalone dystopian featuring a Sapphic romance. Perfect for fans of Legend and The Hunger Games.

• This Land Is Our Land

  a Blue Beetle Story

  Anta, Julio

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  The origin story of DC's Blue Beetle, this graphic novel addresses numerous timely topics important to today's youth.

• The Rebel's Guide to Pride

  Hubbard, Matthew, 1987-

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  A group of teens fight back after their town bans all LGBTQ+ celebrations.

• Thief of the Heights

  M, Son,

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  A group of teens trying to escape the impoverished, lower levels of their vertical city learn there are dangerous secrets hidden behind the glamour of the upper levels.

• We Didn't Ask for This

  Alsaid, Adi

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  A passionate teen stages an environmental protest but potentially takes things too far.

• Banned Together

  Our Fight for Readers' Rights

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  Sixteen authors come together to create an anthology that highlights the importance of fighting for the freedom to read.

• All That's Left in the World

  Brown, Erik J.

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  In a post-apocalyptic world, two teens search for other survivors while trying to stay alive themselves.

• Shifting Earth

  Castellucci, Cecil

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  A botanist and an astronomer from separate worlds, each trying to save their dying planets, are pulled together with the help of a wormhole.

• The Awakening

  Epps, Omar

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  This Afrofuturistic dystopian novel, featuring three teens with extraordinary powers, explores themes of classism and environmental racism.

• Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou. 1

  Ashinano, Hitoshi

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  This slice-of-life manga follows an android working at a café in a futuristic Japan.

• My Green Style

  Beddia, Lea,

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  One teen's passion for "slow fashion" leads to greater change in her community.

• The Comic Book Guide to Growing Food

  Step-by-step Vegetable Gardening for Everyone

  Tychonievich, Joseph

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  Provides step-by-step advice for new gardeners in a fun and easy-to-read graphic format.