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1) GOOSEBERRY
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-year-old nonbinary B forms a connection with an anxious stray dog, Gooseberry, prompting them to pursue their dream of becoming a dog trainer while navigating the complexities of trust and building a family in their newest foster home.
10) PUZZLEHEART
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
When nonbinary twelve-year-old Perigee tries to reunite their dad with his estranged mother, they end up facing off against their grandmother's mysterious sentient "puzzle house," which has a dangerous agenda all its own.
Author
Publisher
Wednesday Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Following her sister's disastrous quincea�nera and her mother's sudden passing, sixteen-year-old Castillo strives to regain control of her life, but when she books a job to plan another quincea�nera she finds her carefully devised plans unraveling.
13) NO GOING BACK
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Told over the course of forty-eight hours, seventeen-year-old Tony heads back to his old life in Des Moines, Washington after being released from a youth detention center, but toxic old relationships and unforseen challenges make staying on the straight-and-narrow nearly impossible.
14) IN THIS FAMILY
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
A young girl learns about her diverse heritage and discovers the strength and love it brings to her multicultural family.
Author
Publisher
Peachtree Publishing Company Inc
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Fearing her mother may leave again, eleven-year-old Tilly Gubbers tries to locate the amber necklace her mother gifted her and joins two others, Leon and Nell, in their own quests for objects that hold deeper significance.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Sonnet grapples with the loss of her grandfather's apple orchard, disrupted by a housing development, and forms an uneasy relationship with her neighbor Zeke after they discover a family secret that has the potential to disrupt Sonnet's family or bring about healing and growth.
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