I Read Banned Books

YA novels are made up of books for a wide age range (12-18 years old) and includes a variety of different topics and interests. Not all titles will be appropriate for all readers*
 

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1. Grasshopper jungle: a history

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Author:
Smith, Andrew (Andrew Anselmo), 1959-
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Book, OverDrive eAudiobook, OverDrive eBook
Description:
Austin Szerba narrates the end of humanity as he and his best friend Robby accidentally unleash an army of giant, unstoppable bugs and uncover the secrets of a decades-old experiment gone terribly wrong.

2. Juliet takes a breath

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Author:
Rivera, Gabby
Average Rating:
4 stars
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Cary Regional - Young Adult has 2
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Duraleigh Road - Young Adult
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
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Description:
"Juliet, a self-identified queer, Bronx-born Puerto Rican-American, comes out to her family to disastrous results the night before flying to Portland to intern with her feminist author icon--whom Juliet soon realizes has a problematic definition of feminism that excludes women of color."--

3. Last night at the Telegraph Club

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Author:
Lo, Malinda
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4.5 stars
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Eva H. Perry Regional - Young Adult
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Young Adult has 2
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Holly Springs Community - Young Adult
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Description:
"Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the question took root, but the answer was in full bloom the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown. Red-Scare paranoia threatens everyone, including Chinese Americans like Lily. With deportation looming over her father--despite...

4. Neanderthal opens the door to the universe

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Author:
Norton, Preston, 1985-
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East Regional - Young Adult
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Oberlin Regional - Young Adult has 2
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Description:
Nearly a year after his brother's suicide, sixteen-year-old Cliff "Neanderthal" Hubbard gets recruited to make life better at Happy Valley High by the school's quarterback, who claims he had a vision from God.