Starting the Conversation: Teen Fiction


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Book cover for "Akata witch"
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Series:
Akata series volume 1.
Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
Twelve-year-old Sunny Nwazue, an American-born albino child of Nigerian parents, moves with her family back to Nigeria, where she learns that she has latent magical powers which she and three similarly gifted friends use to catch a serial killer.
Book cover for "The Good Luck Girls"
Star rating for The Good Luck Girls
Series:
Good luck girls volume 1.
Average Rating:
5 stars
Description:
The country of Arketta calls them Good Luck Girls--they know their luck is anything but. Sold to a "welcome house" as children and branded with cursed markings. Trapped in a life they would never have chosen. When Clementine accidentally kills a man, the girls risk a dangerous escape and harrowing journey to find freedom, justice, and revenge in a country that wants them to have none of those things. Pursued by Arketta's most vicious and powerful...
Book cover for "A song below water"
Star rating for A song below water
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Average Rating:
3.8 stars
Description:
"Bethany C. Morrow's A Song Below Water is the story for today's readers -- a captivating modern fantasy about black mermaids, friendship, and self-discovery set against the challenges of today's racism and sexism."--