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Being
Being by Kevin Brooks
A young man faced with questions about his biology goes on a journey of self-discovery.
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Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues
Black Diamond: The Story of the Negro Baseball Leagues by Patricia McKissack
Patricia McKissack has chronicled the true story of the Negro Leagues, the only place an African-American could play major league baseball before 1947.
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Bone Detectives
Bone Detectives by Donna Jackson
Learn how forensic anthropologists solve crimes and uncover mysteries of the dead.
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Boy meets Boy
Boy meets Boy by David Levithan
There isn't really a gay scene or a straight scene in our town. They got all mixed up a while back, which I think is for the best." And, as he observes at the end of the story, "It's a wonderful world." Paul has both gay and straight friends, and they all hang out together at terrific bookstores and concerts, and advise one another on the sometimes-troubled progress of their various romances.
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Caramelo
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
On her family vacation from Chicago to Mexico City, Celaya ("Lala") Reyes begins her journey from girl to young adult as she weaves together wild, beautiful, cruel, and tender stories of ancestors and family members and especially her connections with her papa and the Awful Grandmother.
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