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Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity

Kim Malone Scott

informative slow-paced

The Spellman Files

Lisa Lutz

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Firekeeper's Daughter

Angeline Boulley

4.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Content Warnings

We Still Here: Pandemic, Policing, Protest and Possibility

Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, Frank Barat, Marc Lamont Hill

4.0

challenging dark hopeful informative reflective medium-paced

Excellent analysis

Unbought And Unbossed

Shirley Chisholm

hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

The Worst Best Man

Mia Sosa

emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Blood Like Fate

Liselle Sambury

4.0

adventurous challenging emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Although it’s a bit slower than I would’ve liked, it’s a very powerful story of finding your voice, family, community, trust, betrayal, and forgiveness. This is a YA story that will leave the youth feeling like they can conquer anything and that is so necessary 💜