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The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa Translator: Jay GabrielFormat/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: October 2018Publisher: VikingLength: 277 pages Genre: Contemporary fiction Target Age: Adult (suitable for 13+) #OwnVoices: N/A ★★★★ This novel gives voice to Nana the cat and his owner, Satoru, as they take to the road on a journey […]
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Love Sugar Magic Books 1 and 2 by Anna Meriano Title: A Dash of Trouble/A Sprinkle of SpiritsFormat: HardcoversSource: Library/purchasePublished: January 2019/February 2019Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 320/309 pages Genre: Contemporary magicTarget Age: 8+#OwnVoices: Biracial Latinx (Mexican-American)★★★★ Leonora Logroño’s family owns the most beloved bakery in […]
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My Mixed-Up Berry Blue Summer by Jennifer Gennari Format/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: May 2012Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Length: 119 pages Genre: Historical fiction Target Age: 8+ #OwnVoices: Unknown (lesbian rep) ★★★★ Twelve-year-old June Farrell is sure of one thing—she’s great at making pies—and she plans to prove it by winning […]
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The Wise and the Wicked by Rebecca Podos Format/source: ARC/ALA MidwinterPublished: 28 May 2019 Publisher: Balzer + BrayLength: 357 pages Genre: Contemporary fabulismTarget Age: Young adult#OwnVoices: Unknown (Russian, Jewish, lesbian, bi, and trans rep)★★½ Ruby Chernyavsky has been told the stories since she was a child: The women in […]
Format/source: Hardcover/LibraryPublished: June 2013 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and GirouxLength: 318 pages Genre: Historical fictionTarget Age: Adult#OwnVoices: Not applicable★★★ The year is 1819, and the renowned chef Owen Wedgwood has been kidnapped by the ruthless pirate Mad Hannah Mabbot. He will be spared, she tells him, as long as he […]