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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION BLACK
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TEEN FICTION BLACK
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Black is ... sisters navigating their relationship at summer camp in Portland, Oregon, as written by Renée Watson. Black is ... three friends walking back from the community pool talking about nothing and everything, in a story by Jason Reynolds. Black is ... Nic Stone's high-class beauty dating a boy her momma would never approve of. Black is ... two girls kissing in Justina Ireland's story set in Maryland. Black is urban and rural, wealthy and...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen Nonfiction
TEEN 811 ACE
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TEEN 811 ACE
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"In her most famous spoken-word poem, author of the Pura Belpré-winning novel-in-verse The Poet X Elizabeth Acevedo embraces all the complexities of Black hair and Afro-Latinidad--the history, pain, pride, and powerful love of that inheritance. Paired with full-color illustrations by artist Andrea Pippins in a format that will appeal to fans of Mahogany L. Browne's Black Girl Magic or Jason Reynolds's For Everyone, this poem can now be read in a...
3) The poet X
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION ACEVEDO
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TEEN FICTION ACEVEDO
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION ACEVEDO
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TEEN FICTION ACEVEDO
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Harlem. Ever since her body grew into curves, Xiomara Batista has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking. She pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers-- especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about. Mami is determined to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, and Xiomara understands...
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"From the New York Times bestselling author of the National Book Award longlist title The Poet X comes a dazzling novel in prose about a girl with talent, pride, and a drive to feed the soul that keeps her fire burning bright. Ever since she got pregnant freshman year, Emoni Santiago's life has been about making the tough decisions--doing what has to be done for her daughter and her abuela. The one place she can let all that go is in the kitchen,...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 3rd Flr - Audiobooks
TEEN CD FICTION ACEVEDO
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TEEN CD FICTION ACEVEDO
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Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people ... In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance -- and Papi's secrets -- the two girls are forced to...
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION ADEYEMI
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TEEN FICTION ADEYEMI
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION ADEYEMI
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TEEN FICTION ADEYEMI
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION ADEYEMI
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TEEN FICTION ADEYEMI
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - AUDIOBOOK3
TEEN CD FICTION ADEYEMI
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TEEN CD FICTION ADEYEMI
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Seventeen-year-old Zélie, her older brother Tzain, and rogue princess Amari fight to restore magic to the land and activate a new generation of magi, but they are ruthlessly pursued by the crown prince, who believes the return of magic will mean the end of the monarchy.
Zélie Adebola remembers when the soil of Orïsha hummed with magic. Burners ignited flames, Tiders beckoned waves, and Zélie's Reaper mother summoned forth souls. But everything...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION ALLEN
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TEEN FICTION ALLEN
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"The way Clae's mom tells it, her dad took off when Clae was a baby, end of story. Ever since, it's just been the two of them, living in the coastal city of Gloucester, where Clae is one of the only few Black girls. But when Clae discovers clues about a mysterious person she calls her fairy god somebody, she's determined to know more. Her chance comes when she's accepted into a summer journalism program in New York City, where her parents lived before...
8) I rise
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION ARNOLD
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TEEN FICTION ARNOLD
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION ARNOLD
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TEEN FICTION ARNOLD
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"Fourteen-year-old Ayo has to decide whether to take on her mother's activist role when her mom is shot by police. As she tries to find answers, Ayo looks to the wisdom of her ancestors and her Harlem community for guidance"-- Provided by publisher
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION BAYRON
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TEEN FICTION BAYRON
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"Queer black girls team up to overthrow the patriarchy in the former kingdom of Cinderella"-- Provided by publisher.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION BAYRON
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TEEN FICTION BAYRON
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION BAYRON
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TEEN FICTION BAYRON
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Teenaged Briseis, who possesses a supernatural power over plants, even poisonous ones, inherits a dilapidated estate in rural New York and must protect herself and her family from centuries-old secrets that threaten their lives.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION BLACKWOO
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TEEN FICTION BLACKWOO
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Kidnapped at six and sent to work at the Exotic Lands Touring Company as a Wildblood tour guide, eighteen-year-old Victoria takes on a dangerous expedition through the monster-filled Jamaican jungle to secure a better future and find where she truly belongs.
"Kidnapped at the age of six and manipulated by the Exotic Lands Touring Company, Victoria has worked as a tour guide ever since with a team of fellow Wildbloods who take turns using their magic...
12) Skin of the sea
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION BOWEN
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TEEN FICTION BOWEN
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION BOWEN
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TEEN FICTION BOWEN
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Transformed by the goddess Yemoja into a Mami Wati, an African mermaid charged with collecting the souls of those who die at sea, Simi goes against the gods to save a living boy, Kola, from drowning.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION BROWN
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TEEN FICTION BROWN
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION BROWN
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TEEN FICTION BROWN
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"For Malik, the Solstasia festival is a chance to escape his war-stricken home and start a new life with his sisters in the prosperous desert city of Ziran. But when a vengeful spirit abducts his younger sister, Nadia, as payment to enter the city, Malik strikes a fatal deal--kill Karina, Crown Princess of Ziran, for Nadia's freedom. But Karina has deadly aspirations of her own. Her mother, the Sultana, has been assassinated; her court threatens mutiny;...
14) The voting booth
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"Marva Sheridan was born ready for this day. She's always been driven to make a difference in the world, and what better way than to vote in her first election? Duke Crenshaw is so done with this election. He just wants to get voting over with so he can prepare for his band's first paying gig tonight. Only problem? Duke can't vote. When Marva sees Duke turned away from their polling place, she takes it upon herself to make sure his vote is counted....
15) The Blackwoods
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION COLBERT
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TEEN FICTION COLBERT
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION COLBERT
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TEEN FICTION COLBERT
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Told from multiple points of view, Ardith and Hollis Blackwood's lives are upended when their great-grandmother, legendary actress Blossom Blackwood, passes away, and family secrets emerge.
16) So let them burn
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION COLE
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TEEN FICTION COLE
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After her sister Elara forms an unbreakable bond with an enemy dragon, seventeen-year-old Faron, who once wielded the magic of the gods to save her island from those same dragon-riding colonizers, must find a way to save her sister and the fate of their world in the face of impossible odds.
17) Legendborn
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Oak Park Public Library Dole Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION DEONN
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TEEN FICTION DEONN
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION DEONN
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TEEN FICTION DEONN
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Oak Park Public Library Maze Branch - Teen
TEEN FICTION DEONN
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TEEN FICTION DEONN
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"Filled with mystery and an intriguingly rich magic system, Tracy Deonn's YA contemporary fantasy reinvents the King Arthur legend and "braids together Southern folk traditions and Black Girl Magic into a searing modern tale of grief, power, and self-discovery" (Dhonielle Clayton, New York Times bestselling author of The Belles). After her mother dies in an accident, sixteen-year-old Bree Matthews wants nothing to do with her family memories or childhood...
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION EVERETT
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TEEN FICTION EVERETT
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"When her sister, Rose, disappeared, seventeen-year-old Emmy lost a part of herself. Everyone else seems convinced she ran away and will reappear when she's ready, but Emmy isn't so sure. That doesn't make sense for the Rose she knew: effervescent, caring, and strong-willed. So Emmy returns to their Ohio hometown for a summer, determined to uncover clues that can lead her back to Rose once and for all. But what Emmy finds is a string of secrets and...
19) The gilded ones
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION FORNA
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TEEN FICTION FORNA
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Inspired by the culture of West Africa, a feminist fantasy debut traces the experiences of an intuitive girl who is invited to leave her discriminatory village to join the emperor's army of near-immortal women warriors.
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Oak Park Public Library Main Branch - 2nd Flr - Teen
TEEN FICTION GILES
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TEEN FICTION GILES
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"Del has had a crush on Kiera Westing since kindergarten. And now, during their junior year, she's finally available. So when Kiera volunteers for an opportunity at their church, Del's right behind her. Though he quickly realizes he's inadvertently signed up for a Purity Pledge. His dad thinks his wires are crossed, and his best friend, Qwan, doesn't believe any girl is worth the long game. But Del's not about to lose his dream girl, and that's where...
