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Brendan Kiely’s Tradition is an important novel about the patterns of abuse at an elite boarding school. Two of the high school students share the narrative POV in alternating chapters. Jules is a strong young woman who has historically spoken out on progressive issues she cares about, only to have them frequently pushed back in... Continue Reading →
Emily Skrutskie’s Hullmetal Girls is an excellent science fiction novel about two young women, Aisha and Key, who have been made into technology-enhanced soldiers (Scela). Their mission as Scela is to protect the interests of the General Body, the leaders of a group of ships that have been looking for a hospitable planet since the... Continue Reading →
Adrienne Young's Sky in the Deep is an exceptional YA novel set in a harsh and violent primitive world where clans routinely attack each other over pride, stores, and revenge. In the midst of a battle with the rival Riki clan, young warrior Eelyn thinks she sees her brother who is believed to have been... Continue Reading →
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