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• A Magical Journey Summer Adventure at AC Library

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  Alameda County Library invites people of all ages and abilities to come along for our 2023 Summer Adventure: A Magical Journey! Complete activities, reading, and more to receive a book gift and prize drawing entries. Pick up an Adventure…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Six of Crows

  Bardugo, Leigh,

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  (Represents: Osteonecrosis, trauma) "Ketterdam: a bustling hub of international trade where anything can be had for the right price–and no one knows that better than criminal prodigy Kaz Brekker. Kaz is offered a chance at a deadly heist…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• This Vicious Grace

  Thiede, Emily,

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  (Represents: ADD) "One of the best fantasies of the year" -Buzzfeed "Three weddings. Three funerals. Alessa’s gift from the gods is supposed to magnify a partner’s magic, not kill every suitor she touches. Now, with only weeks left until…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Moth Girl

  Kamins, Heather,

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  (Represents: a fictionalized disability that acts as a metaphor for the author's own lupus diagnosis) "a beautiful and evocative story about one girl’s journey of choosing who she wants to be–in a life she never planned for." NOTE:…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bone Houses

  Lloyd-Jones, Emily,

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  (Represents: Chronic Pain) "A 2019 young adult horror fantasy novel by Emily Lloyd-Jones, following Ryn, a female gravedigger, and Ellis, an apprentice mapmaker, as they try to stop "bone houses" from roaming their world and affecting…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One for All

  Lainoff, Lillie,

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  (Represents: POTS - Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome) "A gender-bent retelling of The Three Musketeers, in which a girl with a chronic illness trains as a Musketeer and uncovers secrets, sisterhood, and self-love." NOTE: This book…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Lesson in Vengeance

  Lee, Victoria (Author of young adult fantasy),

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  (Represents: depression) "A twisty, atmospheric tale, full of mystery and memory"

• Unseelie

  Housman, Ivelisse

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  (Represents: Neurodivergence - author is autistic) "A dreamy and utterly enchanting YA fantasy that explores the themes of self discovery, sisterhood and found family..."

• This Appearing House

  Malinenko, Ally,

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  Represents: Cancer) This paranormal and VERY creepy tale is great for tweens who don't mind a scare!

• Hummingbird

  Lloyd, Natalie,

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  (Represents: brittle bone disease) "A story about a girl who―armed with her trusty, snazzy wheelchair―refuses to let her brittle bone disease stand in the way of adventure."

• A Kind of Spark

  McNicoll, Elle,

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  (Represents: Autism) This story focuses on a girl uncovering a mystery about the witch trials

• We Are Not Alone

  Bury, Katryn,

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  (Represents: cancer and anxiety/intrusive thoughts) From award-winning author Katryn Bury of the Drew Leclair series, this hopeful coming-of-age middle grade novel follows the unlikely friendship between Sam, a recent cancer survivor, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• El Deafo

  Superpowered Edition

  Bell, Cece,

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  Represents: Deafness) This one doesn't have real magic, but the character imagines herself as a superhero in imaginative passages throughout the book.