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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, June 11 Edition

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Fake News: Separating Truth from Fiction by Michael Miller
Twenty First Century Books
January 1, 2019
ISBN13: 9781541528147

Fake News is a short, concise book that describes what fake news is, why it is a problem, and how to avoid and combat it. With concrete examples from current events, readers learn tips and tricks to avoid all kinds of fake news, from outrageous lies to biased articles. Terms are explained throughout. There are source notes, a bibliography, more resources and an index in the back.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, June 4 Edition

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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America Edited by Ibi Zoboi, with stories by Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia and more.
Balzer + Bray
Publication Date: January 8th 2019
ISBN: 9780062698728

Black Enough is a collection of 17 short stories written by some of the biggest name Black authors of YA. The young Black people in these stories confront all the typical teenage life experiences as well as some atypical ones. Some have tragedy and some romance, and all of the stories are shaped with rich plots and emotions.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, May 28 Edition

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a sky for us alone

A Sky For Us Alone by Kristin Russell
Katherine Tegen / Harper Collins
Publication Date: January 8, 2019
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BN: 978-0062697028

This novel depicts the hardships and heartbreak of life in rural Appalachia. Eighteen-year-old Harlowe’s brother turns up dead, his mother is addicted to opioids, the town is polluted with runoff from coal mines, and his new love Tennessee lives in fear of her abusive father. Despite it all, Harlowe finds hope for a better future.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, May 21 Edition

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Goodbye, Perfect by Sara Barnard
Simon Pulse
January 29, 2019
ISBN: 978-1534402447

Eden McKinley wakes up one morning to find out that her best friend Bonnie has run away with their music teacher, Mr. Cohn. Eden hides her newfound knowledge from her parents and the police, who come pounding on her door to provide answers. Eden secretly continues texting Bonnie while the police search for her, trying to learn as much as she can about the illicit relationship her best friend hid from her for a year. She confronts the reality of what she thought was the “perfect” life of her friend. Ultimately she is faced with betraying her friend’s trust or doing what she knows to be the morally right thing to do and revealing her knowledge of Bonnie’s whereabouts to the police.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, May 14 Edition

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Four Three Two One by Courtney Stevens
Harper Teen
Publication Date: November 13, 2018
ISBN: 978-0062398543

Four teens survive a horrific bus bombing. Golden “Go”, her boyfriend Chandler, Rudy and Caroline come together a year later and end up on a road trip of healing to New York where the EMT that saved them has created an art instillation dedicated to Bus 21. Post explosion, the four survivors have to embrace their new futures and work through their secrets and feelings in order to move on from this horrific event.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, May 7 Edition

Mammoth by Jill Baguchinsky
Turner Publishing
Publication Date: November 6, 2018
ISBN: 978-1684421954

Aspiring paleontologist and plus-size fashion blogger Natalie Page lands an exclusive summer internship at an Ice Age dig site in Texas. Her confidence is shaken when her idol takes credit for her groundbreaking discovery, and she catches her crush kissing another girl. Natalie must dig deep to overcome her insecurities and protect both her friends and her fossils.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, April 30 Edition

Kiss Number 8 by Colleen AF Venable (Author) and Ellen T. Crenshaw (Illustrator)
Roaring Brook Press: First Second
Publication Date: March 12, 2019
ISBN: 9781596437098

Amanda “Mads” does not understand kissing. Kisses 1- through 7 were nothing exciting at best, and hardly tolerable at worst. Kiss number 8, with a girl, threw her for a loop. As her own experiences run parallel to a family history she previously knew nothing about, Mads discovers much about kissing, and about herself.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, April 23 Edition

The Past and Other Things that Should Stay Buried by Shaun David Hutchinson
Simon Pulse
Publication Date: February 19, 2019
ISBN: 9781481498579

Dino’s family runs a funeral home preparing bodies for burial, and up until now, the bodies have stayed dead. July, Dino’s ex-best friend, wakes up while he’s preparing her body for her funeral. In her not-dead state, she and Dino must figure out why this has happened, and how to fix it, all while avoiding detection and grappling with their present and past.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, April 16 Edition

Bloom by Kevin Panetta & Savanna Ganucheau
First Second/MacMillan
Publication Date: January 29, 2019
ISBN: 978-1250196910

Ari is desperate to leave his family’s Greek bakery and move to the city with his band after high school graduation. His family is reluctant to let him go, but they hire Hector, a charming Samoan cooking school student, as a trial replacement. Hector and Ari become fast friends while working in the bakery, and maybe even more–provided that Ari doesn’t mess it up. Ganucheau’s blue, black, and white art conveys the sum of Hector and Ari’s emotions gracefully and quietly, while also celebrating the detailed, precise art of baking.

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Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers (#QP2020) Nominees Round Up, April 9 Edition

A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa B. Sheinmel
Sourcebooks Fire
Publication Date: February 5, 2019
ISBN: 9781492667247

Hannah is locked in an institution. What happened to land her here, designated as a danger to herself and others? She slowly reveals her story as small pieces fall into place, but is she telling the truth? Did she cause the tragedy? Does she even know? She is eventually diagnosed and treated, but when she leaves the institution, will she be able to cope?

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