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The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous–it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Classism
Sexual assault
Domestic violence
Child abuse
Poverty

Three O’Clock in the Morning by Gianrico Carofiglio

Three O’Clock in the Morning by Gianrico Carofiglio

Antonio is eighteen years old and on the cusp of adulthood. His father, a brilliant mathematician, hasn’t played a large part in his life since divorcing Antonio’s mother but when Antonio is diagnosed with epilepsy, they travel to Marseille to visit a doctor who may hold the hope for an effective treatment. It is there, in a foreign city, under strained circumstances, that they will get to know each other and connect for the first time. A beautiful, gritty, and charming port city… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Racism
Police violence mentioned

Hunting Adeline by HD Carlton

Hunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton

The Diamond: Death walks alongside me, But the reaper is no match for me. I’m trapped in a world full of monsters dressed as men, and those who aren’t as they seem. They won’t keep me forever. I no longer recognize the person I’ve become, And I’m fighting to find my way back to the beast who hunts me in the night. They call me a diamond, But they’ve only created an angel of death. The Hunter: I was born a predator with ruthlessness ingrained in my bones. When what’s mine is stolen from me in the night, like a diamond hidden within a fortress, I find that I can… Read more.

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Human & sex trafficking
Rape
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Blood & knife play
Dismemberment
Murder
Torture
Gun & arrow violence
Whipping

Haunting Adeline by HD Carlton

The Manipulator: I can manipulate the emotions of anyone who lets me. I will make you hurt, make you cry, make you laugh and sigh. But my words don’t affect him. Especially not when I plead for him to leave. He’s always there, watching and waiting. And I can never look away. Not when I want him to come closer. The Shadow: I didn’t mean to fall in love. But now that I have, I can’t stay away. I’m mesmerized by her smile, by her eyes, and the ways she moves. The way she undresses. I’ll keep watching and waiting. Until I can make her mine and once she is, I’ll never let her go…

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Trigger and Content Warnings

Child sex trafficking
Rape
Sexual assault
Dubious consent scenarios
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Torture
Kidnapping
Stalking

Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino

Swear on This Life by Renee Carlino

When a bestselling debut novel from mysterious author J.Colby becomes the literary event of the year, Emiline reads it reluctantly. As an adjunct writing instructor at UC San Diego with her own stalled literary career and a bumpy long-term relationship, Emiline isn’t thrilled to celebrate the accomplishments of a young and gifted writer.

Yet from the very first page, Emiline is entranced by the story of Emerson and Jackson… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Child abuse & neglect
Parental abandonment
Parent with alcoholism
Substance addiction
Drug abuse
Death of a sibling

She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell

She Was the Quiet One by Michele Campbell

For Rose Enright, enrolling in a prestigious New England boarding school is the opportunity of a lifetime. But for Rose’s vulnerable twin sister Bel, Odell Academy is a place of temptation and danger. When Bel falls in with a crowd of wild rich kids who pressure her into hazing Rose, the sisters’ relationship is shattered. Rose turns to her dorm mother, Sarah Donovan, for advice. But Bel turns to Sarah’s husband Heath, a charismatic and ambitious teacher. Is Heath trying to help Bel or take advantage of her? In a world of privilege, seduction, and manipulation, only one sister will live to tell the truth… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a mother

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Last Bus to Everland by Sophie Cameron

Brody Fair feels like nobody gets him: not his overworked parents, not his genius older brother, and definitely not the girls in the projects set on making his life miserable. Then he meets Nico, an art student who takes Brody to Everland, a “knock-off Narnia” that opens its door at 11:21pm each Thursday for Nico and his band of present-day misfits and miscreants.

Here Brody finds his tribe and a weekly respite from a world where he feels out of place… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Ableism
Homomisia
Eating disorder
Agoraphobia
Panic attacks
Suicide discussed

The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

The Code for Love and Heartbreak by Jillian Cantor

Emma Woodhouse is a genius at math, but clueless about people. After all, people are unreliable. They let you down—just like Emma’s sister, Izzy, did this year, when she moved to California for college. But numbers…those you can count on. (No pun intended.).

Emma’s senior year is going to be all about numbers, and seeing how far they can take her. When she and George, her Coding Club co-president, are tasked with brainstorming a new project, The Code for… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Heart attack*
Death of a mother recounted
Car accident, off-page

* Note : The protagonist’s father has a heart attack but survives.

The Magnolia Chronicles by Kate Canterbary

The Magnolia Chronicles: Adventures In Dating by Kate Canterbary

My mother’s New Year’s resolution for me was simple: make a serious effort at putting myself out there and dating again, and do it for one full year. Or until I fell in love. Whichever came first. How hard could one year of swipes and matches and awkward first dates be? In a word: bad. In nine words: bad and also hilarious, demoralizing, exhausting, and ridiculously amusing. But the only thing worse than dating in the era of hookup apps and unsolicited dick pics is the absolute whole-life-flail of falling in love.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Infidelity recounted
Dieting
Alcohol consumption
Recreational drug use mentioned
Pregnancy mentioned
Death of a grandmother recounted

Fresh Catch by Kate Canterbary

Fresh Catch by Kate Canterbary

Take a vacation, they said. Get away from Silicon Valley’s back-stabbing and power-grabbing. Recharge the innovative batteries. Unwind, then come back stronger than ever. Instead, I got lost at sea and fell in love with an anti-social lobsterman. There’s one small issue: Owen Bartlett doesn’t know who I am. Who I really am.

I don’t like people. I avoid small talk and socializing, and I kick my companions out of bed before the sun rises. No strings, no promises, no problems… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Bimisia
Homomisia recounted
Alcohol consumption
Blood & injury depiction
Death of a pet dog mentioned