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Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Race to the Sun by Rebecca Roanhorse

Lately, seventh grader Nizhoni Begay has been able to detect monsters, like that man in the fancy suit who was in the bleachers at her basketball game. Turns out he’s Mr. Charles, her dad’s new boss at the oil and gas company, and he’s alarmingly interested in Nizhoni and her brother, Mac, their Navajo heritage, and the legend of the Hero Twins. Nizhoni knows he’s a threat, but her father won’t believe her. When Dad disappears the next day, leaving behind a message that says “Run!”, the siblings and Nizhoni’s best friend, Davery, are thrust into a rescue mission that can only be… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Death of a parent
Disappearance
Kidnapping

Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova

Incendiary by Zoraida Córdova

Renata Convida was only a child when she was kidnapped by the King’s Justice and brought to the luxurious palace of Andalucia. As a Robari, the rarest and most feared of the magical Moria, Renata’s ability to steal memories from royal enemies enabled the King’s Wrath, a siege that resulted in the deaths of thousands of her own people. Now Renata is one of the Whispers, rebel spies working against the crown and helping the remaining Moria escape the kingdom bent on their destruction. The Whispers may have rescued Renata from the palace years ago… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Suicide
Graphic physical injury
Blood & gore depiction
Murder
Torture
Poisoning
Kidnapping

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

Dead End Girls by Wendy Heard

In one week, Maude will be dead. At least, that’s what she wants everyone to think. After years of research, Maude has decided to fake her own death. She’s figured out the how, the when, the where, and who will help her unsuspectingly. The why is complex: revenge, partly. Her terrible parents deserve this. But there’s also l’appel du vide, the call of the void, that beckons her toward a new life where she will be tied to no one, free and adrift. Then Frankie, a step-cousin she barely knows, figures out what she’s plotting, and the plan seems like it’s ruined. Except Frankie… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Lesbomisia
Outing
Dysphoria
Sexual harassment
Abandonment
Child abuse
Drug use
Blood & injury depiction
Murder & attempted murder
Fire
Explosion
Kidnapping
Bullying

She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard

She’s Too Pretty to Burn by Wendy Heard

The summer is winding down in San Diego. Veronica is bored, caustically charismatic, and uninspired in her photography. Nico is insatiable, subversive, and obsessed with chaotic performance art. They’re artists first, best friends second. But that was before Mick. Delicate, lonely, magnetic Mick: the perfect subject, and Veronica’s dream girl. The days are long and hot―full of adventure―and soon they are falling in love. Falling so hard, they never imagine what comes next. One fire. Two murders. Three drowning bodies… Read more.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Emotional child abuse
Toxic mother-daughter relationship
Panic attack
Blood depiction
Death of a child
Murder
Kidnapping
Fire
Strangulation
Car accident
Drowning
Vivisepulture (buried alive)
Animal death
Animal cruelty

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

A Thousand Ships by Natalie Haynes

In the middle of the night, a woman wakes to find her beloved city engulfed in flames. Ten seemingly endless years of conflict between the Greeks and the Trojans are over. Troy has fallen. From the Trojan women whose fates now lie in the hands of the Greeks, to the Amazon princess who fought Achilles on their behalf, to Penelope awaiting the return of Odysseus, to the three goddesses whose feud started it all, these are the stories of the women whose lives, loves, and rivalries were forever altered by this long and tragic war.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Sexism
Slavery
Rape
Adult-minor relationship
Cheating
Suicide & attempted suicide
Blood & gore depiction
Death of a child
Death of a parent
Death of a spouse
Murder
Kidnapping
War themes
Animal death

The Case of the Goodbye by Nancy Springer

The Case of the G**** Goodbye by Nancy Springer

Please note that the title and cover contain a slur. It will be censored where possible.

As Enola searches for the missing Lady Blanchefleur del Campo, she discovers that her brother Sherlock is just as diligently searching for Enola herself! Sherlock and Enola must solve a triple mystery: What has happened to their mother? And to Lady Blanchefleur? And what does either have to do with their brother, Mycroft?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Parental abandonment
Death of a parent
Attempted murder
Kidnapping

The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Cryptic Crinoline by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes’s landlady, Mrs. Tupper, is the closest thing Enola has to family these days, besides her occasional run-ins with her brother Sherlock. Even though Mrs. Tupper is nearly deaf and can barely cook, she’s an endearing presence as Enola longs for her absent mother. So imagine her horror when Enola comes home to find Mrs. Tupper kidnapped! Who would take her, and why? And what does Florence Nightingale have to do with it?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Parental abandonment
Kidnapping

The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Peculiar Pink Fan by Nancy Springer

Enola is thrown into a tailspin when she receives a desperate message from her old friend, Lady Cecily. Enola knows she must help her friend before it’s too late – but she doesn’t know how! This complicated case has Enola hunting down clues all over London until she finally discovers the awful truth: Lady Cecily is being held prisoner! Enola must risk her own freedom and join forces with her brother, the famed Sherlock Holmes, to free Cecily. Can Enola trust her brother, and can they save Cecily in time?

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Parental abandonment
Kidnapping

The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets by Nancy Springer

Sherlock Holmes is missing his right hand man, Dr Watson. His much younger sister Enola is hiding from her older Holmes brothers, but knows the bizarre bouquet that arrives at the Watson residence spells death – convolvulus, hawthorn, and white poppies. She dons her most discerning disguise, and seeks the sender.

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Parental abandonment
Murder mentioned
Kidnapping

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer

The Case of the Left-Handed Lady by Nancy Springer

Enola Holmes is hiding from the world’s most famous detective—her own brother, Sherlock Holmes. But when she discovers a hidden cache of bold, brilliant charcoal drawings, she can’t help but venture out to find who drew them: young Lady Cecily, who has disappeared from her bedroom without a trace. Braving midnight streets where murderers roam, Enola must unravel the clues—a leaning ladder, a shifty-eyed sales clerk, political pamphlets—but in order to save Lady Cecily from a powerful villain, Enola risks revealing more than she should…

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Trigger & Content Warnings

Misogyny
Parental abandonment
Kidnapping