A coming of age story in the aftermath of a mysterious family tragedy.
Year of Release: 2014
Author(s): E. Lockhart
Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/16143347-we-were-liars
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Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Don’t Call Me Crazy is a collection of texts, essays and illustrations that focus on mental health issues. It raises the question of what it means to be crazy or whether the word crazy might even be offensive?
Year of Release: 2018
Author(s): Kelly Jensen, Victoria Schwab, Adam Silvera, Libba Bray, Esmé Weijun Wang, Yumi Sakugawa, Mike Jung, Meredith Russo, Stephanie Kuehn, S.E. Smith, Emery Lord, Sarah Hannah Gómez, Nancy Kerrigan, MILCK, Reid Ewing, S. Zainab Williams, Lisa Jakub, Hannah Bae, Monique Bedard, Gemma Correll, Heidi Heilig, Christine Heppermann, Shaun David Hutchinson, Ashley Holstrom, Mary Isabel, S. Jae-Jones, Susan Juby, Emily Mayberry, Amy Reed, Jessica Tremaine, Clint Van Winkle, Dior Vargas, Kristen Bell
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/33803157-don-t-call-me-crazy?ac=1&from_search=true&qid=h6RWhF6EM9&rank=1
Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7068370.Kelly_Jensen
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.de/Dont-Call-Me-Crazy-Conversation-ebook/dp/B079VZS8F9
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Black enough is a collection of short stories that deal with the daily struggles of black teenagers across America. It shows diversity within diversity: immigrants, mixed race, poor and wealthy, rural and urban. From a high-class girl dating a boy who her family would never approve of to two girls kissing in Ireland – the collection includes captivating stories about what it means to be black in America.
Year of Release: 2019
Author(s): Ibi Zoboi, Tracey Baptiste, Coe Booth, Dhonielle Clayton, Brandy Colbert, Jay Coles, Lamar Giles, Leah Henderson, Justina Ireland, Varian Johnson, Kekla Magoon, Tochi Onyebuchi, Jason Reynolds, Nic Stone, Liara Tamani, Renée Watson, Rita Williams-Garcia
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/37819089-black-enough?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=KgnDEpX7kE&rank=1
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ebook URL: https://www.buecher.de/shop/ebooks/black-enough-ebook-epub/zoboi-ibi-johnson-varian-magoon-kekla-onyebuchi-tochi-reynolds-jason-stone-nic-tamani/products_products/detail/prod_id/54883714/
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Enough-audiobook/dp/B07HPBVF7H
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Collection of stories, so each chapter can be used seperately
When Kristin finds out she is intersex, she has to deal with many difficulties concerning her body. However, not only her body but especially her identity is soon to be questioned. Although she was voted homecoming queen, got a scholarship for her dream college and is truly in love with her boyfriend, Kristen has to deal with unexpected twists and turns in her life.
Year of Release: 2015
Author(s): I.W. Gregorio
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22896551-none-of-the-above
Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/7374721.I_W_Gregorio
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/None-Above-I-W-Gregorio-ebook/dp/B00MEJP33E
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.de/None-of-the-Above/dp/B00V58Q1B8
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:The two girls Chelsea and Jasmine want their voices to be heard. They start a Women’s Rights Club since they do not like how women are treated in their high school in NYC. With poetry, videos and responses to racial segregation they go viral and have to deal with online trolls. As if this wasn’t bad enough, the director of the school wants to shut the club down, when the girls try to do everything in their power to let their voices be heard.
Year of Release: 2019
Author(s): Ellen Hagan, Renee Watson
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40025175-watch-us-rise
Further information (link): https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4381088.Ren_e_Watson
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Us-Rise-Ren%C3%A9e-Watson-ebook/dp/B07MZM8LJT
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Watch-Us-Rise-audiobook/dp/B07PSKLRW3
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Louise Wolfe finds herself in difficult situations for being a Native teenager in a mostly white, middle-class town. Her first boyfriend disrespects Native people, the inclusive approach of their school musical drastically fails and she considers dating while being Native extremely hard. Will she and Joey, her co-editor of the school newspaper, be able to fall in love?
Year of Release: 2018
Author(s): Cynthia Leitich Smith
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/38564416-hearts-unbroken
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Hearts-Unbroken-Cynthia-Leitich-Smith-ebook/dp/B07D3NYD7W
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Leena and Mishie, sixteen-year-old best friends, get excitement in their small rebellions against the Saudi cultural police by wearing forbidden clothing, flirting, and listening to prohibited music. Leena wants to go to university and experience being independent, she wants a different life.
Year of Release: 2018
Author(s): Anat Deracine
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/34628349-driving-by-starlight
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Driving-Starlight-Anat-Deracine/dp/1250133424
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Two high school students, Sasha and Richard, take the same bus everyday. Even though they take the same bus, they live in different worlds. Sasha grew up in a middle-class white family and attended a private school. Richard, a black teenager, went to a public school and lived in a dangerous area. One day, a fire occurred on the bus which left Sasha badly burned while Richard was accused of hate crimes and is now facing a life sentence.
Year of Release: 2017
Author(s): Dashka Slater
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/33155325-the-57-bus
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/57-Bus-Story-Teenagers-Changed/dp/0374303231
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B0771RFHZG/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:June has only ever been understood by her uncle, Finn. At fourteen, June didn’t have many friends and felt most comfortable when she was in Finn’s company. However, Finn suddenly dies which completely changes June’s world.
Year of Release: 2012
Author(s): Carol Rifka Brunt
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/12875258-tell-the-wolves-i-m-home
Further information (link): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tell_The_Wolves_I%27m_Home
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Tell-Wolves-Carol-Rifka-Brunt/dp/0812982851
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B008U42984/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Extract and usage suggestions for teaching:Frank falls in love for the first time with a girl named Brit. However, Frank’s parents disapprove and want him to marry a Korean girl. Frank comes up with a plan to “fake” date Joy so his parents would be satisfied. What could go wrong?
Year of Release: 2019
Author(s): David Yoon
Preview: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39847584-frankly-in-love
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ebook URL: https://www.amazon.com/Frankly-Love-David-Yoon/dp/1984812203
Audiobook URL: https://www.amazon.com/-/de/dp/B07QY1NSNH/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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