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Coming of Age, Young Adult
Blitz Sign-Up: I Am Here Now by Barbara Bottner

Blitz Sign-Up: I Am Here Now by Barbara Bottner

Set in the 1960s, Barbara Bottner’s I Am Here Now is a beautiful novel in verse about one artist’s coming of age. It’s a heartbreaking, powerful and inspiring depiction of what it’s like to shatter your life—and piece it all back together.

You can’t trust Life to give you decent parents, or beautiful eyes, a fine French

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LGBTQ+, Romance, Young Adult
Blitz Sign-Up: I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch

Blitz Sign-Up: I Kissed Alice by Anna Birch

For fans of Leah on the Offbeat and Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up with Me, Anna Birch’s I Kissed Alice is a romantic comedy about enemies, lovers, and everything in between. Rhodes and Iliana couldn’t be more different, but that’s not why they hate each other. Rhodes, a gifted artist, has always excelled at Alabama’s Conservatory of the Arts (until

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