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This collection of one girl's real, unflinching diary entries about slowly dying of a terminal illness is an unparalleled exploration of the human spirit and what it means to truly live. Many of the feelings I write about are too difficult to share while I'm alive, so I'm keeping everything in...

You don’t have to be an adult to fight for what you believe in — and win. The remarkable stories of 3 young women activists of color fighting for some of today’s most pressing movements of defunding the police, environmental justice, and arts education. Girls of color have always been on...

Embark on an exhilarating journey into the heart of Texas pro wrestling with From High School to Headlocks by Eric Perez. Set against the backdrop of the Lone Star State, this compelling narrative seamlessly blends the tenacity of indie wrestling and the bonds of friendship, crafting a gripping tale that resonates far beyond the squared circle.

When Angeline Jackson was a child, she wondered if there was something wrong with her for wanting to kiss the other girls. But as her sexuality blossomed in her teens, she knew she wouldn’t “grow out of it” and that her attraction to girls wasn’t against God. In fact, she discovered that same-sex relationships were depicted in the Bible, which she read devoutly, even if the tight-knit evangelical Christian community she grew up in believed any sexual relationship outside of marriage between a man and woman was a sin, and her society, Jamaica, criminalized homosexual sex.

Christian Figueiredo tem milhões de fãs e seguidores nas redes sociais. Lançou quatro livros (um deles adaptado com sucesso para os cinemas) que alcançaram mais de 700 mil cópias vendidas. Carreira musical, televisão e teatro, sim, o cotidiano do influenciador digital Christian Figueiredo é recheado de surpresas. Mas a jornada mais emocionante da sua vida começou quando ele descobriu que seria pai, o que deu início a uma viagem repleta de emoções e gargalhadas.

2020 ALA Alex Award Winner 2020 Stonewall — Israel Fishman Non-fiction Award Honor Book The ground-breaking, bestselling graphic novel is now available on audio. In 2014, Maia Kobabe, who uses e/em/eir pronouns, thought that a comic of reading statistics would be the last autobiographical...

“Harrowing but ultimately triumphant.”—Booklist, starred review “Strong, captivating voice. . . . a memoir with sharp teeth and a soft underbelly, the product mirroring the author’s catharsis in creating art.”—Publishers Weekly “A raw, deep dive into one young woman’s struggle...

Set against a backdrop of Adolf Hitler’s rise to power, the reign of Nazi Germany, and the entire course of World War II in Europe, American Shoes recounts the tumultuous childhood of a young American girl and her family trapped within a country that turned against itself, where human decency eroded and then vaporized. Forced to grow up in the midst of endemic fear stoked by a ravenous madman, American Shoes portrays the breakdown of a society from a child’s point of view, deep inside a land where millions of law-abiding citizens were targeted as threats, and then removed for extermination.

Despois de ser absolto do cargo de asasinato, do que fora inxustamente acusado con 14 anos, e de demostrar a súa inocencia, Éric sae do Correccional de Menores tras catro anos de internamento feito xa un mozo.

From three-time National Book Award finalist and Newbery Honor author Steve Sheinkin, a true story of two Jewish teenagers racing against time during the Holocaust―one in hiding in Hungary, and the other in Auschwitz, plotting escape. It is 1944. A teenager named Rudolf (Rudi) Vrba has made up...

De una diva se dice todo, se especula desde su origen hasta sus amores; se le puede amar u odiar, pero nunca ser indiferente a su presencia. ¿Tú crees que una diva nace o se hace? Yo pienso que es un poco de todo: un toque de carisma, otro de vanidad, uno más de buena suerte y muchotrabajo para alcanzar ese sitio que tantas anhelan, pero que pocas están dispuestas a conseguir. Esta es la historia de cómo yo, Pedro Figueira, puse mis sueños y aspiraciones muy alto y me convertí en La Divaza.

Born in poverty-stricken Albania, twin sisters Argita and Detina Zalli always dreamed of becoming doctors. Their parents scrimped and sacrificed, committed to giving them a better life. But then the unthinkable happened. In 1997, the government collapsed, plunging the country into anarchy and civil war. The twins' dream unraveled along with their homeland. Their parents had to find a way to leave and save their daughters' futures—not to mention their very lives. 

This program is read by the author. Maggie Nichols’s official memoir is an inspirational tell-all about the abuse she suffered under the US national gymnastics team and how she managed to redefine herself in the face of adversity. With an introduction from Simone Biles. In 2015, Maggie...

Even strong, fearless, and badass Black teen girls and Black women need empowering words of affirmation. Now more than ever, we must give our minds and bodies the TLC they deserve because Black women empowerment begins with the youth empowerment of Black teen girls. Author of Badass Black Girl M.J Fievre brings you inspirational words of wisdom through famous Black women who have changed the world, including Audre Lorde, Lupita Nyong'o and Angela Davis.

Odyssey Award for Audiobook Excellence Winner Poet, writer, and hip-hop educator Tony Keith Jr. makes his debut with a powerful YA memoir in verse, tracing his journey from being a closeted gay Black teen battling poverty, racism, and homophobia to becoming an openly gay first-generation college...

A searing young adult collective essay and poetry memoir about Walela Nehanda, a Black cancer patient who faces medical racism after being diagnosed with leukemia in their early twenties. “Infuses queer Black disabled resilience and wretchedness into a poetic sinew that stretches, tears, and...

From the acclaimed author of Flygirl and the bestselling author of Code Name Verity comes the thrilling and inspiring true story of the desegregation of the skies. In the years between World War I and World War II, aviation fever was everywhere, including among Black Americans. But what hope did...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of This Book Is Anti-Racist and The Antiracist Kid, Tiffany Jewell, this YA nonfiction book, highlighting inequities Black and Brown students face from preschool through college, is the most important, empowering read this year. From preschool to...

As Seen by Me is a collection of thoughts and feelings from a high school teen. Captured and written in forms of poetry and several essays, the short listening time is made up by the wonderful contents. Rarely do we capture such thoughts and feelings, but this book does just that. This book is a great insight to how a 15-year-old feels and thinks of society.

Bei einem Tropengewitter stürzt ein peruanisches Flugzeug über dem Dschungel aus 3000 Metern Höhe ab. Nur die siebzehnjährige Juliane überlebt. Mit ein paar Schrammen, ohne Brille, mit nur einer Sandale und einem Tütchen Fruchtbonbons schlägt sie sich durch den Urwald. Fast elf Tage ist sie unterwegs, bis sie auf Einheimische trifft... Das Mädchen, das vom Himmel fiel; der Segler, der ein dramatisches Schiffsunglück überlebte; die Frau, die im eisigen Wasser unter einer Eisschicht eingeschlossen war und die doch vier Stunden später von Rettungssanitätern wiederbelebt werden konnte.