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Self-Made Boys: A Great Gatsby Remix by Anna-Marie McLemore
adventurous
hopeful
4.5
Amazing, I loved it, loved the race and colorism aspects McLemore brought in, the class dichotomy, the exploration of what trans and queerness might have looked like for people living in the 1920s. Made me stop hating Jay Gatsby after reading the original in HS. ;)
The Sunbearer Trials by Aiden Thomas
adventurous
4.75
Possibly the best YA novel that I’ve read this year (and I read a lot of them as the teen librarian)! Aiden Thomas’ already great storytelling skills have gone up several levels in his third novel, a powerhouse of Mexican-inspired worldbuilding where the half-human children of gods must compete in a series of trials to protect their world. A take on the competition trope that is far from formulaic.
Dear Senthuran: A Black Spirit Memoir by Akwaeke Emezi
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.75