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Burning in RED | Taylor Swift Songs as Books

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With Taylor Swift’s re-recording of RED coming out last Friday, we are “happy, free, confused, and lonely,” but it’s “miserable and magical.” The album is a mosaic of the many

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The Gilded Cage | Lynette Noni

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The Gilded Cage By Lynette Noni  Out Now from HMH Books for Young Readers; 429 pages Content Warnings: Blood, death, drug abuse, physical abuse, graphic injuries, PTSD About the Author:

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Within These Wicked Walls | Lauren Blackwood

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Within These Wicked Walls by Lauren Blackwood Out Now from Wednesday Books; 336 Pages Content Warnings: Blood and gore, physical and emotional abuse, violence, death, absent parents, death of a

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Year of the Reaper | Makiia Lucier

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Year of the Reaper by Makiia Lucier Out Now from Clarion Books; 336 pages Content Warnings: Torture, violence, gore, illness, human experimentation, death, trauma/PTSD About the Author: “Makiia Lucier grew

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The Bone Shard Emperor | Andrea Stewart

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The Bone Shard Emperor by Andrea Stewart  Coming November 23, 2021 from Orbit Books; 560 pages Content Warnings: Animal abuse, murder, natural disasters, death, mentioned childhood abuse, trauma, violence About

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International Adoption in Kid Lit: Where’s the YA Rep?

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Hi, my name is Erika! I am a writer (and web manager!) for Pine Reads Review. I am also adopted from China. This makes me an international adoptee, or transnational

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