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Starfish

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

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A William C. Morris Award Finalist A New York Public Library Best Book for Teens of 2017 A Junior Library Guild Selection “An empowering novel that will speak to many mixed-race teens.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Dazzling.” —Bustle “One of the most compelling reads of the year.” —Paste Magazine “This book is a gem.” —BookRiot A half-Japanese teen grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school in this “stunningly beautiful, highly nuanced debut” (Booklist, starred review). Kiko Himura has always had a hard time saying exactly what she’s thinking. With a mother who makes her feel unremarkable and a half-Japanese heritage she doesn’t quite understand, Kiko prefers to keep her head down, certain that once she makes it into her dream art school, Prism, her real life will begin. But then Kiko doesn’t get into Prism, at the same time her abusive uncle moves back in with her family. So when she receives an invitation from her childhood friend to leave her small town and tour art schools on the west coast, Kiko jumps at the opportunity in spite of the anxieties and fears that attempt to hold her back. And now that she is finally free to be her own person outside the constricting walls of her home life, Kiko learns life-changing truths about herself, her past, and how to be brave. From debut author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, heartbreaking story of identity, family, and the beauty that emerges when we embrace our true selves.

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1481487744

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Summer Bird Blue

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

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Summer Bird Blue

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

“A lyrical novel about grief, love, and finding oneself in the wake of a tragic loss.” —Bustle “Gorgeous prose and heartbreaking storytelling.” —Paste Magazine “Grabs your heart and won’t let go.” —Book Riot A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year Three starred reviews for this stunning novel about a mixed-race teen who struggles to find her way back to her love of music in the wake of her sister’s death, from the author of the William C. Morris Award finalist Starfish. Rumi Seto spends a lot of time worrying she doesn’t have the answers to everything. What to eat, where to go, whom to love. But there is one thing she is absolutely sure of—she wants to spend the rest of her life writing music with her younger sister, Lea. Then Lea dies in a car accident, and her mother sends her away to live with her aunt in Hawaii while she deals with her own grief. Now thousands of miles from home, Rumi struggles to navigate the loss of her sister, being abandoned by her mother, and the absence of music in her life. With the help of the “boys next door”—a teenage surfer named Kai, who smiles too much and doesn’t take anything seriously, and an eighty-year-old named George Watanabe, who succumbed to his own grief years ago—Rumi attempts to find her way back to her music, to write the song she and Lea never had the chance to finish. Aching, powerful, and unflinchingly honest, Summer Bird Blue explores big truths about insurmountable grief, unconditional love, and how to forgive even when it feels impossible.

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Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

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1481487760

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9781481487764

Where the Lost Ones Go

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

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Where the Lost Ones Go

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

Where the Lost Ones Go is a middle grade contemporary fantasy by critically acclaimed author Akemi Dawn Bowman, in which a twelve-year-old biracial Japanese American girl grieves the loss of her beloved grandma and attempts to contact her beyond the grave. Eliot is grieving Babung, her paternal grandmother who just passed away, and she feels like she’s the only one. She’s less than excited to move to her new house, which smells like lemons and deception, and is searching for a sign, any sign, that ghosts are real. Because if ghosts are real, it means she can find a way back to Babung. When Eliot chases the promise of paranormal activity to the presumably haunted Honeyfield Hall, she finds her proof of spirits. But these ghosts are losing their memory, stuck between this world and the next, waiting to cross over. With the help of Hazel, the granddaughter of Honeyfield's owner (and Eliot’s new crush), she attempts to uncover the mystery behind Honeyfield Hall and the ghosts residing within. And as Eliot fits the pieces together, she may just be able to help the spirits remember their pasts, and hold on to her grandmother’s memory.

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)

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0374313768

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9780374313760

Harley in the Sky

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

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Harley in the Sky

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

“Earnest, poetic.” —Booklist “Raw, engaging.” —Kirkus Reviews The Greatest Showman meets This Is Us by way of Sarah Dessen in this heart-wrenching, hopeful contemporary novel about a multiracial teen who risks it all to follow her dreams by joining the circus, from the award-winning author of Starfish. Harley Milano has dreamed of becoming a trapeze artist for as long as she can remember. With parents who run a famous circus in Las Vegas, she spends almost every night in the big top watching their lead aerialist perform, wishing with all her heart and soul that she would be up there herself one day. After a huge fight with her parents, who continue to insist she go to school instead, Harley leaves home, betrays her family, and joins the rival traveling circus Maison du Mystère. There, she is thrust into a world that is both brutal and beautiful, where she learns the value of hard work, passion, and collaboration. At the same time, Harley must come to terms with the truth of her family and her past—and reckon with the sacrifices she made and the people she hurt in order to follow her dreams. From award-winning author Akemi Dawn Bowman comes a luminous, unforgettable examination of love, loyalty, and the hard choices we must make to find where we truly belong.

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1534437126

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9781534437128

Generation Misfits

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

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Generation Misfits

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Generation Misfits by Akemi Dawn Bowman is a heartwarming, fish-out-of-water own voices story about an eleven-year-old Japanese-American girl who finds her true friends—through the power of J-Pop! Millie is attending a real school for the first time, and she dreams of finally having friends and a little bit of freedom. She finds her chance when she joins an imitation band of her favorite J-Pop group, where she's thrilled to meet a group of misfits who quickly become a tightknit group of friends that are like family. But Millie soon realizes that one of them is dealing with problems bigger than what notes to hit when it comes time for their performance. Can Millie help her friend, even when their problem feels too big to say out loud?

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0374313733

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9780374313739

Being Ace

An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection

By: Linsey Miller,Rosiee Thor,Moniza Hossain,Akemi Dawn Bowman,Emily Victoria,S.J. Taylor,RoAnna Sylver,Kat Yuen,K. Hart,Jas Brown,Lara Ameen,Cody Daigle-Orians,S.E. Anderson,Anju Imura

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Being Ace

An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection

By: Linsey Miller,Rosiee Thor,Moniza Hossain,Akemi Dawn Bowman,Emily Victoria,S.J. Taylor,RoAnna Sylver,Kat Yuen,K. Hart,Jas Brown,Lara Ameen,Cody Daigle-Orians,S.E. Anderson,Anju Imura

Discover the infinite realms of asexual love across sci-fi, fantasy, and contemporary stories From a wheelchair user racing to save her kidnapped girlfriend and a little mermaid who loves her sisters more than suitors, to a slayer whose virgin blood keeps attracting monsters, the stories of this anthology are anything but conventional. Whether adventuring through space, outsmarting a vengeful water spirit, or surviving haunted cemeteries, no two aces are the same in these 14 unique works that highlight asexual romance, aromantic love, and identities across the asexual spectrum.

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1645677842

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The Genesis Wars

An Infinity Courts Novel

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

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The Genesis Wars

An Infinity Courts Novel

By: Akemi Dawn Bowman

Ten months ago Nami escaped Ophelia and the Courts of Infinity, and found a sort of refuge in the Borderlands. She has spent her days training her body and mind so that when the time comes she will be able to navigate Infinity and rescue her captured friends, and now she has made a breakthrough, gaining the ability to enter minds without permission. The answers she needs are in Prince Caelan's mind, but his betrayal has left her unsure about her ability to face him again.

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1534456546

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The Infinity Courts

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The Infinity Courts

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Includes an excerpt from The Genesis War.

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1534456503

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Summer Bird Blue

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The Infinity Courts

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Harley in the Sky

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The Genesis Wars

An Infinity Courts Novel

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An Infinity Courts Novel

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Starfish

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Starfish

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From a debut author comes a gorgeous and emotionally resonant debut novel about a half-Japanese teen who grapples with social anxiety and her narcissist mother in the wake of a crushing rejection from art school. 5 1/2 x 8 5/16.

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1481487728

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Being Ace

An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection

By: Linsey Miller,Rosiee Thor,Moniza Hossain,Akemi Dawn Bowman,Emily Victoria,S.J. Taylor,RoAnna Sylver,Kat Yuen,K. Hart,Jas Brown,Lara Ameen,Cody Daigle-Orians,S.E. Anderson,Anju Imura

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Being Ace

An Anthology of Queer, Trans, Femme, and Disabled Stories of Asexual Love and Connection

By: Linsey Miller,Rosiee Thor,Moniza Hossain,Akemi Dawn Bowman,Emily Victoria,S.J. Taylor,RoAnna Sylver,Kat Yuen,K. Hart,Jas Brown,Lara Ameen,Cody Daigle-Orians,S.E. Anderson,Anju Imura

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Where the Lost Ones Go

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Generation Misfits

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Book's by Akemi Dawn Bowman

Starfish

Starfish

Summer Bird Blue

Summer Bird Blue

Where the Lost Ones Go

Where the Lost Ones Go

Harley in the Sky

Harley in the Sky

Generation Misfits

Generation Misfits

Being Ace

Being Ace

The Genesis Wars

The Genesis Wars

The Infinity Courts

The Infinity Courts

Summer Bird Blue

Summer Bird Blue

The Infinity Courts

The Infinity Courts

Harley in the Sky

Harley in the Sky

The Genesis Wars

The Genesis Wars

Starfish

Starfish

Being Ace

Being Ace

Where the Lost Ones Go

Where the Lost Ones Go

Generation Misfits

Generation Misfits

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