Stories of Vulnerability: Mark Oshiro Reading Challenge For Grades 8-12Like this list

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  Mark them off as you read! Reading at least one of the selected books will enter participants in a drawing for one $25 Powell’s Books Gift card. Must be a Washington County Resident or WCCLS cardholder to win.

• Felix Ever After

  Callender, Kacen,

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  Felix worries that the world won't allow him to find happiness as a Black trans boy. When he becomes the target of a bully, he attempts to get back by catfishing who he suspects is the culprit, but lands in a quasi-love triangle with his…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The House on Mango Street

  Cisneros, Sandra,

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  In a series of vignettes, The House on Mango Street covers a year in the life of 12-year-old Esperanza—who not only deals with men's advance's in her own community, but also has to face prejudice from others as a Mexican American. 14 & up

• We Deserve Monuments

  Hammonds, Jas,

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  When seventeen-year-old Avery and her parents move to rural Georgia to care for her ailing grandmother, she encounters decade-old family secrets and a mystery surrounding the town's past. 14 & up

• Darius the Great Is Not Okay

  Khorram, Adib

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  Clinically-depressed Darius Kellner, a high school sophomore, travels to Iran to meet his grandparents, but it is their next-door neighbor, Sohrab, who changes his life. 12 & up

• Forever Is Now

  Lockington, Mariama,

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  Suffering from agoraphobia after witnessing a scene of police brutality, Sadie discovers, with the help of family, friends and online activists, that she can build a safe place inside herself. 12 & up

• Each of Us a Desert

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Destined to a solitary life in the desert, a storyteller longing for a kindred spirit encounters the cold and beautiful daughter of her village's murderous conqueror before nightmarish threats challenge their unlikely relationship. 13 &…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Into the Light

  Oshiro, Mark,

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  Two outcasts, Eli and Manny, find their lives intersecting in unimaginable ways when the discovery of an unidentified body draws them into facing their biggest fears and confronting their own identity. 13 & up

• Rainbow Boys

  Sanchez, Alex, 1957-,

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  Three gay high school seniors, Jason, Kyle, and Nelson, deal with the difficulties of coming out, family issues, and conflicting feelings about each other. 12 & up

• More Happy Than Not

  Silvera, Adam, 1990-

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  After enduring his father's suicide, his own suicide attempt, broken friendships, and more in the Bronx projects, Aaron Soto, sixteen, is already considering the Leteo Institute's memory-alteration procedure when his new friendship with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• We Are Not From Here

  Torres Sanchez, Jenny,

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  Told from the alternating points of view of Pulga ("Flea") and his cousin Pequeña ("Little"), who, along with Pulga's brother, Chico, struggle with the daily violence and corruption in Guatemala. When the terror at home gets out of hand,…Read moreRead more of this annotation