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By Gray, Ayana[2021]., Adolescent, G.P. Putnam's Sons Call No: Fantasy Fic Gray Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Beasts of Prey Volume: book 1Summary Note: Seventeen-year-old aspiring warrior Ekon Okojo and indentured servant and zookeeper Koffi band together after an encounter with a beast known as Shetani leads to Ekon's demotion and Koffi's banishment into slavery. Together, they set out to capture the beast in the Greater Jungle as a way to regain what they lost.
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-- Let us go swiming on doomsday2020., Adolescent, Penguin Books Call No: Adventure Fic Anderson Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: After his family is kidnapped, Abdi is forced to become a child soldier for Al Shabaab. Since his older brother is also part of the jihadist group, they trust him, but they don't know that he is also a spy for the Americans. He trains with the group, witnesses atrocities, and beginning to wonder if he's becoming like them. Eventually he escapes, but he still must reckon with his past.
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2021., Juvenile, Penguin Books Call No: Realistic Fic Abdel-Magied Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Summary Note: Fourteen-year-old Layla can't wait for summer vacation, but her plans are disrupted when her grandmother falls ill and her family must go to Sudan to be with her. When they arrive, Layla has a hard time adjusting as it has been years since she was last in Sudan, and she begins to feel torn between the two cultures she belongs to. As political tensions in Sudan erupt, so too do tensions between Layla and her family.
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2021., Adolescent, Balzer + Bray Call No: Fantasy Fic Brown Edition: First trade paperback edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s)Click here to view Series Title: Song Of Wraiths And Ruin Volume: Book 1Summary Note: While escaping his war-stricken home to start a new life in Ziran, Malik encounters a vengeful spirit that abducts his younger sister, Nadia. Desperate for his sister's life, Malik makes a deal with the spirit to kill the Princess of Ziran in exchange for his sister's life. Meanwhile, the Princess of Ziran decides to use the Solstasia festival as an opportunity to offer her hand in marriage to the victor--a victor she plans to marry, then murder. Malik and the princess meet at the Solstasia festival, but neither of them plan for the genuine attraction they feel for one other.