The Hate U Give. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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The Hate U Give
Angie Thomas, 2017
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George Tillman Jr., 2018

Starr Carter is a 16-year-old American girl who lives in the predominantly black neighborhood of Garden Heights, but attends a predominantly white private school Williamson Prep. After a gun goes off at a party Starr is attending, Starr is driven home by her childhood best friend, Khalil.


Everything, Everything. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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Everything, Everything
Nicola Yoon, 2015
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Stella Meghie, 2017

Eighteen-year-old Maddy is being treated for SCID, an immune disorder that prevents her from leaving her home and interacting with others. Her mother, Pauline Whittier, takes care of her with the help of her nurse Carla, who has taken care of Madeline for 15 years. One day, a new family moves next door, and their son, who is Maddy’s age, catches her eye.


The Darkest Minds. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Darkest Minds
Alexandra Bracken, 2012
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Jennifer Yuh Nelson, 2018

In a dystopian future, a contagious disease called Idiopathic Adolescent Acute Neurodegeneration kills nearly 98% of all children and teenagers, leaving the survivors with unusual abilities. These survivors with superpowers are imprisoned worldwide. Ruby Daly is an Orange which means she has the psionic ability to get into people’s mind.


Dear Evan Hansen. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Dear Evan Hansen
Steven Levenson, 2017
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Stephen Chbosky, 2021

Evan Hansen, a high school student with Social Anxiety Disorder, has a therapeutic self-intended letter stolen by a classmate named Connor Murphy, who later dies by suicide. Connor’s family mistakes the letter as a letter sent to Evan by Connor. Evan inserts himself into the boy’s past, throwing him into a series of lies and confrontational events.