lvl 1: grab & go
  
    - anne of green gables by l.m. montgomery . a quick, heartwarming coming of age with satisfying friendships and character development. 
 
    - howl's moving castle by diana wynne jones . magic, madness, sadness, about 100 times as satisfying as the movie. 
 
    - i'll give you the sun by jandy nelson . the ya novel of 2016. lush imagery, the plot is twiney, features a gay main character. love. 
 
    - princess academy by shannon hale . a middle grade novel with gorgeous worldbuilding, set on a mountain with stone mines. 
 
    - skim by mario tamaki . graphic novel illustrated by jillian tamaki, gay teenage asian witches coming to age. 
 
  
  lvl 2: some tenacity required
  
    - everything i never told you by celeste ng  gut punch. mixed chinese american family in the 70s grappling with race and menta... 
 
  
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