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Crystal Maldonado First Chapter Friday
Crystal Maldonado reads the first chapter of her book, “No Filter and Other Lies.” When 17-year-old Kat Sanchez uses photos of a friend to create a fake Instagram account and her posts go viral, her entire world comes crashing down on her.
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Candace Fleming First Chapter Friday
Candace Fleming reads the first chapter of “Murder Among Friends.” How did two teenagers brutally murder an innocent child and why? Written by a prolific master of narrative nonfiction, this is a compulsively readable true crime story.
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Joanna Ho First Chapter Friday
Joanna Ho reads the first chapter of “The Silence that Binds Us” – an exquisite, heart-rending debut young adult novel that will inspire all to speak truth to power.
11:15
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Ruta Sepetys First Chapter Friday
Ruta Sepetys reads the first chapter of “I Must Betray You.” Communist regimes are crumbling across Europe. Seventeen-year-old Cristian Florescu dreams of becoming a writer, but Romanians aren't free to dream; they are bound by rules and force.
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Brittney Morris First Chapter Friday
This video contains language that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. Brittney Morris reads the first chapter of her book “The Cost of Knowing,” a gripping novel about what it means to be Black man in America.
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Deb Caletti First Chapter Friday
This video contains language that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. Deb Caletti reads the first chapter of her book Girl, Unframed. A teen girl's summer with her mother turns sinister in this gripping thriller.
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Kosoko Jackson First Chapter Friday
This video contains language that may not be appropriate for all audiences. Viewer discretion is advised. Kosoko Jackson reads the first chapter of "Yesterday is History," a novel about letting go of the past and figuring out your future.
11:49
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Diana Ma First Chapter Friday
Diana Ma reads the first chapter of "Heiress Apparently." The first book in an epic and romantic YA series following the fictionalized descendants of the only officially recognized empress regent of China.
14:10
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Ryan La Sala First Chapter Friday
Ryan La Sala reads the first chapter of "Be Dazzled." Project Runway goes to Comic Con in an epic queer love story about creativity, passion, and finding the courage to be your most authentic self.
24:55
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Jenn De Leon First Chapter Friday
Jennifer De Leon reads the first chapter of "Don't Ask Me Where I'm From." Liliana Cruz does what it takes to fit in at her new nearly all-white school, but when family secrets come out and racism, she must decide what she believes in.
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Carole Boston Weatherford First Chapter Friday
In a powerful novel in verse, Carole Boston Weatherford offers an eye-opening look at the life of Marilyn Monroe by sharing selected poems from her book, "Beauty Mark."
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