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All plot summaries were found on the author’s personal websites, save for:
Akata Witch. (2011). Nebula. Retrieved from https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/akata-witch/
Ash. (2018). Goodreads. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6472451-ash?ac=1&from_search=true
Every Heart a Doorway. (2018). Goodreads. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25526296-every-heart-a-doorway?ac=1&from_search=true
The Fellowship of the Ring. (2018). Goodreads. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/34.The_Fellowship_of_the_Ring?ac=1&from_search=true
The Golden Compass. (2018). Amazon. Retrieved from https://smile.amazon.com/Golden-Compass-His-Dark-Materials-ebook/dp/B000FC1ICM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1543376089&sr=8-2&keywords=the+golden+compass
Graceling. (2008). Nebula. Retrieved from https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/graceling/
The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. (2018). Goodreads. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/100915.The_Lion_the_Witch_and_the_Wardrobe?ac=1&from_search=true
Shadowshaper. (2018). Goodreads. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22295304-shadowshaper?ac=1&from_search=true
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender. (2014). Nebula. Retrieved from https://nebulas.sfwa.org/nominated-work/strange-beautiful-sorrows-ava-lavender/
Sweep. (2018). Goodreads. Retrieved from https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7821892-sweep?ac=1&from_search=true
For finding acclaimed/quality titles, I used:
The Best YA (mostly fantasy) Listopia on Goodreads
Popular Young Adult Fantasy Books
50 Must-Read LGBT YA Fantasy Books
The 10 Best LGBT+ YA Fantasy Books
Our Most Highly Anticipated LGBTQ YA of 2018
10 YA Fantasy Books Written by Women of Color
10 Mind-blowing Fantasy Books by People of Color
The recommendations of teen readers I know
My own reading
Thank you for reading!
