The Taking of Jake Livingston Juvenile Nonfiction Activism & Social Justice Social Topics - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Social Topics - Values & Virtues this debut YA novel by

this debut YA novel by author Autumn Allen is a gripping look at what it takes (and takes and takes) for two Black students to succeed in prestigious academic institutions in America

Even when the coordinators unexpectedly announce that this year’s theme is romance

but many times they come as a surprise and

Worthy is a woman’s journey to finding herself again

The Taking of Jake Livingston Juvenile Nonfiction Activism & Social Justice Social Topics - Self-Esteem & Self-Reliance Social Topics - Values & Virtues this debut YA novel byAn Instant New York Times Bestseller! Get Out meets Holly Jackson in this YA social thriller where survival is not a guarantee. Sixteen year old Jake Livingston sees dead people everywhere. But he can't decide what's worse: being a medium forced to watch the dead play out their last moments on a loop or being at the mercy of racist teachers as one of the few Black students at St. Clair Prep. Both are a living nightmare he wishes he could wake up from.