“Utang na loob: a debt from within. From the heart. It is a debt you did not ask for and will never pay off but must always try to. It is gratitude for the ancestors who brought you into existence, for the family who raised you, for the community who helped you in ways direct and indirect, visible and invisible. It is acknowledgment that none of us are alone.”
― Randy Ribay, Everything We Never Had
young adult
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Everything We Never Had by Randy Ribay
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Young Adult Fiction about Sports
If you’re interested in reading fiction about sports, check out the following young adult fiction! The teenage main characters in these novels learn about life while they play sports. These books cover a wide variety of sports from football to hockey to basketball, focusing on personal growth, overcoming obstacles, and different forms of competition. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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Young Adult Novels in Verse
If you’re not sure about poetry, I recommend you pick up a novel in verse. These novels may be in an unusual format, but they employ a wide variety of poetic structures that deal with heavy topics such as love, loss, greed, death, etc. Below is a list of young adult novels in verse. As of this writing, all of these titles are owned by the Davenport Public Library. Descriptions are provided by the publishers.
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