Until We Break By Matthew Dawkins (Grades 10+)

Born and raised in Jamaica, Matthew Dawkins's work explores subject matters including adolescence, race, and mental health. In Until We Break, Naomi Morgan is the only Black student at her ballet academy, and knows she has to sacrifice her feelings of isolation to win the most prestigious dance competition. But when Naomi’s instructor assigns her a challenging dance, her doubts as well as an injury start to deteriorate her mental health. However, one night, she meets Saint, who spends his nights creating beautiful messages of social change.Together, she and Saint will shine and everything will be different in the best possible way.