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Ground Zero
Alan Gratz
Format: Hardcover
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Brandon is visiting his dad at work, on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere, an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion. And Brandon is in the middle of it all. Can he survive -- and escape? Reshmina has grown up in the shadow... |
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Wildfire (A Graphic Novel)
Breena Bard - Little, Brown Ink
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring and moving graphic novel, Wildfire follows climate change through the eyes of one middle-school girl, who's eager to turn her anger into action.. Julianna loved her life in rural Oregon.. She loved taking care of her farm animals and being part of her local 4H club. But then... |
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Ghost Boys
Jewell Parker Rhodes - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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An instant New York Times bestsellerAn instant IndieBound bestsellerThe #1 Kids' Indie Next Pick A heartbreaking and powerful story about a black boy killed by a police officer, drawing connections through history, from award-winning author Jewell Parker Rhodes.Only the living... |
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Simon Sort of Says
Erin Bow - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Kate DiCamillo and Jack Gantos, a hilarious, wrenching, hopeful novel about finding your friends, healing your heart, and speaking your truth.Simon O'Keeffe's biggest claim to fame should be the time his dad accidentally gave a squirrel a holy sacrament. Or maybe the alpaca... |
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Fumiko and a Tokyo Tragedy: A Great Kanto Earthquake Survival Story (Girls Survive)
Susan Griner - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback
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12-year-old Fumiko is fascinated by the Moga girls, modern young women with short hair and casual dresses who are making their way in 1920s Tokyo. Her parents, however, expect a traditional life for her. But none of that matters when the Great Kanto Earthquake strikes the city on September... |
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Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story
NORA RALEIGH BASKIN - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback
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From the critically acclaimed author of Anything But Typical comes a "tense ... and thought-provoking" (Kirkus Reviews, starred review) look at the days leading up to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, and how that day impacted the lives of four middle schoolers.Ask anyone:... |
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The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle
Leslie Connor - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: eBook
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A 2018 National Book Award Finalist! From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope.Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest... |
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Shooting Kabul
N. H. Senzai - Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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In the summer of 2001, twelve year old Fadi’s parents make the difficult decision to illegally leave Afghanistan and move the family to the United States. When their underground transport arrives at the rendezvous point, chaos ensues, and Fadi is left dragging his younger sister Mariam... |
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The Lost Things Club
J. S. Puller - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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When twelve-year-old Leah goes to spend the summer in Chicago with her little cousin TJ, she's shocked to discover that he's gone mute after surviving a school shooting. She knows there isn't a "right way" to deal with his pain, but when she learns that he's sneaking... |
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I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001
Lauren Tarshis - Graphix
Format: Hardcover
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A gripping graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Attacks of September 11, 2001, in time for the 20th anniversary of 9/11.The only thing Lucas loves more than football is his Uncle Benny, his dad's best friend at the fire department where they both... |
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Remember Us
Jacqueline Woodson - Nancy Paulsen Books
Format: Hardcover
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National Book Award winner Jacqueline Woodson brings readers a powerful story that delves deeply into life's burning questions about time and memory and what we take with us into the future.. It seems like Sage's whole world is on fire the summer before she starts seventh grade.... |
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Quicksand Pond
JANET TAYLOR LISLE - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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An ALA Notable Book A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2017 "Striking, enigmatic, and haunting all around." - BOOKLIST (starred review) "A suspenseful, realistic, finely crafted story exploring friendship, trust, and how we judge others." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)... |
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Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada Kelly - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view - two boys and two girls - the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani... |
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The Thing About Jellyfish
Ali Benjamin - Little
Format: Paperback
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Now available in paperback, this stunning debut novel about grief and wonder was an instant New York Times bestseller and captured widespread critical acclaim, including selection as a 2015 National Book Award finalist! Oddlot Entertainment has acquired the screen rights to The Thing... |
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Counting by 7s
Holly Goldberg Sloan - Dial Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of "Out of My Mind, " "Wonder, "and "Mockingbird, " this is an intensely moving middle grade novel about being an outsider, coping with loss, and discovering the true meaning of family. Willow Chance is a twelve-year-old genius, obsessed with... |
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The Stars Beneath Our Feet
DAVID BARCLAY MOORE - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A boy tries to steer a safe path through the projects in Harlem in the wake of his brother's death in this outstanding debut novel that's been described as a "fast and furious read in which we meet some amazing people, people that stay with us" by Newbery Honor and National Book... |
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The One Thing You'd Save
Linda Sue Park
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When a teacher asks her class what one thing they would save in an emergency, some students know the answer right away. Others come to their decisions more slowly. And some change their minds when they hear their classmates' responses. A lively dialog ignites as the students discover... |
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Call Me Adnan
Reem Faruqi - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection title!For fans of Planet Omar and The Ethan I Was Before, award-winning Pakistani author Reem Faruqi of Unsettled delivers a middle grade novel in verse about table tennis player Adnan, who dreams of the championship and a fun-filled family... |
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The goldfish boy
Lisa Thompson - Scholastic
Format: Audiobook
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Matthew Corbin suffers from severe obsessive-compulsive disorder. He hasn't been to school in weeks. His hands are cracked and bleeding from cleaning. He refuses to leave his bedroom. To pass the time, he observes his neighbors from his bedroom window, making mundane notes about their habits... |
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A Slip of a Girl
Patricia Reilly Giff - Holiday House
Format: Paperback
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A heart-wrenching novel in verse about a poor girl surviving the Irish Land Wars, by a two-time Newbery Honor-winning author.For Anna, the family farm has always been home... But now, things are changing. Annas mother has died, and her older siblings have emigrated, leaving Anna and her father... |
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Mary and the Trail of Tears: A Cherokee Removal Survival Story
Andrea L. Rogers - Stone Arch Books
Format: Paperback
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Twelve-year-old Mary and her Cherokee family are forced out of their home in Georgia by U.S. soldiers in May 1838. From the beginning of the forced move, Mary and her family are separated from her father. Facing horrors such as internment, violence, disease, and harsh weather, Mary perseveres... |
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Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Eleanor Coerr - Putnam
Format: Hardcover
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Hospitalized with the dreaded atom bomb disease, leukemia, a child in Hiroshima races against time to fold one thousand paper cranes to verify the legend that by doing so a sick person will become healthy. |
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Hold Fast
Blue Balliett - Scholastic
Format: Hardcover
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From NYT bestselling author Blue Balliett, the story of a girl who falls into Chicago's shelter system, and from there must solve the mystery of her father's strange disappearance.Where is Early's father? He's not the kind of father who would disappear. But he's gone... |
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