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Infamous Prisons (Crime & Detection)
Joan Lock - Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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All famous prisons have special features, stories of dramatic riots, exciting escapes, and heartrending stories lurking behind their dark walls. Alcatraz, perched dramatically on a rock in San Francisco Bay was supposedly escape-proof and yet several deadly prisoners broke free. New Yorks... |
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And She Was
Jessica Verdi - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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Dara's lived a sheltered life with her single mom, Mellie. Now, at eighteen, she's dreaming of more. When Dara digs up her never-before-seen birth certificate, her world implodes. Why are two strangers listed as her parents? Dara confronts her mother, and is stunned by what she learns:... |
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180 Seconds
Jessica Park - Skyscape
Format: Paperback
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Some people live their entire lives without changing their perspective. For Allison Dennis, all it takes is 180 seconds ... After a life spent bouncing from one foster home to the next, Allison is determined to keep others at arm's length. Adopted at sixteen, she knows better than to believe... |
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3D Printing: The Revolution in Personalized Manufacturing
Melissa Koch - Twenty-First Century Books ™
Format: August 1
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3D printing was once only known through science fiction, such as Star Trek, the popular 1960s TV series. But inventors and engineers on Earth began experimenting in real life with 3D printing to find faster ways to develop and build prototypes, using computers, ultraviolet lasers, and printable... |
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The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives
DASHKA SLATER - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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One teenager in a skirt. One teenager with a lighter.One moment that changes both of their lives forever. If it weren't for the 57 bus, Sasha and Richard never would have met. Both were high school students from Oakland, California, one of the most diverse cities in the country, but they... |
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The Accidental Bad Girl
Maxine Kaplan - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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After getting caught hooking up with her best friend's ex on the last day of junior year, Kendall starts senior year friendless and ostracized. She plans to keep her head down until she graduates. But after discovering her online identity has been hacked and she's being framed for stealing... |
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The Altered History of Willow Sparks
Tara O'Connor - Oni Press
Format: Paperback
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What happens when you can finally get everything you ever wanted? Willow Sparks and her best friend Georgia Pratt are at the bottom of the social ladder at Twin Pines High School, just trying to get through each day relatively unscathed. But when Willow finds a mysterious book that allows... |
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Americanized: Rebel Without a Green Card
Sara Saedi - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In development as a television series from Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine production company and ABC Studios!The hilarious, poignant, and true story of one teen's experience growing up in America as an undocumented immigrant from the Middle East, perfect for fans of Mindy Kaling and Trevor... |
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The Apocalypse of Elena Mendoza
Shaun David Hutchinson - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover
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From the critically acclaimed author of We Are the Ants and At the Edge of the Universe comes a mind-bending, riveting novel about a teen who was born to a virgin mother and realizes she has the power to heal - but that power comes at a huge cost.Sixteen-year-old Elena Mendoza... |
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Ascent (A Peak Marcello Adventure, 3)
Roland Smith - Clarion Books
Format: Paperback
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In this thrilling climbing adventure from bestselling author Roland Smith, summiting one of the most isolated mountains in the world may be the easiest thing Peak does.After conquering the mountains in Afghanistan, Peak Marcello goes to Myanmar, a country that has been in the grips of a brutal... |
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Ranger's early years.
John A Flanagan - Philomel Books
Format: Print book
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John Flanagan, author of the bestselling Ranger's Apprentice fantasy adventure epic, delivers a second prequel to Ruins of Gorlan, the novel that started it all, with Halt and Crowley preparing for war against a near-unstoppable enemy When the former Baron Morgarath escaped to avoid punishment... |
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Beating Bullying at Home and in Your Community
Clara MacCarald - Rosen Young Adult
Format: Library Binding
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From toxic family environments to harassment in the workplace and cyberbullying, LGBTQ teens often face bullying beyond the schoolyard. This text explores the issues and lets teens know they're not alone when dealing with this mistreatment. Giving guidance to bystanders as well as targets,... |
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Beautiful Scars: A Life Redefined
Kilee Brookbank - KiCam Projects LLC
Format: Paperback
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The updated edition of the 2016 Benjamin Franklin Award winner for Best Inspirational Book! Kilee Brookbank was a typical sixteen-year-old, but her last ordinary day erupted in an explosion that consumed her house, burning forty-five percent of her body and sending her to the brink of death.... |
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The Beauty That Remains
Ashley Woodfolk - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover
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Told from three diverse points of view, this story of life and love after loss is one Angie Thomas, author of The Hate U Give, calls a "stunning, heart-wrenching look at grief that will stay with you long after you put it down." We've lost everything...and found ourselves.Music... |
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Because I Was a Girl: True Stories for Girls of All Ages
MELISSA DE LA CRUZ - Henry Holt and Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Because I Was a Girl is an inspiring collection of true stories by women and girls about the obstacles, challenges, and opportunities they've faced ... because of their gender. Edited by #1 New York Times-bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz, the book is the perfect gift... |
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Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court
KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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In his first memoir written especially for young readers, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will focus on his relationships with several important coaches in his life - including his father, his high-school coach and Coach Wooden - as he tells the story of his life and career. Like many kids in elementary... |
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The Book of Dust
Philip Pullman - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The much-anticipated new work from the author of The Golden Compass is coming at last! Renowned storyteller Philip Pullman returns to the parallel world of Lyra Belacqua and His Dark Materials for a thrilling and epic adventure in which daemons, alethiometers, and the Magisterium... |
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The Black Witch (Black Witch Chronicles Series #1)
Laurie Forest - Harlequin Teen
Format: Hardcover
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A new Black Witch will rise ... her powers vast beyond imagining. Elloren Gardner is the granddaughter of the last prophesied Black Witch, Carnissa Gardner, who drove back the enemy forces and saved the Gardnerian people during the Realm War. But while she is the absolute spitting image... |
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Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam
ELIZABETH PARTRIDGE - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"Partridge proves once again that nonfiction can be every bit as dramatic as the best fiction."*America's war in Vietnam. In over a decade of bitter fighting, it claimed the lives of more than 58,000 American soldiers and beleaguered four US presidents. More than forty years after... |
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Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story
SANDRA NEIL WALLACE - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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In the years following the Civil War, ?Arctic fever? gripped the American public, fueled by myths of a fertile, tropical sea at the top of the world. Several explorers attempted to find a route to the North Pole, but none succeeded. Bound by Ice follows the journey of George Washington... |
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Broken Beautiful Hearts
Kami Garcia - Imprint
Format: Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times-bestselling author Kami Garcia comes a red-hot romance that will break your heart and put it back together again. Her heart has to break before it can open.When star soccer player Peyton Rios receives an offer from her first-choice college, senior year starts... |
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Cast No Shadow
Nick Tapalansky - First Second
Format: Paperback
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Greg has lived in Lancaster his whole life. The town's always had its quirks, and being born without a shadow means he's counted among them. When Greg discovers an old mansion in the woods just outside of town, he didn't expect to meet a smart, beautiful, funny, and...very dead teenaged... |
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The Chaos of Standing Still
JESSICA BRODY - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover
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"Jessica Brody has made me believe that getting stuck in an airport overnight would be the most fantastic thing in the world. I fell hard for this story of love, loss, friendship, and bad airport food. I loved it!" - Morgan Matson, New York Times bestselling author of The... |
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Chasing King's Killer: The Hunt for Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Assassin
James L Swanson - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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In his meteoric, thirteen-year rise to fame, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. led a mass movement for Civil Rights -- with his relentless peaceful, non-violent protests, public demonstrations, and eloquent speeches. But as violent threats cast a dark shadow over Dr. King's life, Swanson hones... |
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Combatting Body Shaming
Tamra Orr - Rosen Publishing
Format: Print book
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In the West, overweight people are shamed daily for their poor choices and their lack of self-discipline. But thin people can be shamed, too, we assume they are anorexic or desperate to keep up with Hollywood standards. Then there are the female athletes who should be celebrated for their... |
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Coping When a Parent Has PTSD
Mary-Lane Kamberg - Rosen Young Adult
Format: Library Binding
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Outlines the causes, symptoms, and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder, and provides advice for teenagers whose parents have the condition on finding help and taking care of themselves. |
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Coping with Opioid Abuse
Joe Greek - Rosen Young Adult
Format: Library Binding
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The use and abuse of opioidsfrom illegal ones such as heroin to legal prescription painkillersis a problem that has grown in scale nationwide and caused great concern among educators, families, law enforcement, government officials, and the public at large. This book offers a jumping-off... |
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The Dangerous Art of Blending In
ANGELO SURMELIS - Balzer + Bray
Format: Hardcover
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A raw, powerful, but ultimately uplifting debut novel perfect for fans of Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe from debut author Angelo Surmelis. Seventeen-year-old Evan Panos doesn't know where he fits in. His strict immigrant Greek mother refuses to see him as anything... |
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Dead Weight: Murder at Camp Bloom
TERRY BLAS - Oni Press
Format: Paperback
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Deep in the Oregon wilderness sits Camp Bloom, a weight-loss camp where "overweight" teens can "get in shape." Jesse would rather be anywhere else, but her parents are forcing her to go. Noah isn't sure if he wants to be there, but it's too late to turn back. Tony is heartbroken... |
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Dealing with Teen Pregnancy
EMILY MAHONEY - Lucent Press
Format: Library Binding
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How big of a concern is teen pregnancy in todays society? What options do teens have once they get pregnant? This controversial issue is examined in depth, presenting young adults with information from all sides of the debate. Graphs and full-color photographs highlight the discussion of the underlying... |
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Disappeared
Francisco X Stork - Arthur A. Levine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Four Months Ago Sara Zapata's best friend disappeared, kidnapped by the web of criminals who terrorize Juarez.Four Hours Ago Sara received a death threat -- and with it, a clue to the place where her friend is locked away.Four Weeks Ago Emiliano Zapata fell in love with Perla Rubi, who will... |
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The Disturbed Girl's Dictionary
NoNieqa Ramos - Carolrhoda Lab TM
Format: Hardcover
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Macy's school officially classifies her as "disturbed," but Macy isn't interested in how others define her. She's got more pressing problems: her mom can't move off the couch, her dad's in prison, her brother's been kidnapped by Child Protective Services, and now her best friend... |
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Donald Trump: Real Estate Mogul and President
Sara McIntosh Wooten - Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Library Binding
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Discusses the life and career of Donald Trump, including his privileged childhood, successes and failures in business, political career, and 2016 presidential campaign and election. |
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Earth Hates Me: True Confessions from a Teenage Girl
RUBY KARP - Running Press
Format: Hardcover
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"This book is filled with juicy young person wisdom." --Amy Poehler The definitive guide to being a teen in the modern age, with sage advice from a modern teenager and appealing to fans of Rookie.Earth Hates Me presents a look inside the mind of the modern teenager--from a modern... |
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The End Of The Fucking World
Charles Forsman - Fantagraphics
Format: Hardcover
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A reprint of the soon-to-be-a-British TV series graphic novel about a sociopath and his girlfriend on a road trip. Fantagraphics is proud to publish this first-ever hardcover edition of TeotFW in conjunction with the 2017 television drama on UK's Channel 4 (with distribution via U.S.... |
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Everything You Need to Know About Sexual Consent
Carla Mooney - Rosen Young Adult
Format: Library Binding
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Communities and schools across the United States have recently been shocked by reports of the frequency of rape and sexual assault. Sexual consent has become an increasingly important issue. This title examines this difficult issue and reveals campus and community efforts to educate students... |
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The Falling Between Us
Ash Parsons - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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All-consuming fame and fortune prove too much for a teen popstar who suddenly goes missing--Eddie and the Cruisers for the Justin Bieber era."An uplifting story of love, grief, and forgiveness."--Kirkus ReviewsA Junior Library Guild Selection!Just eight months ago, fifteen-year-old... |
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The Fashion Committee
Susan Juby - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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"The Fashion Committee is another winner by one of my all time favorite authors."--Meg Cabot, New York Times bestselling author of the The Princess Diaries and Mediator series Charlie Dean is a style-obsessed girl who eats, sleeps, and breathes fashion. John Thomas-Smith... |
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Feminism From A to Z
Gayle E Pitman - Magination Press
Format: Paperback
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Written by the author of the Stonewall Award-winning book, This Day in June, Feminism From A to Z is an alphabetical primer on feminism for teen girls. Each chapter examines a topic that offers call-to-action exercises incorporated into each lesson. Together, the chapters... |
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For Every One
Jason Reynolds - Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Format: Hardcover
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Originally performed at the Kennedy Center for the unveiling of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, and later as a tribute to Walter Dean Myers, this stirring and inspirational poem is New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award finalist Jason Reynolds's rallying cry to the dreamers... |
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Future Uses and Possibilities of 3d Printing
Jeri Freedman - Cavendish Square
Format: Library Binding
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The 3D printing industry is expected to generate more than 21 billion dollars in revenue by 2020. Printers from the plastic-melting units in the classroom to aluminum-melting units in a factory are getting increasingly complex. This technology has become an important tool in the arts, in medicine,... |
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Gay-Straight Alliances: Networking with Other Teens and Allies
Kristina Lyn Heitkamp - Rosen Young Adult
Format: Library Binding
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A 2016 Vanderbilt University study reported that LGBTQ students in schools with a Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) were 52 percent less likely to hear homophobic remarks and experience bullying in school. This title provides the tools and resources to organize a GSA and to become a proactive... |
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Ginger Kid: Mostly True Tales from a Former Nerd
Steve Hofstetter - Amulet Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Ginger Kid, popular comedian Steve Hofstetter grapples with life after seventh grade . . . when his world fell apart. Formatted as a series of personal essays, Steve walks his readers through awkward early dating, family turbulence, and the revenge of the bullied nerds. This YA nonfiction... |
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Girl on Pointe: Chloe's Guide to Taking on the World
CHLOE LUKASIAK - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover
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Chloe Lukasiak is a big believer that things happen for a reason. She knows that life would be easier without disappointments, bullying, and medical issues-but sometimes it takes challenges to inspire you to achieve big things. From her status as fan favorite on the hit reality television... |
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Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World
RESHMA SAUJANI - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, and other giants of tech. Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 10,000 girls across America. Now its founder,... |
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Star Wars: Han Solo
MARVEL COMICS. - Marvel
Format: Hardcover
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Everyone's favorite scoundrel goes Solo! Han is given a top-secret undercover mission for the Rebellion: rescuing a group of informants and spies! His cover for the assignment? The biggest and most infamous starship race in the galaxy, the Dragon Void! A tournament he has dreamt of winning... |
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Heads Up Sociology
DK - DK Children
Format: Paperback
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Clear, simple terms and engaging graphics make it easy for tweens and teens explores key sociology topics, including poverty, gender, class, and crime.From gender and identity to welfare and consumerism, sociology is the study of how societies are organized and what helps them function... |
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Hillary Clinton: Former First Lady and Secretary of State (Influential Lives)
Anne C Cunningham - Enslow Pub Inc
Format: Library Binding
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Hillary Clinton is arguably one of the most polarizing political figures in American history. She burst into the national spotlight during her husbands presidential campaign, when she managed to both impress and offend the American public. Since then, Clinton has proven herself a capable... |
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History Is All You Left Me
Adam Silvera - Soho Teen
Format: Hardcover
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"This book will make you cry, think, and then cry some more." - Nicola Yoon, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Everything, Everything From the New York Times bestselling author of More Happy Than Not comes an explosive examination of grief, mental illness,... |
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Honor Among Thieves
RACHEL CAINE - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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Meet your new favorite kickass heroine in this daring YA series by New York Times bestselling authors Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre, a thrilling yet romantic futuristic adventure perfect for fans of Claudia Gray's A Thousand Pieces of You.Petty criminal Zara Cole has a painful past that's... |
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Hooper
GEOFF HERBACH - Katherine Tegen Books
Format: Hardcover
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From Geoff Herbach, the critically acclaimed author of the Stupid Fast series, comes a compelling new YA novel about basketball, prejudice, privilege, and family, perfect for fans of Jordan Sonnenblick, Andrew Smith, and Matt de la Pea. For Adam Reed, basketball is a passport. Adam's basketball... |
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The Horrors of Auschwitz
Jennifer Lombardo - Lucent Press
Format: Print book
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The Nazi campaign against Jewish people living in their territories began slowly, with the gradual erosion of their rights to own property, hold a job, or marry non-Jews. These indignities intensified over time, eventually culminating in the establishment of work campsalso known as concentration... |
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How Dare the Sun Rise: Memoirs of a War Child
Sandra Uwiringiyimana - HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Format: Audio CD
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[Young Adult Nonfiction (Ages 12-17) ] [*Read by the author - Sandra Uwiringiyimana] This profoundly moving memoir is the remarkable and inspiring true story of Sandra Uwiringyimana, a girl from the Democratic Republic of the Congo who tells the tale of how she survived a massacre, immigrated... |
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How You Ruined My Life
Jeff Strand - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Paperback
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A new hilarious novel from the author of The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever and Stranger Things Have Happened.Rod's life doesn't suck. If you ask him, it's pretty awesome. He may not be popular, but he and his best friends play in a band that has a standing gig. Yeah, it's Monday night and they... |
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The Hundred Lies of Lizzie Lovett
Chelsea Sedoti - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Print book
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Hawthorn wasn't trying to insert herself into a missing person's investigation. Or maybe she was. But that's only because Lizzie Lovett's disappearance is the one fascinating mystery their sleepy town has ever had. Bad things don't happen to popular girls like Lizzie Lovett, and Hawthorn... |
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I Stop Somewhere
T E Carter - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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Ellie Frias disappeared long before she vanished.Tormented throughout middle school, Ellie begins her freshman year with a new look: she doesn't need to be popular; she just needs to blend in with the wallpaper.But when the unthinkable happens, Ellie finds herself trapped after a brutal... |
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I Stop Somewhere
T E Carter - Feiwel & Friends
Format: Hardcover
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Ellie Frias disappeared long before she vanished.Tormented throughout middle school, Ellie begins her freshman year with a new look: she doesn't need to be popular; she just needs to blend in with the wallpaper.But when the unthinkable happens, Ellie finds herself trapped after a brutal... |
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In Sight of Stars: A Novel
GAE POLISNER - Wednesday Books
Format: Hardcover
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"An achingly fierce exploration of the way the world wounds us and heals us. If you love exquisitely written coming-of-age stories that will leave you breathless, In Sight of Stars is for you." - Jeff Zentner, William C. Morris award-winning author of The Serpent King... |
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Ink
ALICE BROADWAY - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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There are no secrets in Saintstone.From the second you're born, every achievement, every failing, every significant moment are all immortalized on your skin. There are honorable marks that let people know you're trustworthy. And shameful tattoos that announce you as a traitor.After her father... |
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Ink, Iron, and Glass
Gwendolyn Clare - Imprint
Format: Hardcover
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Can she write a world gone wrong?A certain pen, a certain book, and a certain person can craft entirely new worlds through a branch of science called scriptology. Elsa comes from one such world that was written into creation by her mother -- a noted scriptologist.But when her home is attacked... |
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Islam
Michael Ashkar - Mason Crest Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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In the sixth century of the common era, the Prophet Muhammad appeared in the Arabian Peninsula, proclaiming the message that there was only one god, called Allah, and that all people should obey Allah's requirements for their lives. Today, Islam is the second-largest religion in the world,... |
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Jazz Owls: A Novel of the Zoot Suit Riots
Margarita Engle - Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the Young People's Poet Laureate Margarita Engle comes a searing novel in verse about the Zoot Suit Riots of 1943.Thousands of young Navy sailors are pouring into Los Angeles on their way to the front lines of World War II. They are teenagers, scared, longing to feel alive before they... |
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Kids Like Us
Hilary Reyl - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Martin is an American teen on the autism spectrum living in France with his mom and sister for the summer. He falls for a French girl who he thinks is a real-life incarnation of a character in his favorite book. Over time Martin comes to realize she is a real person and not a character... |
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The Last Message Received
Emily Trunko - Crown
Format: Print book
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Named one of the Top 10 Most Viral Blogs by Mashable, the Tumblr The Last Message Received - created by 16-year-old Emily Trunko - is now available as a gift book! What if a message someone sends you today is the last you'll ever receive from them? Would you respond differently,... |
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Living Proud! Living With Religion and Faith
Robert Rodi - Mason Crest
Format: Print book
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Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people have long struggled with the conflict of being able to participate fully in their religious faith while remaining true to themselves. The good news is that today many LGBT people of faith are finding support and inclusion in religious... |
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The Maddie Diaries: A Memoir
MADDIE ZIEGLER - GALLERY Books
Format: Print book
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Teen dance prodigy, breakout Dance Moms star, and judge on So You Think You Can Dance: The Next Generation presents her uplifting coming-of-age memoir about following her dreams and working hard to achieve success in both the dance world and in life.Maddie Ziegler had hoped... |
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Man's Search for Meaning: Young Readers Edition: Young Adult Edition
Viktor E Frankl - Beacon Press
Format: Paperback
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A young adult edition of the best-selling classic about the Holocaust and finding meaning in suffering, with a photo insert, a glossary of terms, a chronology of Frankl's life, and supplementary letters and speechesViktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning is a classic work of Holocaust... |
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Mapping the Bones
Jane Yolen - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the best-selling and award-winning author of The Devil's Arithmetic, Jane Yolen, comes her first Holocaust novel in nearly thirty years. Influenced by Dr. Mengele's sadistic experimentations, this story follows twins as they travel from the Lodz ghetto, to the partisans in the forest,... |
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March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
MELBA PATTILLO BEALS - HMH Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From the legendary civil rights activist and author of the million-copy selling Warriors Don't Cry comes an ardent and profound childhood memoir of growing up while facing adversity in the Jim Crow South. Long before she was one of the Little Rock Nine, Melba Pattillo Beals was a warrior.... |
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The Marrow Thieves
Cherie Dimaline - DCB
Format: Paperback
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In a futuristic world ravaged by global warming, people have lost the ability to dream, and the dreamlessness has led to widespread madness. The only people still able to dream are North America's Indigenous people, and it is their marrow that holds the cure for the rest of the world. But getting... |
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Nothing
Annie Barrows - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Remarkable." - New York Times Book ReviewFrom Annie Barrows, the acclaimed #1 New York Times-bestselling coauthor of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society and the author of the award-winning and bestselling Ivy Bean books, this teen debut tells the story of Charlotte... |
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Now or Never!: Fifty-Fourth Massachusetts Infantry's War to End Slavery
RAY SHEPARD - Calkins Creek
Format: Hardcover
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Here is the riveting dual biography of two little-known but extraordinary men in Civil War history -- George E. Stephens and James Henry Gooding. These Union soldiers not only served in the Massachusetts 54th Infantry, the well-known black regiment, but were also war correspondents who published... |
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Ophelia
CHARLOTTE GINGRAS - Groundwood Books
Format: Hardcover
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The kids at school call her rag girl because she hides under layers of oversized clothing, but she calls herself Ophelia. She hardly speaks to anyone -- until one day a visiting author comes to give a talk in the school library. The writer speaks about what it means to create art, and at the end of her talk,... |
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The Opioid Epidemic
Hal Marcovitz - Referencepoint Press
Format: Hardcover
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When synthetic opioids were developed a quarter-century ago, many physicians believed the drugs would help alleviate the pain caused by severe injuries and debilitating diseases. But while the drugs do deaden pain, they can lead to devastating addiction as well as death through overdose.... |
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The Opposite of Here
Tara Altebrando - Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Format: Hardcover
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Natalie's parents are taking her and three best friends on a week-long cruise for her birthday--a sail-a-bration! Sigh. It's also only been months since her boyfriend died in a tragic accident, and she wants to be anywhere but here. So she's surprised when she meets a guy on the first... |
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People Like Us
Dana Mele - G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A sharp psychological thriller that's just right for fans of Thirteen Reasons Why and Pretty Little Liars--this story will seduce, mislead, and finally, betray you.Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself entirely. Now she's... |
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Critical World Issues: Poverty
Karen Steinman - Mason Crest
Format: Print book
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Poverty affects millions of people, and the gap between rich and poor is growing. According to the United Nations, more than 1.3 billion people around the globe live in extreme poverty. This book asks what it means to be poor. If there is enough food in the world to feed everyone, why does... |
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Protected
Claire Zorn - Sourcebooks Fire
Format: Hardcover
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I have three months left to call Katie my older sister. Then the gap will close and I will pass her. I will get older. But Katie will always be fifteen, eleven months and twenty-one days old. Hannah has survived high school by putting up walls. At first, they were meant to protect her from... |
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Racial Profiling: Everyday Inequality
Alison Behnke - Twenty-First Century Books
Format: Print book
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In the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every day. Both individuals and institutions such as law enforcement agencies, government bodies, and schools routinely use race or ethnicity as grounds for suspecting someone of an offense.The high-profile deaths of unarmed... |
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Roses and Radicals: The Epic Story of How American Women Won the Right to Vote
Susan Zimet - Viking Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The United States of America is almost 250 years old, but American women won the right to vote less than a hundred years ago.And when the controversial nineteenth amendment to the U.S. Constitution-the one granting suffrage to women-was finally ratified in 1920, it passed by a mere one-vote... |
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Running Full Tilt
Michael Currinder - Charlesbridge Teen
Format: Hardcover
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"A fast-paced convincing drama of a young runner whose legs circle him back to the many conflicts he is trying to escape." - Jack Gantos, Newbery Medal-winning author of Dead End in Norvelt
An honest and sensitive debut that memorably captures a teen runners relationship with... |
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Sally Ride: A Photobiography of America's Pioneering Woman in Space
Tam E O'Shaughnessy - Square Fish
Format: Paperback
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A fascinating glimpse into the life of the first American woman in space, with gorgeous black-and-white and color photographs.Years before millions of Americans tuned in to watch her historic space flight aboard the Challenger in 1983, Sally Ride stayed up late to watch Neil Armstrong become... |
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School of Awake: A Girls Guide to the Universe
Kidada Jones - New World Library
Format: Paperback
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The One and Only Girls Guide to GreatnessDo you believe in wishes?Did you know you are made of stardust?Have you ever been curious about how you fit into this big old universe?Kidada Jones invites you to join School of Awake, where you will explore our amazing world while getting to know... |
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Someone to Love
Melissa de la Cruz - Harlequin Teen
Format: Hardcover
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Look for the haunting and powerful new novel from Melissa de la Cruz, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Isle of the Lost and Something in Between Constantly in the spotlight thanks to her politician father's rising star, Olivia Blakely feels the pressure to be perfect. As the youngest... |
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The Summer of Broken Things
Margaret Peterson Haddix - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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From New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix comes a haunting novel about friendship and what it really means to be a family in the face of lies and betrayal.Fourteen-year-old Avery Armisted is athletic, rich, and pretty. Sixteen-year-old Kayla Butts is known as "butt-girl"... |
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Surface Tension
Mike Mullin - Tanglewood
Format: Hardcover
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After witnessing an act of domestic terrorism while training on his bike, Jake is found near death, with a serious head injury and unable to remember the plane crash or the aftermath that landed him in the hospital. A terrorist leader's teenage daughter, Betsy, is sent to kill Jake... |
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Sweet Revenge: Passive-Aggressive Desserts for Your Exes & Enemies
HEATHER KIM - Switch Press
Format: Paperback
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50 killer cakes, cookies, and candies for your exes and enemies. Dumped by your beefcake boyfriend? BFF steal your one-and-only? Lab partner a more-than-periodic no-show? Don't take these battles online. (Seriously, don't do that, okay?) . Get out your heaviest rolling pins,... |
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Tempests and Slaughter
Tamora Pierce - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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The highly anticipated NEW Tortall Legend from TAMORA PIERCE, the #1 New York Times bestselling author who is legend herself, is a must-read for any fantasy lover!Arram. Varice. Ozorne. In the first book in the Numair Chronicles, three student mages are bound by fate . . . fated... |
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Tess of the Road
Rachel Hartman - Random House Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Meet Tess, a brave new heroine from beloved epic fantasy author Rachel Hartman."Surprising, rewarding, and enlightening, both a fantasy adventure and a meta discourse on consent, shame, and female empowerment."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Not to be ignored. Absolutely... |
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This Is Not a Love Letter
Kim Purcell - Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover
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One week. That's all Jessie said. A one-week break to get some perspective before graduation, before she and her boyfriend, Chris, would have to make all the big, scary decisions about their future--decisions they had been fighting about for weeks. Then, Chris vanishes. The police think... |
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