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Courage to Soar: A Body in Motion, A Life in Balance

Simone Biles · Zondervan
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

Simone Biles' entrance into the world of gymnastics may have started on a daycare field trip in her hometown of Spring, Texas, but her God-given talent, passion, and perseverance have made her one of the top gymnasts in the world, as well as a four-time winner of Olympic gold in Rio de Janeiro....
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H2O

Virginia Bergin · Sourcebooks Fire
Pages: 327
Format: Hardcover

.27 is a number Ruby hates.It's a number that marks the percentage of the population that has survived. It's a number that means she's one of the "lucky" few still standing. And it's a number that says her father is probably dead. Against all odds, Ruby has survived...
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26 Kisses

Anna Michels · Simon Pulse
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Kasie West meets Morgan Matson in this hilarious and heartwarming debut about a girl's summer mission to get over her ex-boyfriend by kissing her way through the alphabet.Getting dumped by her boyfriend is not how Veda planned on starting her summer. When Mark makes it clear that it's...
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Liberty: The Spy Who

ANDREA PORTES · HarperTeen
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

The bestselling author of Anatomy of Misfit and The Fall of Butterflies, Andrea Portes, is back with another irresistible snarky heroine in Liberty. What is a hero? Paige Nolan knows. Edward Raynes, the young man who exposed America's unconstitutional spying techniques, is a hero, even...
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Dream Jobs in Stadium and Sports Facility Operations

Kathy Furgang · Rosen Publishing Group
Format: Print book

Close your eyes for a moment and think back to the last time your were in a stadium. The roar of the crowd. The swelling excitement as the team took the field. The massive Jumbotron and blaring sound system. The smell of hot dogs. For those who work in stadiums as well as other sports facilities,...
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History of Art

Laura Perdew · Essential Library
Pages: 112
Format: Library Binding

"This title examines Western art's original European roots, the ways and styles in which it has expanded and changed, and how it has grown into such an integral part of Western culture."--Publisher's website.
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Uncanny X-Men Volume 2: Broken

Brian Michael Bendis · Marvel
Format: Paperback

The all-new, all-revoluti onary Uncanny X-Men have barely had time to find their footing as a team...and now they must face the evil Dormammu! Can Magik match the demon lord's sorcery? Is she even on the X-Men's side anymore? Discover the secrets that Magik has been hiding since...
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While We Run

Karen Healey · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover

Its 2127, and the future is at stake . . . Abdi Taalib thought he was moving to Australia for a music scholarship. But after meeting the beautiful and brazen Tegan Oglietti, his world was turned upside down. Tegans no ordinary girl - she died in 2027, only to be frozen and brought back...
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The Impossible Knife of Memory

Laurie Halse Anderson · Penguin Group USA
Pages: 391
Format: Book

For the past five years, Hayley Kincaid and her father, Andy, have been on the road, never staying long in one place as he struggles to escape the demons that have tortured him since his return from Iraq. Now they are back in the town where he grew up so Hayley can attend school. Perhaps,...
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What Waits in the Woods

Kieran Scott · Point, 2015. ©2015
Pages: 270
Format: Print book

Seeing things. You were just seeing things.For city girl Callie Velasquez, nothing sounds more terrifying than a night out in the wilderness. But, wanting to bond with her popular new friends, Lissa and Penelope, she agrees to join them on a camping trip. At least Callie's sweet new boyfriend,...
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Burning Nation

Trent Reedy · Arthur A. Levine Books
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

In this wrenching sequel to DIVIDED WE FALL, Danny and friends fight to defend Idaho against a Federal takeover and the ravages of a BURNING NATION.At the end of DIVIDED WE FALL, Danny Wright's beloved Idaho had been invaded by the federal government, their electricity shut off, their...
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We Are the Goldens

E. Lockhart · Wendy Lamb Books
Format: Kindle Edition

School Library Journal03/01/2014 Gr 9 Up—At the heart of this work of realistic fiction is a close but complicated relationship between two sisters as they come of age. For as long as 15-year-old Nell can remember, her best friend has been her older sister, Layla. The two girls are confidantes,...
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Better Than Perfect

Melissa Kantor · HarperTeen
Format: Audiobook

From the acclaimed author of Maybe One Day, Melissa Kantor, comes a poignant coming-of-age story that skillfully captures the singular experience of being a teenage girl. This beautifully woven tale will appeal to fans of Jenny Han and Sarah Dessen.Juliet Newman has it all. A picture-perfect...
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Saving Hamlet

Molly Booth · Hyperion
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Emma Allen couldn't be more excited to start her sophomore year. Not only is she the assistant stage manager for the drama club's production of Hamlet, but her crush Brandon is directing, and she's rocking a new haircut that's sure to get his attention. But soon after school starts, everything...
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