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I Don't Live Here Anymore

Gabi Kreslehner · Groundwood Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Charlotte's life is changed forever when her parents' marriage breaks up, and Charlotte has to leave her beloved house and her old life behind. Then two very different boys cross her path, and a new emotion creeps into her sadness and anger - an emotion that is both confusing...
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Divine Comedies: A Gift from Zeus and The Old Testament Made Easy

Jeanne Steig · Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pages: 200
Format: Print book

Beloved children's book author Jeanne Steig gives some spice, pizzazz, and a little bit of cheek to well-known classic tales from the Old Testament and Greek mythology, filled with saucy illustrations by Caldecott winner and creator of Shrek!, William Steig.Who but Jeanne and William...
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The Amanda Project: Book 2: Revealed

Amanda Valentino · HarperTeen
Format: Paperback

The closer you get to discovering why Amanda left, the more you realize that nothing about her is what it seems. . . . Hal, Callie, and Nia are more determined than ever to figure out who Amanda really is, especially after the vice principal was attacked and they spotted a note from Amanda...
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Miles Away from You

A B Rutledge · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

From debut voice A.B. Rutledge comes a quirky and completely fresh story of young love, loss, and the drastic distances we sometimes have to travel in order to move on, perfect for fans of Adam Silvera and Jandy Nelson. Explores gender identity and the spectrum of sexual preference in an authentic...
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Art of Atari

Tim Lapetino · Dynamite Entertainment
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Atari is one of the most recognized names in the world. Since its formation in 1972, the company pioneered hundreds of iconic titles including Asteroids, Centipede, and Missile Command. In addition to hundreds of games created for arcades, home video systems, and computers, original artwork...
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Empire of Storms

Sarah J Maas · Bloomsbury USA Childrens
Pages: 693
Format: Paperback

Kingdoms collide in Sarah J. Maas's epic fifth installment in the New York Times bestselling Throne of Glass series.The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess...
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The Smart Kid's Guide to Manners

Christine Petersen · Childs World
Format: Book

"Discusses why manners are important, gives advice for behaving politely in many situations, and provides simple rules for good manners."--
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Lovers & Haters

Calvin Slater · K-Teen
Pages: 304
Format: Paperback

Love can lead you astray. . .All Xavier Hunter wants is to stay out of trouble, keep his grades high enough for a college scholarship--and get out of the 'hood for good. But when he spots hot new girl Samantha Fox, he'll do anything for her--even try to live on both sides of the fence....
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The Life Fantastic: A Novel in Three Acts

Liza Ketchum · Merit Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Will Teresa Find Fame But Lose Her Soul? It's 1913 and vaudeville is America's most popular form of entertainment. Thousands of theaters across the country host vaudeville troupes. In Brattleboro, Vermont, fifteen-year-old Teresa LeClair--who has a "voice like a nightingale"--remembers...
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With a Name like Love

Tess Hilmo · Square Fish; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Tess Hilmo's With a Name like Love is one of School Library Journal’s Best Fiction Books of 2011When Ollie’s daddy, the Reverend Everlasting Love, pulls their travel trailer into Binder to lead a three-day revival, Ollie knows that this town will be like all the others they...
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Star Wars Ahsoka

E.K. Johnston · Disney Lucasfilm Press
Pages: 353
Format: Hardcover

Fans have long wondered what happened to Ahsoka after she left the Jedi Order near the end of the Clone Wars, and before she re-appeared as the mysterious Rebel operative Fulcrum in Rebels. Finally, her story will begin to be told. Following her experiences with the Jedi and the devastation...
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Strike

Delilah S Dawson · Simon Pulse
Pages: 496
Format: Paperback

From the author of the "gritty near-future dystopian tale," (Booklist) Hit comes the thrilling sequel about an indentured assassin fighting to survive in a world of anarchy.The hit list was just the beginning. Time to strike back. After faking her own death to escape her term...
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Missing

Kelley Armstrong · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 377
Format: Hardcover

Fans of Jennifer Donnelly will flock to the new romantic thriller from #1 New York Timesbestselling author Kelley Armstrong. The only thing Winter Crane likes about Reeve's End is that soon she'll leave it. Like her best friend did. Like her sister did. Like most of the teens born in town...
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