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Presenting Buffalo Bill: The Man Who Invented the Wild West

Candace Fleming · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 273
Format: Print book

Everyone knows the name Buffalo Bill, but few these days know what he did or, in some cases, didn't do. Was he a Pony Express rider? Did he serve Custer at the Battle of Little Big Horn? Did he scalp countless Native Americans, or did he defend their rights?This, the first significant...
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The Girl Who Wouldn't Die

Randall Platt · Sky Pony Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

It's 1939 in Poland, and Arab knows that standing up for anyone -- especially her Jewish family -- only paints a target on her back. So she plans to survive the Nazi occupation the way she always has: disguise herself as an Aryan boy, lead her street gang, and sell whatever she can steal....
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But Then I Came Back

Estelle Laure · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Gayle Forman meets Francesca Lia Block in this dazzling story about two coma girls and the boy who connects their lives. From the author of This Raging Light, a debut that New York Times bestselling author Morgan Matson calls "remarkable.""Something does exist. I saw. It's...
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The Education of Margot Sanchez

Lilliam Rivera · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: eBook

Pretty in Pink comes to the South Bronx in this bold and romantic coming-of-age novel about dysfunctional families, good and bad choices, and finding the courage to question everything you ever thought you wanted - from debut author Lilliam Rivera.Things/People Margot Hates: Mami, for destroying...
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Paper Princess: A Novel

Erin Watt · Everafter Platinum
Pages: 370
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times Bestseller USA Today Bestseller From strip clubs and truck stops to southern coast mansions and prep schools, one girl tries to stay true to herself. These Royals will ruin you ... Ella Harper is a survivor -- a pragmatic optimist. She's spent her whole life moving...
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Ivory and Bone

Julie Eshbaugh · HarperTeen
Pages: 376
Format: Print book

"Exquisitely written, ferocious, and haunting. Don't miss this one!" - Sarah J. Maas, New York Times bestselling author of the Throne of Glass series"Julie Eshbaugh is a unique new voice with talent enough for a whole team of writers. I'm still under the spell of her storytelling."...
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Joan of Arc

Kristin Thiel · Cavendish Square
Pages: 128
Format: Library Binding

Both a revered heroine and Catholic saint, Joan of Arc played a prominent part in the Hundred Years' War, and is remembered for her bravery both on and off the battlefield. In this title, students will discover the historical backdrop of the time in which Joan of Arc led the French...
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Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo · Henry Holt and Company
Pages: 546
Format: Print book

Crooked Kingdom: the highly anticipated sequel to Leigh Bardugo's thrilling #1 New York Times-bestselling Six of Crows.Kaz Brekker and his crew have just pulled off a heist so daring even they didn't think they'd survive. But instead of divvying up a fat reward, they're...
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One Dark Throne

Kendare Blake · HarperCollins Publishers and Blackstone Audio
Pages: 1
Format: Audio CD

[New Adult Fiction (Ages 18-25) ]The battle for the crown has begun, but which of the three sisters will prevail?With the unforgettable events of the Quickening behind them and the Ascension Year underway, all bets are off. Katharine, once the weak and feeble sister, is stronger than ever...
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R.I.P. Eliza Hart

Alyssa B Sheinmel · Scholastic Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

When Eliza Hart, the most popular girl at Ventana Ranch boarding school, is found dead, Ellie Sokoloff is determined to figure out what happened to her. After all, Eliza was Ellie's childhood best friend. Never mind that ever since Ellie arrived at school Eliza has spread terrible rumors...
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Foolish Hearts

EMMA MILLS · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

When Claudia accidentally eavesdrops on the epic breakup of Paige and Iris, the it-couple at her school, she finds herself in hot water with prickly, difficult Iris. Thrown together against their will in the class production of A Midsummer Night's Dream, along with the goofiest, cutest...
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Looking for Group

Rory Harrison · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 368
Format: Print book

Rory Harrison's beautiful novel about identity, home, and fresh starts recounts one boy's quest to discover a world where he can thrive, one adventure at a time.Dylan doesn't have a lot of experience with comfort. His room in the falling-down Village Estates can generously be categorized...
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Wildman

J C Geiger · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

"How can a total stranger understand you better than the people you've known your entire life?"When Lance's '93 Buick breaks down in the middle of nowhere, he tells himself Don't panic. After all, he's valedictorian of his class. First-chair trumpet player. Scholarship winner....
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Windwitch

Susan Dennard · Tor Teen
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

On a continent ruled by three empires, some are born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others.In this follow-up to New York Times bestselling Truthwitch, a shadow man haunts the Nubrevnan streets, leaving corpses in his wake -- and then raising those...
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The Transatlantic Conspiracy

G D Falksen · Soho Teen
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

The year is 1908. Seventeen-year-old Rosalind Wallace's blissful stay in England with her best friend, Cecily de Vere, has come to an abrupt end, which is fine with Rosalind. She was getting tired of being high society Cecily's American "pet." Her industrialist father...
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