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Defeating Addiction and Alcoholism
Susan Henneberg · Rosen Publishing Group
Pages: 64
Format: Library Binding
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Many teens experiment with alcohol and drugs, but experimenting can quickly turn into addiction for some. With so many celebrities checking in and out of rehab, it may seem like addiction is no big deal, maybe even glamorous. However, it is a very real problem: According to the National... |
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Little Do We Know
TAMARA IRELAND STONE · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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Next-door neighbors and ex-best friends Hannah and Emory haven't spoken in months. Not since the fight-the one where they said things they couldn't take back.
Now, Emory is fine-tuning her UCLA performing arts application and trying to make the most of the months she has left with her boyfriend,... |
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The Age of Exploration: From Christopher Columbus to Ferdinand Magellan
Kenneth Pletcher · Britannica Educational, in association with Rosen Educational Services
Pages: 163
Format: Print book
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The Age of Exploration, which spanned roughly from 1400 to 1550, was the first time in history that European powerseyeing new trade routes to the East or seeking to establish empiresbegan actively looking far past their own borders to gain a better understanding of the world and its many... |
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Marijuana and Synthetics
John Perritano · Mason Crest
Pages: 64
Format: Print book
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Marijuana has been controversial for a long time. Some point out that marijuana is safer than other legal drugs and even has medical benefits for particular illnesses. Others worry about the drugs gateway potential and the potentially destructive effects of long-term use. As many U.S. states... |
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What I Thought Was True
Huntley Fitzpatrick · Dial Books
Format: Hardcover
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The eagerly anticipated follow-up to My Life Next Door is a magnetic, push-me-pull-me summer romance for fans of Sarah Dessen and Jenny Han.Gwen Castle's Biggest Mistake Ever, Cassidy Somers, is slumming it as a yard boy on her idyllic Nantucket-esque island this summer. He's a rich... |
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American Girls: A Novel
Alison Umminger · Flatiron Books
Pages: 293
Format: Print book
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A bittersweet, honest, and widely acclaimed YA coming-of-age novel that distills honest truths about American girldom Anna is a fifteen-year-old girl slouching toward adulthood, and she's had it with her life at home. So Anna "borrows" her stepmom's credit card and runs... |
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Dead Boy Detectives Vol. 1: Schoolboy Terrors
Toby Litt · Vertigo
Format: Book
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From the pages of THE SANDMAN, Neil Gaiman's intrepid dead schoolboys head back to the horror that is St. Hilarions School; the place where they both were murdered. While trying to protect their new acquaintance, techno-savvy sleuth Crystal, from suffering the same fate at the hands... |
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Ready to Fall: A Novel
Marcella Fleischman Pixley · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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A young adult novel about a teen who finds hope and a fresh start after a terrible loss, and learns that being strong means letting go. When Max Friedman's mother dies of cancer, instead of facing his loss, Max imagines that her tumor has taken up residence in his brain.... |
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Gronk: A Monster's Story Volume 1 TP
Katie Cook · Action Lab Entertainment Incorporated
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
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Gronk is a monster... and not a very good one. Gronk tells the tale of a young monster who has turned her back on monsterdom (mostly because no one found her scary) and has become fascinated with humans. She moves in with her human friend Dale and her pets Kitty and Harli, a 160 lb. Newfoundland... |
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Stock Car Racing
Tracy Maurer · Capstone Press
Pages: 32
Format: Print book
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Stock car races are some of the most popular events in all of sports. Thousands of fans pack the stands at superspeedways to cheer for their favorite race teams. Jump in for a close-up look at powerful stock cars, how they work, and the races they compete in. |
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Me Being Me Is Exactly as Insane as You Being You
Todd Hasak-Lowy · Simon Pulse
Pages: 656
Format: Hardcover
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A heartfelt, humorous story of a teen boy's impulsive road trip after the shock of his lifetime - told entirely in lists!Darren hasn't had an easy year. There was his parents' divorce, which just so happened to come at the same time his older brother Nate left for college and his longtime... |
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Scripted
Maya Rock · G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Reality TV has a dark future in this thought-provoking thrillerTo the people suffering on the war-torn mainland, Bliss Island seems like an idyllic place. And it is: except for the fact that the island is a set, and the islanders' lives are a performance. They're the stars of a hit TV show,... |
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Superbikes: Machines of Dreams
Phil West · Rosen Classroom
Format: Print book
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Examines the history of superbikes and sports bikes, exploring the features and engine capabilities of motorcycles made by companies like Honda, Bimota, and Harley-Davidson. |
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I have lost my way
Gayle Forman · Random House/Listening Library
Format: Audiobook on CD
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Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from home to find the boy that he loves, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City after a family tragedy leaves him isolated on the outskirts of Washington state. After the three... |
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Gold Medal Winter
Donna Freitas · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 313
Format: Hardcover
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After years of practice and competitions, of sit spins and perfect poses and thrillingly high jumps, Esperanza Flores will be skating for the United States. But with the excitement of an Olympic shot comes new attention -- and BIG distractions.
Suddenly Espi can't go out with her friends,... |
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