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Love in English

Maria E. Andreu - Balzer Bray
Format: Hardcover

A fresh, breakout YA novel that is layered with themes of immigration, cultural identity, and finding your voice in any language. Sixteen-year-old Ana is a poet and a lover of language. Except that since she moved to New Jersey from Argentina, she can barely find the words to express how she feels.At...
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The Opposite of Love

Sarah Lynn Scheerger - AW Teen
Format: Hardcover

Rose is the wild girl nobody really knows. Chase is haunted by his past. Both are self-proclaimed disappointments, attracted to each other enough to let down their defenses. When Roses strict, adoptive parents forbid the relationship, it only makes things more intense. But Chase cant hide...
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Mary Shelley: The Strange True Tale of Frankenstein's Creator

Catherine Reef - Clarion Books
Format: Hardcover

On the 200th anniversary of the publication of Frankenstein, comes a riveting biography of its author, Mary Shelley, whose life reads like a dark gothic novel, filled with scandal, death, drama, and one of the strangest love stories in literary history. The story of Frankenstein's creator...
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The Media's Influence on Society

Andrew Karpan - Greenhaven Publishing
Format: Library Binding

Sometimes known as the Fourth Estate, the media plays a powerful role in today's society. It is held responsible for keeping the public informed and supporting a healthy democracy. However, some worry that the media presents the news in a way that is too sensationalized or biased, with...
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A Death-Struck Year

Makiia Lucier - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

A School Library Journal Starred ReviewA Georgia Peach Book Award Nominee 2015-2016A 2014 ABC Best Books for Children SelectionVOYA's Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers 2014A 2014 'Indies Introduce New Voices' Selection A Spring 2014 Kids' Indie Next...
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The CRYSTAL POOL: MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE WORLD

Geraldine McCaughrean - Margaret K. McElderry
Format: Hardcover

With stories such as "The Silver Treasure," "The Golden Hoard," and "The Bronze Cauldron," a collection of more than twenty tales presents young readers with a collection of stories, legends, and myths from around the world.
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P.S. I Still Love You

Jenny Han - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Format: Paperback

Look out for the Netflix original movie starring Lana Condor and Noah Centineo in 2020! In this highly anticipated sequel to the "lovely, lighthearted" (School Library Journal) New York Times bestselling To All The Boys I've Loved Before, Lara Jean still has letters...
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All the Stars Denied

Guadalupe Garci?a McCall - Tu Books
Format: Hardcover

In a companion novel to her critically acclaimed Shame the Stars, Guadalupe Garcia McCall tackles the hidden history of the United States and its first mass deportation event that swept up hundreds of thousands of Mexican American citizens during the Great Depression.
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Life Inside My Mind: 31 Authors Share Their Personal Struggles

Jessica Burkhart - Simon Pulse
Format: Hardcover

Your favorite YA authors including Ellen Hopkins, Maureen Johnson, and more recount their own experiences with mental illness in this raw, real, and powerful collection of essays that explores everything from ADD to PTSD.Have you ever felt like you just couldn't get out of bed? Not the occasional...
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Crooked Kingdom: A Sequel to Six of Crows

Leigh Bardugo - Henry Holt and Company
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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