Showing 1–24 of 24 books
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American Born Chinese
Jin Wang just wants to fit in.
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Boy 21
When Finley's basketball coach asks him to look out for new kid Russ, he has no idea what's in store. Finley might be used to the racial conflict in his town and the pressures of basketball, but he is totally unprepared for Russ's strange request to be called “Boy21.” -
Code Name Verity
Oct. 11th, 1943-A British spy plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France. Its pilot and passenger are best friends. One of the girls has a chance at survival. The other has lost the game before it's barely begun. -
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
Sophomore Frankie starts dating senior Matthew Livingston, but when he refuses to talk about the all-male secret society that he and his friends belong to, Frankie infiltrates the society in order to enliven their mediocre pranks.
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Every Day
There's never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere. It's all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply.- Fiction
- Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults 2014, Best Fiction for Young Adults 2013, Teens' Top Ten 2013
- ISBN: 9780307931887
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A Game For Swallows: To Die, To Leave, To Return
As the bombs drop on Beirut, Zeina's family must depend on her neighbors for survival.
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The Good Braider
The long, hard, and ultimately hopeful journey of a young Sudanese refugee from a country terrorized by war to Portland, Maine, where cultural differences present a continuing struggle. -
I Am a SEAL Team Six Warrior: Memoirs of an American Soldier
When the Navy sends their elite, they send the SEALs. When the SEALs send their elite, they send SEAL Team Six.
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Love and Other Perishable Items
Amelia meets Chris when he trains her for her brand-new job at the local supermarket. Smart and witty, they are perfect for each other. She is smitten, but he, on the rebound from his first, lost love, is preoccupied with the pursuit of booze and sex—and his college degree on the side. More importantly, she is 15, and he is 22. It just can't happen, can it?- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, William C. Morris Debut YA Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780375870002
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Meet Greg: an aspiring wallflower and parttime moviemaker. Meet Earl: Greg's best friend who will round kick you in the head if you mention his height. Meet Rachel: the dying girl.
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Monument 14: Sky on Fire
Trapped in a superstore by a series of escalating disasters, including a monster hailstorm and terrifying chemical weapons spill, brothers Dean and Alex learned how to survive and worked together with twelve other kids to build a refuge from the chaos. But then strangers appeared, destroying their fragile peace, and bringing both fresh disaster and a glimmer of hope.- Fiction
- Teens' Top Ten 2014, Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers 2013
- ISBN: 9780312569037
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Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
This story of complex code breaking, global conspiracy, and adventure all starts with a lonely bookstore and one unemployed web designer.- Mystery, Crime
- Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014, Alex Awards 2013
- ISBN: 9780374214913
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The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens
Freelance writer Hauser tracks the staff and students at the International High School at Prospect Heights in Brooklyn, N.Y., providing their personal histories as well as their day-to-day experiences.
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No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Michaux, Harlem Bookseller
Through the use of illustrations, photos, and newspaper clippings, the struggle and triumph of Lewis Michaux's passion to get people to read led him to found the National Memorial African Bookstore, which became the intellectual hub and the place to be during the Harlem Renaissance. -
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Rookie Yearbook One
A thoughtful and provocative collection of the year's best writing from the feminist online magazine, Rookie. -
The Round House
After his tribal specialist mother is brutally attacked, fourteen-year-old Joe Coutz sets off with his three friends to find out who is responsible. -
Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am
Ben Bright makes the decision to enlist in the Army. His deployment to the Middle East stresses his relationships with his friends and family, but nothing can prepare them for the way he returns home.
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Something Like Normal
Travis, a young Marine, deals with life at home after his best friend is killed in Afghanistan. -
Sparks: the Epic, Completely True Blue, (Almost) Holy Quest of Debbie
"$5 for a holy quest" is a good deal when you're on a desperate chase to reveal your secret lesbian crush to your best friend before she breaks her abstinence pledge with the most boring guy at school.
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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different
Equally reviled and revered--often by the same people--Steve Jobs, the man who operated from his own "reality distortion field," was an extraordinary "tweaker" who transcended the visionary to perfect the simple and transform the world as we know it. -
Street Dreams
Life, love, and hip-hop mix to push gay Moori teen Tyson to places he's afraid to go when he suddenly starts crushing on a straight guy he meets through his involvements in the local scene -
The White Bicycle
A summer spent as a “personal care assistant” in the French countryside turns into a journey of self-realization and independence as 19-year-old Taylor Jane, who has Asperger's Syndrome, tells in her own distinctive voice how she has the skills and heart to live life on her own terms.- Realistic Fiction
- Best Fiction for Young Adults 2014, Michael L. Printz Award 2013
- ISBN: 9780889954830