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Rebels like us
By Liz Reinhardt. 2017
Forced to move to a southern town during her senior year of high school, Agnes struggles with culture shock. She…
endeavors to keep her head down before discovering that her new high school holds segregated proms. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2017At the edge of the universe
By Shaun David Hutchinson. 2017
When his best-friend-turned-boyfriend goes missing and seems to be forgotten by everyone else, Ozzie begins to believe that the universe…
is shrinking. He forges ties with a new friend, as he struggles to figure out what is happening. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2017The tightrope walkers
By David Almond. 2015
Dominic is torn between the extremes of his shipbuilder family's lifestyle in northern England, a complex bully to whom he…
finds himself irresistibly drawn, and the eccentric artist girl he loves. Dom's true passion, however, is tightrope walking. Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2014You in five acts
By Una LaMarche. 2016
Five friends, Joy, Diego, Liv, Ethan, and Dave, dream of stardom while attending a prestigious New York City performing arts…
school. But pressures to succeed, relationship woes, and a tragedy change their lives forever. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2016Beauty and the beast: Lost in a book (Disney: Beauty and the Beast)
By Jennifer Donnelly. 2017
After sisters Love and Death make a bet over the fate of the Beast, Death stacks the odds in her…
favor by placing an enchanted book in the Beast's library. Distracted by the fantasy offered within the pages, Belle must choose her reality. For grades 5-8. 2017Priscilla gorilla
By Barbara Bottner, Michael Emberley. 2017
After six-year-old Priscilla's father gave her a book on gorillas, she became obsessed with the animal. But when her ape-like…
behavior gets her in trouble at school, Priscilla wonders if she is really channeling her inner gorilla or is just a troublemaker. For preschool-grade 2. 2017Horrible Harry and the battle of the bugs (Horrible Harry #35)
By Suzy Kline. 2017
When his friend Doug suffers from a head lice infestation, classmate Mary convinces everyone to stay away from him. Harry…
and his other friend, Song Lee, stand by Doug and declare war on the bugs. For grades 2-4. 2017The Cine Star Salon (Nunatak First Fiction Series #55)
By Leah Ranada. 2021
Philippine-born Vancouverite Sophia is most grateful for two things: her modest hair salon and Adrian, her mild-mannered fiancé. She is…
eager to get married, move away from her highly educated but career-frustrated parents, who believe that their daughter can be so much more than a beautician.Then Sophia's estranged friend reaches out from Manila, desperate for help. After a dubious accident, her fiery Auntie Rosy is on the verge of losing the Cine Star Salon--the place where Sophia first felt the call to become a hairstylist and salon owner. Coming to her auntie's aid is not so easy though. Sophia worries helping might reopen old wounds and threaten the bright future she has planned.Leah Ranada's debut novel is a graphic and engaging depiction of the importance of women's work and the loyalties that connect friends across oceans. The Cine Star Salon marks the entry of a vital new voice in Canadian literature.The storyteller: The Riverman Trilogy, Book III (Riverman Trilogy #3)
By Aaron Starmer. 2016
Along with stories, Keri Cleary records in her diary the strange and terrifying events surrounding a shooting and her brother's…
shocked silence, the disappearance of kids, and the continual efforts to find Fiona in Aquavania, a fantastical realm. Sequel to The Whisper (DB 81422). Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2016A hat for Mrs. Goldman: a story about knitting and love
By G. Brian Karas, Michelle Edwards. 2016
Young Sophia knits a very special hat for her elderly neighbor and knitting teacher, Mrs. Goldman, because she is concerned…
that Mrs. Goldman's ears are getting cold. For preschool-grade 2. 2016The secret of Dreadwillow Carse
By Brian Farrey. 2016
Jeniah, a princess, and Aon, a peasant girl, hide their sorrow in a town where everyone lives with unending joy.…
After meeting by chance, they embark on a dangerous quest to search for Aon's missing father and to outwit a centuries-old warning foretelling the fall of the monarchy. For grades 4-7. 2016Nikki & Deja: Books 1-6
By Karen English. 2017
Books one through six, written between 2007 and 2013, featuring the adventures of two best friends, Nikki and Deja, as…
they navigate the third grade. Includes Nikki and Deja, Birthday Blues, The Newsy News Newsletter, Election Madness, Wedding Drama, and Substitute Trouble. For grades 2-4. 2013The sweetest sound: a novel
By Sherri Winston. 2017
Ten-year-old Cadence wants to share her amazing voice in the church choir but is held back by her extreme shyness.…
When a recording of Cadence's amazing voice leaks before she's ready to go public, she is torn over what to do. For grades 3-6. 2017Confessions of a high school disaster: Chloe Snow's diary (Chloe Snow's Diary)
By Emma Chastain. 2017
Chloe Snow chronicles a year in her high school life after her mother suddenly moves to Mexico to write a…
novel. She shares the highs and lows of family, friendship, school, and love. For senior high and older readers. 2017Clubhouse Mysteries: Books 1-6 [box set] Super sleuth collection (Clubhouse Mysteries)
By Sharon M. Draper, Jesse Joshua Watson. 2016
Books one through six, written between 1994 and 2007, featuring best friends Ziggy, Rashawn, Jerome, and Rico and their clubhouse…
adventures. Includes The Buried Bones Mystery, Lost in the Tunnel of Time, Shadows of Caesar's Creek, The Space Mission Adventure, and more. For grades 3-6. 2007Silver stars: a Front lines novel (Front Lines #2)
By Michael Grant. 2017
During the summer of 1943, female soldiers Frangie, Rainy, and Rio accompany the American Army to their next target in…
Sicily to face the brutality of war and fight on the front lines. Sequel to Front Lines (DB 83819). Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2017Revenge of the green banana
By Jim Murphy. 2017
Jimmy Murphy starts sixth grade determined to be a better student and impress the beautiful Kathy Gathers, but Sister Angelica…
has him and his friends pegged as troublemakers, and they may just prove her right. For grades 4-7. 2017Two Naomis
By Audrey Vernick, Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. 2016
When Naomi Marie's mom and Naomi Edith's dad get serious about their relationship, the two girls are unsure how to…
deal with the changes in their lives. The two begin to adapt and bond over a computer-programming class and debates about baked goods. For grades 3-6. 2016The emerald tablet: Five elements (Five Elements #1)
By Dan Jolley. 2016
After finding an old map, Gabe and his friends--Brett, Lily, and Kaz--follow clues to a secret chamber beneath San Francisco.…
While in that chamber, they perform what they think is a friendship ritual, but strange events reveal a sinister cult from a parallel realm. For grades 5-8. 2016The female of the species
By Mindy McGinnis. 2016
Loner Alex Craft embraces the darkness within herself after her sister's killer walks free. When circumstances force her to engage…
and befriend two teens at a local animal shelter, Alex confronts new evil in her small town. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2016