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YA Recommendations July 2024
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Dashed
by Amanda Quain
In this contemporary update of Sense and Sensibility, Margaret Dashwood is setting sail on an adventurous summer cruise with her sister Elinor, until sister Marianne crashes their vacation and turns all their plans upside down. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Stefi and the Spanish Prince
by Donna Freitas
Spending the summer in Barcelona with her family, Stefi reinvents herself in this beautiful city where she meets and falls in love with Xavi, who runs his family's popular tapas spot?—?and who, unbeknownst to her, is the secret heir to the Spanish throne. Simultaneous eBook.
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Such charming liars
by Karen M. McManus
Helping her mother pull off one last heist at billionaire Ross Sutherland's birthday party, Kat tries to avoid her former stepbrother Liam, but when a Sutherland is murdered, Kat and Liam become the new targets and can't trust anyone except each other?—?or can they? Simultaneous eBook.
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Unbecoming
by Seema Yasmin
In a not-too-distant America, where abortions are prosecuted and the right to choose is no longer an option, best friends and Muslim teens Laylah and Noor, working on an illegal guide to abortion in Texas to help those in need, face more obstacles than they bargained for.
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A greater goal : the epic battle for equal pay in women's soccer-and beyond
by Elizabeth Rusch
An award-winning journalist traces the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team's fight for equal pay until they secured an equitable contract in 2022, an effort that will benefit future athletes and illuminate the work, support and grit needed to be treated with equality in a world that often undervalues the contributions of women. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Ghostkeeper
by Johanna Taylor
When the key to Death's Door is stolen, trapping ghosts in the land of the living, outcast Dorian Leith, who can communicate with the dead, risks everything to find the key and stop them from being consumed by a ghostly rot. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Protector of the Small 1 : First Test Graphic Novel
by Tamora Pierce
When her training master, who's dead set against girls becoming knights, decides Keladry must pass a one-year trial no male page has ever had to endure, she vows to succeed, even if the test is purposely unfair. Simultaneous and eBook. Illustrations.
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Woe : a housecat's story of despair
by Lucy Knisley
Collected into a graphic novel for the first time, these webcomics take readers into the dramatic world of Linney the House Cat, whose purrfectly hilarious antics, hair-raising habits and cattitude show readers just how amazing, and what a true gift, cats are. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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