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The donut prince of New York
by Allen Zadoff
Eugene Guterman's junior year in high school is off to a rocky start. No love life, no new theater production, and if his mother has her way, no more of his favorite comfort food-donuts. Eugene would just as soon spend the year playing small, but that's hard to do when you're the biggest kid in your class. Things change when he accidentally tackles the school's star quarterback and Coach sees the possibilities and recruits the plus-size playwright onto the varsity football team. Eugene is suddenly catapulted into the world of the "The Pops," the exclusive clique of popular athletes known for their parties and dating scene. Best of all is the new and mysterious girl Daisy who seems to be noticing him. Then Eugene discovers that life at the top is more complicated than he imagined- there's pressure to excel, to fit in, and to uphold a certain image-and Eugene misses his former life and his old friends. Can he find the courage to give it all up, write something real, and maybe, just maybe, be the big guy who actually gets the girl?
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Halfway there : a graphic memoir of self-discovery
by Christine Mari
The half American-half Japanese author shares her year abroad in Japan where she seeks to reconcile both sides of her biracial identity but instead finds the two cultures isolating her in ways she never imagined.
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Love on paper
by Danielle Parker
Mary Decanso and Caleb Bernard are two nepo baby writers attending an exclusive writers retreat who are paired up in a romance writing competition and must work through writer's block to create their own love story.
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Mystery Royale
by Kaitlyn Cavalancia
Hoping to support her impoverished family, Mullory competes for a deceased billionaire’s money -- and magic! -- in the Mystery Royale. Will teaming up with the billionaire’s great-nephew Lyric help her win, or cost her everything? This intricately plotted fantasy mystery will draw fans of inventive magic systems and clever puzzles.
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The power of style : how fashion and beauty are being used to reclaim cultures
by Christian Allaire
Style is not just the clothes on our backs--it is self-expression, representation, and transformation. As a fashion-obsessed Ojibwe teen, Christian Allaire rarely saw anyone that looked like him in the magazines or movies he looked to for inspiration. Now the Fashion and Style Writer for Vogue, he is working to change that--because clothes are never just clothes. Men's heels are a statement of pride in the face of LGTBQ+ discrimination, while ribbon shirts honor Indigenous ancestors and keep culture alive. Allaire takes the reader through boldly designed chapters to discuss additional topics like cosplay, make up, hijabs, and hair, probing the connections between fashion and history, culture, politics, and social justice.
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The teen breakup survival guide
by Lenora M. Ziegler
Written just for teens, this guide will gently walk them through all stages of a breakup and offer evidence-based skills from cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) and neuroscience to help them weather the emotional storm and move forward with their life.
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How I resist : activism and hope for a new generation
by Maureen Johnson
Featuring contributions by such high-profile individuals as Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Javier Muñoz and Rosie O'Donnell as well as many of today's most popular young-adult writers, an all-star collection of essays about activism and hope reveals how today's young people can make a difference in the face of discrimination.
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Do hard things : a teenage rebellion against low expectations
by Alex Harris
Packed with humorous personal anecdotes, practical examples, and stories of real-life "rebelutionaries" in action, a rallying cry from two of the most popular Christian teen writers on the Web challenges the next generation to lay claim to a brighter future, combating the idea of adolescence as a vacation from responsibility.
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Creative crafts for teens : 25 empowering projects
by Jennifer Perkins
This book of creative crafts for teens features 25 confidence-building crafts, for all genders, with themes that ignite creativity and empower teens, such as: vision boards, gratitude gifts, empowerment mirrors, and positive-message wearables.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Grand Ledge Area District Library
131 E Jefferson St
Grand Ledge, Michigan 48837
(517) 627-7014https://gladl.org |
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