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The Last Bookstore on Earth
by Lily Braun-Arnold
Ever since acid rain storms decimated civilization, Liz has been sheltering alone in the bookstore where she used to work, occasionally trading supplies with visitors. Maeve, who needs a place to stay, shatters Liz’s solitude while also opening her to true human connection. Read-alikes: Rory Power's Wilder Girls; Joan He’s The Ones We’re Meant to Find.
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Say a Little Prayer
by Jenna Voris
After being sentenced to a week of church camp as punishment, Riley Ackerman decides to commit all seven deadly sins while there.
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This is My America
by Kim Johnson
While writing letters to Innocence X, a justice-seeking project, asking them to help her father, an innocent black man on death row, teenaged Tracy takes on another case when her brother is accused of killing his white girlfriend
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A Face for Picasso : Coming of Age with Crouzon Syndrome
by Ariel Henley
The first known identical twins to survive Crouzon syndrome, Ariel and Zan underwent many appearance-altering procedures, in this memoir in which Ariel explores identity and beauty, and the strength it takes to put your life, and yourself, back together time and time again. 50,000 first printing.
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The Girl Who Fell Beneath the Sea
by Axie Oh
In a land ravaged by deadly storms, Mina sacrifices herself to the Sea God to save her brother and, after being swept away to the Spirit Realm, finds him caught in an enchanted sleep and must awaken him to save her people.
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Sunrise on the Reaping
by Suzanne Collins
It's the 50th annual Hunger Games and as the games begin, District 12 tribute Haymitch Abernathy realizes he's been set up to fail, but something in him wants to fight, in the fifth book in the Hunger Games series. The audio book can also be found on Hoopla!
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Truth, Lies, and the Questions in Between
by Laura Elliott
One of the Senate's first female Congressional Pages, Patty Appleton is paving the way for other politically minded girls, but she's torn between traditional expectations and questions new friends encourage her to ask as she learns to think for herself.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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Byron Public Library District
100 S. Washington St.
Byron, Illinois 61010
(815) 234-5107byronlibrary.org |
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