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Red, white, and whole
by Rajani LaRocca
Feeling disconnected from her heritage as the only Indian-American student in her community, young Reha commits herself to a future different from her dreams when her mother becomes dangerously ill. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Alone
by Megan E. Freeman
"When twelve-year-old Maddie hatches a scheme for a secret sleepover, she ends up waking up to a nightmare. She's alone--left behind in a town that has been mysteriously evacuated and abandoned. With no one to rely on, no power, and no working phone lines or internet access, Maddie slowly learns to survive on her own. As months pass, she escapes natural disasters, looters, and wild animals. But Maddie's most formidable enemy is the crushing loneliness she faces every day"--Provided by publisher
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Louder than hunger
by John Schu
Even though he likes helping people, Jake, who avoids kids his own age, mirrors and food, must help himself when the destructive voices inside get to be too much, in this raw and transformative novel-in-verse about managing and articulating pain, and embracing self-acceptance, support and love. Simultaneous eBook.
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Mid-Air
by Alicia Williams
"After their friend is killed in a hit-and-run, Isaiah and Drew find their friendship fading and Isaiah, desperate to keep them together, comes up with a plan, but when it backfires and something unspeakable happens, he wonders how much he can keep inside before he explodes. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations."
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The canyon's edge
by Dusti Bowling
Accompanying her father on a slot-canyon expedition in the Arizona desert a year after a random shooting changed their family forever, Nora is separated from her father and their supplies by a flash flood and must navigate the deadly natural hazards of the desert to survive. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Rebound
by Kwame Alexander
In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past
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Forget me not
by Ellie Terry
Struggling to hide her Tourette Syndrome tics after moving to yet another school, Calliope June is quickly seen as different and wonders how she will navigate her mother's new relationship and a friendship with the class president, who seems to see Calliope as she truly is. A first novel. Simultaneous eBook.
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Paper hearts
by Meg Wiviott
A graceful and powerful addition to Holocaust literature follows the true story of Fania and Zlatka from their detention and entrance into Auschwitz to their eventual liberation at the hands of the Russians. Simultaneous eBook.
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Mascot
by Charles Waters
Told from several perspectives, this timely novel follows six middle-schoolers, all with different backgrounds and beliefs, as they learn about identity, tradition and what it means to stand up for real change when their school's mascot is seen as racist. Simultaneous eBook.
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Golden girl
by Reem Faruqi
When her father is accused of a crime he didn't commit, seventh grader Aafiyah, a Pakastani American girl who has a habit of“borrowing” glittery things, decides to use her bad habit to reunite her family. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The one thing you'd save
by Linda Sue Park
The Newbery Medal-winning author of A Single Shard explores a diverse classroom's varied answers to a question about what they would save if their homes were on fire, in a series of linked poems complemented by striking black-and-white art. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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Ruptured
by Joanne Rossmassler Fritz
When her mom has a ruptured brain aneurysm right after revealing a huge secret, 13-year-old Claire must navigate fear and grief with the weight of her mom's confession on her shoulders and find a way to live with what she knows while dealing with her mom's prospects for recovery. Simultaneous eBook.
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Murray out of water
by Taylor Tracy
"When a hurricane forces them to move in with relatives, 12-year-old Murray, separated from the one thing that makes her feel understood?—?the ocean, makes a new friend who helps Murray further see her true self and find community for the first time in her life. "
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Rain rising
by Courtne Comrie
Thirteen-year-old Rain, who struggles with low self-esteem, must overcome sadness after her older brother Xander is severely beaten up at a frat party, but through the help of an after-school circle group, Rain finds the courage to help herself and her family heal
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A two-placed heart : a memoir in verse
by Doan Phuong Nguyen
"Afraid her and her sister could lose sight of their Vietnamese identity, twelve-year-old Bom writes a poetic memoir to help them both remember. Based on author's life"
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Eb & Flow
by Kelly J. Baptist
In this emotional novel-in-verse, tweens De'Kari and Ebony are suspended after a fight for ten days, during which they learn to see the world with a fresh perspective. Simultaneous eBook.
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Birdie
by Eileen Spinelli
Still grieving for her father, twelve-year-old Birdie struggles to adjust to many changes, including when her grandmother, her mother, and her best friends all begin dating
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Booked
by Kwame Alexander
A follow-up to the Newbery Medal-winning The Crossover finds 12-year-old soccer aficionado Nick discovering the power of words while wrestling with problems at home, standing up to a bully and trying to impress the girl of his dreams. Simultaneous eBook. 75,000 first printing.
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Full cicada moon
by Marilyn Hilton
A novel-in-verse follows the cultural identity struggles of an ambitious half-black, half-Japanese teen who moves to a predominantly white community in 1969 Vermont. Simultaneous eBook. 15,000 first printing.
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Solo
by Kwame Alexander
A novel in verse tells the story of 17-year-old Blade Morrison, who endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past to navigate the challenges of his former rock-star father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors and a protected secret that threatens his own identity. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Crossover. Simultaneous eBook.
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White Rose
by Kip Wilson
A timely novel based on true events finds Sophie Scholl, a young German college student, teaming up with her brother and his fellow soldiers to form a group that writes and distributes anonymous letters criticizing the Nazi regime. A first novel. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Kent State
by Deborah Wiles
The author of the National Book Award finalist Each Little Bird That Sings presents a compelling account of the tragic May 1970 shooting of four students who were protesting against the Vietnam War before they were fired upon by American National Guardsmen. Simultaneous eBook.
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This full house
by Virginia Euwer Wolff
As she readies for college to get herself out of the projects and into nursing school, high-school-senior LaVaughn's perceptions and expectations of her life begin to change as she learns about the many unexpected connections between the people she loves best.
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Rumble
by Ellen Hopkins
Matthew Turner doesn't have faith in anything—not in his family, which is in shambles after his younger brother was bullied into suicide; or his so-called friends or some all-powerful creator; but when a horrific event plunges Matt into a dark, silent place, he begins to question everything he's ever disbelieved.
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Three things I know are true : a novel
by Betty Culley
A debut novel in verse explores the experiences of a teen navigating the painful aftermath of a shooting accident that nearly ends her brother's life and triggers painful community divisions. 40,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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If I tell you the truth
by Jasmin Kaur
Kiran flees her home in Punjab for a fresh start in Canada after a sexual assault leaves her pregnant with a daughter, Sahaara, but when Sahaara learns the truth about Kiran's past, she feels compelled to seek justice, even if it means challenging a powerful and dangerous man
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Song of freedom, song of dreams : a novel in verse
by Shari Green
"Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a historical YA novel in verse that centers around a young pianist in East Germany trying to make sense of love, duty, and the pursuit of dreams during the unsettled months of protest that led to the fall of the BerlinWall in the late 1980s. Written in stunning lyrical verse, Song of Freedom, Song of Dreams is a story of hope, courage, romance, and the power of music not only to change lives, but to save them"
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The language of fire : Joan of Arc reimagined
by Stephanie Hemphill
"A lyrical, dark, and moving look at the life of Joan of Arc, who as a teen girl in the fifteenth century commanded an army and helped crown a king of France. This verse novel from award-winning author Stephanie Hemphill dares to imagine how an ordinary girl became a great leader, and ultimately saved a nation."--Jacket flap
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Blood water paint
by Joy McCullough
In Renaissance Italy, Artemisia Gentileschi endures the subjugation of women that allows her father to take credit for her extraordinary paintings, rape and the ensuing trial, and torture, buoyed by her deceased mother's stories of strong women of the Bible
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The black flamingo
by Dean Atta
A fierce coming-of-age novel about identity and the liberating power of drag follows the experiences of a mixed-race teen in London who struggles to connect with his heritage before coming out and establishing his place in Drag Society. 60,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The truth project
by Dante Medema
Seventeen-year-old Cordelia Koenig intended to breeze through her senior project. While her peers stressed, Cordelia planned to use the same trace-your-roots genealogy idea her older sister used years prior. And getting partnered with her longtime crush,Kodiak Jones, is icing on the cake. All she needs to do is mail in her DNA sample, write about her ancestry results, and get that easy A. But when Cordelia's GeneQuest results reveal that her father is not the person she thought he was, but a stranger who lives thousands of miles away, her entire world shatters. Now she isn't sure of anything--not the mother who lied, the man she calls Dad, or the girl staring back at her in the mirror. If your life began with a lie, how can you ever be sure of what's true?
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The boy lost in the maze
by Joseph Coelho
Blending the ancient myth of Theseus with the quest of a modern-day teen searching for his father, this unputdownable novel-in-verse follows 17-year-old Theo as he realizes he must be resourceful and strong like his mythical hero after he is tricked and double-crossed by a search-agency scam artist and a depraved lawyer. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations.
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If you knew my name / : A Novel in Verse
by Lisa Roberts Carter
"Mason Zy'Aire Tyndall has big dreams. Dreams of sick beats, epic mic-drops, sold out stadiums. Mason's going to be a rap star--and you don't become a rap star by hitting up BLM protests with your mom or sitting at a desk. Mason wants to get out there and make a name for himself, but he'll have to graduate high school first. And he can't do that if he fails his senior year. Convinced his poetry class is a waste of time, Mason's teacher helps him see just how valuable a couplet and a rhyme can be. But when an unarmed Black man is killed by the police in his city, tensions start to rise--among the cops, the community, and even Mason's peers. Caught in the middle of increasingly violent conflicts, Mason will have to find a way to use his voice for change...and fast"
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Your heart, my sky : love in a time of hunger
by Margarita Engle
Coming of age against a backdrop of Cuba's“Special Peacetime” severe economic depression, Liana is emboldened by starvation to skip a summer of forced farm labor and team up with a quiet boy and a mysterious dog to search for alternate food sources. 30,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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One last shot : a story of wartime photographer Gerda Taro
by Kip Wilson
"Sent to Paris after being arrested for distributing anti-Nazi propaganda, Gerda Taro teams up with a fellow photographer to take pictures of military conflict and sell them at a high price but soon loses sight of her own safety. 35,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook. Illustrations. "
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The name she gave me
by Betty Culley
In this deeply emotional story, 16-year-old Rynn secretly decides to search for her biological family, learning that she has a younger sister in foster care two towns away—a discovery that could tear her adoptive family apart. Simultaneous eBook.
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The poet X
by Elizabeth Acevedo
The daughter of devout immigrants discovers the power of slam poetry and begins participating in a school club as part of her effort to understand her mother's strict religious beliefs and her own developing relationship to the world. A first novel. 75,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Spin
by Rebecca Caprara
After the tragic death of her family, 16-year-old Arachne flees to the city of Colophon, where her skills as a weaver are put to the test, leading to a confrontation with the goddess Athena that results in an exposé of divine misdeeds and unexpected redemption. Simultaneous eBook.
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Salt the water
by Candice Iloh
A confrontation with a teacher and a family crisis force high school senior Cerulean Gene to drop out of twelfth grade and derails their dreams of moving cross-country and living off the grid
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Lawless spaces
by Corey Ann Haydu
Trying to find her place in the world and understand her difficult relationship with her mother, Mimi uses the journals of her grandmother, great-grandmother and beyond to learn about the unyielding bonds of family and the relentless spirit of womanhood. 25,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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Only on the weekends
by Dean Atta
The son of a film director, Mack grows up on set and into a hopeless romantic -- one who falls hard for the handsome and popular Karim, who eventually notices him back, right before Mack has to relocate to Scotland. Not wanting to lose his first love, Mack asks Karim to be long-distance, but while they're trying, fearless and confident Finlay shows up on set, and Mack's world turns upside down yet again
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A warning about swans
by R. M. Romero
Swan maiden Hilde sacrifices her magical wings to seek freedom in the human world, but when her pact with an upstart baron takes her to the court of Ludwig II, she struggles to fit in, and only Jewish artist Franz, who has the power to paint souls, can help her escape her newfound prison. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sunrise nights
by Jeff Zentner
When aspiring photographer Jude and former dancer Florence, who has a degenerative eye disease, meet at their sleepaway camp's closing celebration, called Sunrise Night, they decide to take a chance with one rule?—?they can't contact each other after the sun has risen. Simultaneous eBook.
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Sync
by Ellen Hopkins
Told in dual perspectives through unsent letters, this heartbreaking novel follows 17-year-old twins Storm and Lake, separated in the foster care system, as they each take different paths?—?one incarcerated and one living on the streets?—?and fight to find their way back to each other. Simultaneous eBook.
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Clap when you land
by Elizabeth Acevedo
An evocative novel in verse by the National Book Award-winning author of The Poet X follows the experiences of two grieving sisters who navigate the loss of their father and the impact of his death on their relationship. 125,000 first printing. Simultaneous eBook.
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The ghosts of Rose Hill
by R. M. Romero
Staying with her aunt in Prague, aspiring violinist Ilana finds a forgotten Jewish cemetery where she meets a kindhearted ghost named Benjamin who introduces her to the enchanted side of the city where she resolves to save the boy she loves. Simultaneous eBook.
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