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The Hate U Give

Thomas, Angie,


"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life"--
Date Published:2017

"Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed. Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil's name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr. But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life"--

Date Published:2017

Bone

Smith, Jeff, 1960 Feb. 27-


Originally published in single magazine form in Bone V. 1. Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville, and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins the three cousins reunite at a farmstead run by tough Gran'ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But, little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning
Date Published:2007

Originally published in single magazine form in Bone V. 1. Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville, and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins the three cousins reunite at a farmstead run by tough Gran'ma Ben and her spirited granddaughter, Thorn. But, little do the Bones know, there are dark forces conspiring against them and their adventures are only just beginning

Date Published:2007

On The Come Up

Thomas, Angie.


"Thorndike Press large print the literacy bridge"--T.p. verso. School Library Journal starred, February 2019 Booklist starred, February 2019 Kirkus Starred, January 2019 "Sixteen-year-old Bri hopes to become a great rapper, and after her first song goes viral for all the wrong reasons, must decide whether to sell out or face eviction with her widowed mother"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2019

A Little Taste Of Poison

Anderson, R. J. (Rebecca J.),


Includes an excerpt from: A pocket full of murder. Horn Book Guide, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Isaveth eagerly accepts an opportunity to study at the most exclusive magical school in the city but her scholarship might prove be more a trap than a gift.
Date Published:2017

The Action Bible: God's Redemptive Story

Cariello, Sergio.


Retells the stories of the Bible in graphic novel format, including the stories of Noah, Abraham, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Jonah, and the life and death of Jesus Christ.
Date Published:2010

Sunny Side Up

Holm, Jennifer L.,


Horn Book Guide, Horn Book Magazine, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, When her brother Dale struggles with substance abuse, Sunny is sent to Florida to visit her grandfather for the summer. She meets a friend there and has some fun adventures, but Dale's problem threatens to overwhelm her.
Date Published:2015

The Stranger On The Stairs And Other Scary Tales

Dahl, Michael,


Six-year-old Brandon hates to go up the stairs to bed because there is always a man sitting there, a man only he can see, but tonight he closes his eyes and makes the climb with his mother watching, and then he hears his mother scream--and that is only one of the stories in this collection about all-too-real fears.
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Tears Of A Tiger

Draper, Sharon M.


The death of high school basketball star Rob Washington in an automobile accident affects the lives of his close friend Andy, who was driving the car, and many others in the school.
Date Published:1994

Mal's Diary

McLeef, Tina,


"Based on the film created and written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott." "What if you and your friends were forced to leave the place where you grew up and sent to a prep school where everyone hated your guts? What if your Mom was literally the most evil woman ever and expected you to help her destroy everybody there? What if you met someone kind of amazing ... and it changed everything? Life isn't easy for Mal, but it's always exciting"--Page 4 of cover.
Date Published:2015

"Based on the film created and written by Josann McGibbon & Sara Parriott." "What if you and your friends were forced to leave the place where you grew up and sent to a prep school where everyone hated your guts? What if your Mom was literally the most evil woman ever and expected you to help her destroy everybody there? What if you met someone kind of amazing ... and it changed everything? Life isn't easy for Mal, but it's always exciting"--Page 4 of cover.

Date Published:2015

Zeke Meeks Vs. The Crummy Class Play

Green, D. L. (Debra L.)


Includes glossary. Zeke's third grade class is putting on a play and Zeke is unhappy and annoyed with what he sees as too small a role--until his mother teaches him the meaning of the saying "there are no small parts, only small actors."
Date Published:2015

Wonder

Palacio, R. J


"I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. "August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school--until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances? R. J. Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. With wonderfully realistic family interactions (flawed, but loving), lively school scenes, and short chapters, "Wonder" is accessible to readers of all levels. "From the Hardcover edition."
Date Published:2012

"I won't describe what I look like. Whatever you're thinking, it's probably worse. "August (Auggie) Pullman was born with a facial deformity that prevented him from going to a mainstream school--until now. He's about to start 5th grade at Beecher Prep, and if you've ever been the new kid then you know how hard that can be. The thing is Auggie's just an ordinary kid, with an extraordinary face. But can he convince his new classmates that he's just like them, despite appearances? R. J. Palacio has written a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. With wonderfully realistic family interactions (flawed, but loving), lively school scenes, and short chapters, "Wonder" is accessible to readers of all levels. "From the Hardcover edition."

Date Published:2012

Dork Diaries : tales from a not-so-talented pop star /

Russell, Rachel Renee


Damaged: Discarded; Writing on front and back cover. When scholarship student Nikki Maxwell, whose father is the school exterminator, decides to enter the talent show at her expensive private school, her nemesis MacKenzie threatens to reveal Nikki's status to the rest of the school.
Date Published:2011

Amulet 2: The Stonekeeper's Curse

Kibuishi, Kazu, 1978-,


After chasing after the tentacled monster that kidnapped their mother, Emily and Navin find themselves in a magical but dangerous world of man-eating demons and shadowy enemies, where they must learn to control a powerful amulet given to them by their inventor grandfather.
Date Published:2008

Twilight

Meyer, Stephenie.


"Megan Tingley books." Publishers Weekly, August 2006 Horn Book Guide, April 2006 School Library Journal, February 2006 Booklist, November 2005 Voice of Youth Advocates, October 2005 KLIATT Young Adult Guide Kirkus Reviews When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.
Date Published:2005

"Megan Tingley books." Publishers Weekly, August 2006 Horn Book Guide, April 2006 School Library Journal, February 2006 Booklist, November 2005 Voice of Youth Advocates, October 2005 KLIATT Young Adult Guide Kirkus Reviews When seventeen-year-old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not wholly human.

Date Published:2005

The Nameless City

Hicks, Faith Erin,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Rat, an orphaned street girl, lives in the city that has been conquered by the Dao who killed her parents. Thirteen-year-old Kaidu is the son of a Dao leader who just arrived in the city for military training. And though Rat initially hates Kaidu and everything he represents, the two become unlikely friends. And when an assassination plot unfolds, the future of the city depends on them working together.
Date Published:2016

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, Rat, an orphaned street girl, lives in the city that has been conquered by the Dao who killed her parents. Thirteen-year-old Kaidu is the son of a Dao leader who just arrived in the city for military training. And though Rat initially hates Kaidu and everything he represents, the two become unlikely friends. And when an assassination plot unfolds, the future of the city depends on them working together.

Date Published:2016

Baba Yaga's Assistant

McCoola, Marika,


Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, In this graphic novel, a teen named Masha runs away from home to become Baba Yaga's assistant; but first Masha must pass a series of tests.
Date Published:2015

Nimona

Stevenson, Noelle,


Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Nimona is a young shapeshifter, the sidekick to the Lord Ballister Blackheart, a villain with a vendetta--he wants to prove that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his allies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes they say they are. There will be, in the beginning, small acts of mischief, which will escalate into explosions, with lots of science and sharks in between.
Date Published:2015

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Nimona is a young shapeshifter, the sidekick to the Lord Ballister Blackheart, a villain with a vendetta--he wants to prove that Sir Ambrosius Goldenloin and his allies at the Institution of Law Enforcement and Heroics aren't the heroes they say they are. There will be, in the beginning, small acts of mischief, which will escalate into explosions, with lots of science and sharks in between.

Date Published:2015

Catwoman's Nine Lives

Manning, Matthew K.


Includes glossaries. "Batman created by Bob Kane"--T.p. "12 pages of comic action in each book!"--Cover. Batman and Catwoman team up to stop the Penguin and the Ventriloquist from waging war on each other.
Date Published:2014

Three's A Crowd

Park, Louise, 1961-


"Saving space one planet at a time." Space cadets Addie, Miya, and prickly Olivia are sent to the planet Rednessis which has been plunged into total darkness, and somehow they must manage to work together to avoid the native reptaliens and solve the problem--especially since they are short a flashlight and a pair of night goggles.
Date Published:2011

Monster Zit!

Torres, J., 1969-


Includes glossary. "DC Comics"--Cover. At first Raven is only annoyed by the zit that has appeared on her cheek--but when it becomes a real monster it takes all of the Teen Titans to deal with the threat.
Date Published:2014