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1) House arrest
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Young Timothy is sentenced to house arrest after impulsively stealing a wallet, and he is forced to keep a journal into which he pours all his thoughts, fears, and frustrations.
3) Solo
Author
Publisher
Blink
Language
English
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Description
Seventeen-year-old Blade endeavors to resolve painful issues from his past and navigate the challenges of his former rockstar father's addictions, scathing tabloid rumors, and a protected secret that threatens his own identity.
4) Rumble
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language
English
Description
Eighteen-year-old Matt's atheism is tested when, after a horrific accident of his own making that plunges him into a dark, quiet place, he hears a voice that calls everything he has ever disbelieved into question.
6) Exposed
Author
Publisher
Random House
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
High school senior Liz, a gifted photographer, can no longer see things clearly after her best friend accuses Liz's older brother of a terrible crime.
7) Audacity
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books, An Imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
Language
English
Description
"A historical fiction novel in verse detailing the life of Clara Lemlich and her struggle for women's labor rights in the early 20th century in New York."--
8) Shark girl
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After a shark attack causes the amputation of her right arm, fifteen-year-old Jane, an aspiring artist, struggles to come to terms with her loss and the changes it imposes on her day-to-day life and her plans for the future.
9) Smoke
Author
Series
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
After the death of her abusive father and loss of her beloved Ethan and their unborn child, Pattyn runs away, desperately seeking peace, as her younger sister, a sophomore in high school, also tries to put the pieces of her life back together.
10) The day before
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Edition
First Simon Pulse hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Amber, hoping to spend one perfect day alone at the beach before her world is turned upside down, meets and feels a strong connection to Cade, who is looking for his own escape, for a very different reason.
11) Tilt
Author
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Description
Three teens, connected by their parents' bad choices, tell in their own voices of their lives and loves as Shane finds his first boyfriend, Mikayla discovers that love can be pushed too far, and Harley loses herself in her quest for new experiences.
13) May B
Author
Publisher
Schwartz & Wade Books
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
When a failed wheat crop nearly bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa pulls twelve-year-old May, who suffers from dyslexia, from school and hires her out to a couple new to the Kansas frontier.
15) Long way down
Author
Publisher
Atheneum
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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#ReadInColor: Black Authors
Black History Month - Teens
Books for Reluctant Readers (High School)
NYT - Young Adult Paperback
Black History Month - Teens
Books for Reluctant Readers (High School)
NYT - Young Adult Paperback
Description
There are three rules in the neighborhood: Don't cry ; Don't snitch ; Get revenge. Will takes his dead brother Shawn's gun, and gets in the elevator on the 7th floor. As the elevator stops on each floor, someone connected to Shawn gets on. Someone already dead. Dead by teenage gun violence. And each has something to share with Will.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.
17) Perfect
Author
Series
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Language
English
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Description
Northern Nevada teenagers Cara, Kendra, Sean, and Andre, tell in their own voices of their very different paths toward perfection and how their goals change when tragedy strikes.
18) Bull
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Language
English
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Description
"Much like Lin-Manuel Miranda did in Hamilton, the New York Times best-selling author David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur for a new generation. A rough, rowdy, and darkly comedic young adult retelling in verse, Bull will have readers reevaluating one of mythology's most infamous monsters."--Amazon.com
19) Garvey's choice
Author
Series
Garvey novels volume 1
Language
English
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#ownvoices - Black Books for Kids
Black History Month - Middle Grade
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
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Black History Month - Middle Grade
Books for Reluctant Readers (Intermediate/Middle School)
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Description
"Garvey's father has always wanted Garvey to be athletic, but Garvey is interested in astronomy, science fiction, reading--anything but sports. Feeling like a failure, he comforts himself with food. Garvey is kind, funny, smart, a loyal friend, and he is also overweight, teased by bullies, and lonely. When his only friend encourages him to join the school chorus, Garvey's life changes. The chorus finds a new soloist in Garvey, and through chorus,...
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Edition
First Simon Pulse edition.
Language
English
Description
"Ava can't see or touch him, unless she's dreaming. She can't hear his voice, except for the faint whispers in her mind. Most would think she's crazy, but she knows he's here. Jackson. The boy Ava thought she'd spend the rest of her life with. He's back from the dead, as proof that love truly knows no bounds"--Cover, P. [4].
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