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Love is a revolution

Watson, Renée.


School Library Journal starred, December 2020. Booklist starred, December 2020. Library Media Connection, January 2021. Harlem teenager Nala is looking forward to a summer of movies and ice cream until she falls in love with the very woke Tye and pretends to be a social activist.
Date Published:2021

The hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

Tangled roots & wild dreams

Velez, Angela, (Author of young adult fiction),


"Ezzie Ramos is a champion secret keeper. Her brilliant-professor mami and nosy abuelita don't know about her daily ritual (wandering the art museum), her college applications (hopelessly blank), or her summer plans (avoiding the dreaded f-word, a.k.a. her future, at all costs). Ezzie's biggest secret? She's interning at Sprout, the urban garden she's stunned to discover her father founded weeks before his death. All she knows about Papi begins and ends with his dazzling scientific research legacy -- but what if he dreamed of a different path too? With seven weeks to uncover who Papi really was, Ezzie must chase down every lead, even if it means tangling with Sprout's star volunteer, Gabe McCalister, who couldn't be more off-limits -- or distractingly cute. But as Ezzie begins to put down roots at Sprout, she learns that secrets, like seeds, have a way of growing toward the light"--
Date Published:2026

"Ezzie Ramos is a champion secret keeper. Her brilliant-professor mami and nosy abuelita don't know about her daily ritual (wandering the art museum), her college applications (hopelessly blank), or her summer plans (avoiding the dreaded f-word, a.k.a. her future, at all costs). Ezzie's biggest secret? She's interning at Sprout, the urban garden she's stunned to discover her father founded weeks before his death. All she knows about Papi begins and ends with his dazzling scientific research legacy -- but what if he dreamed of a different path too? With seven weeks to uncover who Papi really was, Ezzie must chase down every lead, even if it means tangling with Sprout's star volunteer, Gabe McCalister, who couldn't be more off-limits -- or distractingly cute. But as Ezzie begins to put down roots at Sprout, she learns that secrets, like seeds, have a way of growing toward the light"--

Date Published:2026

Alabama moon

Key, Watt.


Wilson's Children, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, September 2006. Booklist starred, November 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Publisher's Weekly, October 2006. New York Times, February 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2006. After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon Blake is removed from the Alabama forest where he was raised and sent to a boy's home, where, for the first time, he has contact with the outside world and learns about friendship, love, and humanity.
Date Published:2006

Wilson's Children, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2007. School Library Journal, September 2006. Booklist starred, November 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Publisher's Weekly, October 2006. New York Times, February 2007. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2006. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2006. After the death of his father, ten-year-old Moon Blake is removed from the Alabama forest where he was raised and sent to a boy's home, where, for the first time, he has contact with the outside world and learns about friendship, love, and humanity.

Date Published:2006

Dirt road home

Key, Watt.


At Hellenweiler, a reformatory for second-offenders, fourteen-year-old Hal Mitchell will soon be free if he can avoid the gang violence of his fellow inmates, but the real enemy may lie elsewhere.
Date Published:2010

Twenty-four seconds from now.. : a love story /

Reynolds, Jason.


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Booklist starred. School Library Journal. School Library Journal starred. In a series of moments spanning two years, seventeen-year-old Neon navigates the progression of his relationship with Aria, culminating in a case of the jitters as the two intend to take the next big step in their relationship.
Date Published:2025

Tilly : a story of hope and resilience /

Gray Smith, Monique, 1968-


"Originally published under title: Hope, faith & empathy"--T.p. verso. In this semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel, a young girl discovers that her mother, a Cree, was stolen away from her family as a child. She finds the strength to come to terms with her aboriginal heritage and learns to embrace her identity.
Date Published:2013

Winners & liars

Omotoni, Aleema,


Derin's acceptance into Cambridge University is the end of an era--just not the one she expected. When she and her ultra-competitive Uni prep group, the Kenfield Set, were first invited to Professor Darnley's summer ball, they planned on celebrating the group's success, surrounded by the riches of his historical Kenfield estate--not kicking off the festivities with the professor's will reading. But when the Darnleys' aristocratic children are disinherited, the students are offered the opportunity of a lifetime: compete in a Victorian, literary-inspired inheritance competition to be named the new heir--winner takes all! For Derin, it's a chance to help her working-class family. But the remaining Darnleys won't take losing their stately home and its multimillion-pound inheritance lying down. And added to the mix, a mysterious note is slipped under Derin's door alluding to a dark family secret lying in wait. Now Derin must balance the cutthroat games; scheming relatives; and a cute Kenfield intern amid her dawning realization that the history of this inheritance might be soaked in lies, and blood.
Date Published:2026

Derin's acceptance into Cambridge University is the end of an era--just not the one she expected. When she and her ultra-competitive Uni prep group, the Kenfield Set, were first invited to Professor Darnley's summer ball, they planned on celebrating the group's success, surrounded by the riches of his historical Kenfield estate--not kicking off the festivities with the professor's will reading. But when the Darnleys' aristocratic children are disinherited, the students are offered the opportunity of a lifetime: compete in a Victorian, literary-inspired inheritance competition to be named the new heir--winner takes all! For Derin, it's a chance to help her working-class family. But the remaining Darnleys won't take losing their stately home and its multimillion-pound inheritance lying down. And added to the mix, a mysterious note is slipped under Derin's door alluding to a dark family secret lying in wait. Now Derin must balance the cutthroat games; scheming relatives; and a cute Kenfield intern amid her dawning realization that the history of this inheritance might be soaked in lies, and blood.

Date Published:2026

Augusta Pine does not exist

Lloyd-Jones, Emily,


"I was fifteen when I became a murderer. After a hack gone tragically wrong, a teen girl is given an ultimatum: accept a harsh prison sentence or leave her old life behind and use her talents in the service of a covert government agency. Three years later, the newly named Augusta Pine has become a skilled wraith, one of the Identity Security Division's secret operatives. She has no home, no family. Her only friends are her coolly professional handler and a snarky AI spybot. So when Augusta is sent to Portland for an assignment, she seizes the chance to glimpse her beloved grandmother and rents the apartment next door. But what begins as nostalgic stalking quickly turns into a fight for survival. With her sharp wit, tech savvy -- and help from an unexpected ally -- Augusta must race against the clock to stay one step ahead of a band of deadly cyberterrorists" --
Date Published:2026

"I was fifteen when I became a murderer. After a hack gone tragically wrong, a teen girl is given an ultimatum: accept a harsh prison sentence or leave her old life behind and use her talents in the service of a covert government agency. Three years later, the newly named Augusta Pine has become a skilled wraith, one of the Identity Security Division's secret operatives. She has no home, no family. Her only friends are her coolly professional handler and a snarky AI spybot. So when Augusta is sent to Portland for an assignment, she seizes the chance to glimpse her beloved grandmother and rents the apartment next door. But what begins as nostalgic stalking quickly turns into a fight for survival. With her sharp wit, tech savvy -- and help from an unexpected ally -- Augusta must race against the clock to stay one step ahead of a band of deadly cyberterrorists" --

Date Published:2026

Songs for ghosts

Kumagai, Clara.


"A YA coming-of-age novel full of longing, love and ghosts from the past, inspired by both Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Japanese history. Seventeen-year-old Adam has just broken up with his boyfriend Evan and is not looking forward to the excruciating awkwardness at school for the rest of term or a whole summer stuck at home with his dad, stepmom and baby brother, Benji. But then Adam discovers a diary in some boxes in the attic and is quickly enthralled by their poignant story. They were written by a young woman living in Nagasaki in 1911. Adam is enraptured by her life and loves, becoming totally absorbed in her story. And then he starts to be haunted by her ghostly presence. Equal parts globe-trotting love drama, chilling ghost story and exploration of Japanese history, Songs for Ghosts's poetic prose and memorable characters will leave readers breathless."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

"A YA coming-of-age novel full of longing, love and ghosts from the past, inspired by both Puccini's Madama Butterfly and Japanese history. Seventeen-year-old Adam has just broken up with his boyfriend Evan and is not looking forward to the excruciating awkwardness at school for the rest of term or a whole summer stuck at home with his dad, stepmom and baby brother, Benji. But then Adam discovers a diary in some boxes in the attic and is quickly enthralled by their poignant story. They were written by a young woman living in Nagasaki in 1911. Adam is enraptured by her life and loves, becoming totally absorbed in her story. And then he starts to be haunted by her ghostly presence. Equal parts globe-trotting love drama, chilling ghost story and exploration of Japanese history, Songs for Ghosts's poetic prose and memorable characters will leave readers breathless."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

All her ghosts

Prith, Cynthia,


Persephone Green doesn't have a heartbeat. In a country where the dead has eerily lurked among the living for nearly two decades, even she knows its absence is not normal. In place of her heart, something inhuman stirs, an ancient ocean she discovers twinned in the chest of Sebastian, the charmingly bizarre new student. When they're together, they attract ghosts like a beacon, and when they kiss, white flowers bloom in the dead, autumn ground. To exhume the truth, Persephone and Bas travel across the Midwest to the deserted facility where it all began. Pursued across state lines by writhing swarms of ghosts, militant government agents, and -- maybe worst of all -- her mother, they unspool a tangled web of conspiracies. At its center: a divine and devastating truth. Forced to choose between an imperfect life that's wholly hers or an otherworldly responsibility older than time, the echoes of Persephone's decision will alter the fates of all souls -- living and dead -- forever.
Date Published:2026

Persephone Green doesn't have a heartbeat. In a country where the dead has eerily lurked among the living for nearly two decades, even she knows its absence is not normal. In place of her heart, something inhuman stirs, an ancient ocean she discovers twinned in the chest of Sebastian, the charmingly bizarre new student. When they're together, they attract ghosts like a beacon, and when they kiss, white flowers bloom in the dead, autumn ground. To exhume the truth, Persephone and Bas travel across the Midwest to the deserted facility where it all began. Pursued across state lines by writhing swarms of ghosts, militant government agents, and -- maybe worst of all -- her mother, they unspool a tangled web of conspiracies. At its center: a divine and devastating truth. Forced to choose between an imperfect life that's wholly hers or an otherworldly responsibility older than time, the echoes of Persephone's decision will alter the fates of all souls -- living and dead -- forever.

Date Published:2026

Such a witch

Henning, Sarah,


"A witch attending magical boarding school becomes the lead suspect in the investigation of the murder of her vampire friend, and falls in love with the boy next door as the pair works together to prove her innocence"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026

No one leaves the manor

McWilliams, Kelly,


"Four young debutantes go to stay in the manor of a reclusive, wealthy woman and compete to be the inheritor of her fortune, but soon discover that their host--and her home--are not what they seem"-- Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2026