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All my rage

Tahir, Sabaa,


School Library Journal starred, December 2021. Booklist starred, February 2022. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, March 2022. Kirkus Starred, January 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2022. Library Media Connection starred, March 2022. A family extending from Pakistan to California, deals with generations of young love, old regrets, and forgiveness.
Date Published:2022

The baking cookbook for teens : 75 delicious recipes for sweet & savory treats /

Donovan, Robin,


"Robin Donovan offers over [seventy-five] easy-to-follow recipes for a variety of . . . baked goods -- from cookies, brownies, and bars, to tarts, breads, and even pizza . . . Includes: an overview of baking that explains fundamental baking concepts, teaches key techniques, defines essential terminology, and reviews kitchen safety"--Amazon.
Date Published:2021

Between shades of gray

Sepetys, Ruta,


Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, March 2011. Booklist starred, February 2011. Library Media Connection starred, August 2011. Pub Weekly, January 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2011. New York Times, April 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2011. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
Date Published:2012

Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. School Library Journal starred, March 2011. Booklist starred, February 2011. Library Media Connection starred, August 2011. Pub Weekly, January 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2011. New York Times, April 2011. Horn Book, May 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2011. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.

Date Published:2012

Between shades of gray : the graphic novel /

Donkin, Andrew,


"Adapted from Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, published by Philomel Books in 2011"--Page facing title page. School Library Journal, November 2021. Kirkus Starred, September 2021. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
Date Published:2021

"Adapted from Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, published by Philomel Books in 2011"--Page facing title page. School Library Journal, November 2021. Kirkus Starred, September 2021. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.

Date Published:2021

The catcher in the rye

Salinger, J. D. (Jerome David), 1919-,


Wilson's Senior High School, November 1997. Wilson's Fiction, January 1996. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). Booklist. An adolescent boy, knowing he is about to be dropped by his school, spends three days and nights in New York City.
Date Published:1991

Challenger : a true story of heroism and disaster on the edge of space /

Higginbotham, Adam,


Booklist starred, May 2024. Pub Weekly, March 2024. Kirkus Starred, May 2024. New York Times, June 2024. "The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger disaster based on . . . archival research and in-depth reporting"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Charlie Vega tiene un problema gordo

Maldonado, Crystal,


Translation of: Fat chance, Charlie Vega. Overweight sixteen-year-old Charlie yearned for her first kiss while her perfect best friend, Amelia, fell in love, so when she finally starts dating and learns the boy asked Amelia out first, she is devastated.
Date Published:2022

A city on Mars : can we settle space, should we settle space, and have we really thought this through? /

Weinersmith, Kelly,


Booklist starred, September 2023. Pub Weekly, September 2023. Kirkus Review, July 2023. The authors of the best-selling popular science book Soonish discuss the future of space settlements, explore what would be needed to have space kids, build space farms and create nations, ultimately questioning whether or not it's actually a good idea.
Date Published:2023

Clap when you land

Acevedo, Elizabeth,


School Library Journal starred, May 2020. Horn Book Starred, July 2020. Pub Weekly, April 2020. Kirkus Starred, March 2020. Booklist, April 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2020. Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices.
Date Published:2020

School Library Journal starred, May 2020. Horn Book Starred, July 2020. Pub Weekly, April 2020. Kirkus Starred, March 2020. Booklist, April 2020. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2020. Sixteen-year-olds Camino Rios, of the Dominican Republic, and Yahaira Rios, of New York City, are devastated to learn of their father's death in a plane crash and stunned to learn of each other's existence. A novel in verse told in two voices.

Date Published:2020

Death in the jungle : murder, betrayal, and the lost dream of Jonestown /

Fleming, Candace.


School Library Journal starred, March 2025. Booklist starred, February 2025. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, March 2025. Pub Weekly, February 2025. Kirkus Starred, February 2025. A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, which includes firsthand accounts, that follows Jim Jones from humble origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into an experiment in mind control.
Date Published:2025

School Library Journal starred, March 2025. Booklist starred, February 2025. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, March 2025. Pub Weekly, February 2025. Kirkus Starred, February 2025. A chronicle of one of American history's most notorious cults, which includes firsthand accounts, that follows Jim Jones from humble origins to "Jonestown" in Guyana, South America, and traces his transformation of Peoples Temple into an experiment in mind control.

Date Published:2025

Dry

Shusterman, Neal,


School Library Journal starred, October 2018. Booklist starred, August 2018. Pub Weekly, August 2018. Kirkus Starred, August 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2018. A lengthy California drought escalates to catastrophic proportions, turning Alyssa's quiet suburban street into a warzone, and she is forced to make impossible choices if she and her brother are to survive.
Date Published:2018

Entre tonos de gris

Sepetys, Ruta,


Translation of: Between shades of gray. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.
Date Published:2011

Translation of: Between shades of gray. In 1941, fifteen-year-old Lina, her mother, and brother are pulled from their Lithuanian home by Soviet guards and sent to Siberia, where her father is sentenced to death in a prison camp while she fights for her life, vowing to honor her family and the thousands like hers by burying her story in a jar on Lithuanian soil. Based on the author's family, includes a historical note.

Date Published:2011

Fahrenheit 451

Bradbury, Ray, 1920-,


"Fahrenheit 451--the temperature at which book paper catches fire, and burns ..." "A Del Rey book." A book burner in a future fascist state finds out books are a vital part of a culture he never knew. He clandestinely pursues reading, until he is betrayed.
Date Published:1982

The fall of Whit Rivera

Maldonado, Crystal,


Publishers Weekly, August 2023. Kirkus Starred, July 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2023. Seventeen-year-old Whit, a plus-sized Puerto-Rican girl, is forced to plan the school's Fall Formal with her handsome ex.
Date Published:2023

The family Romanov : murder, rebellion, and the fall of imperial Russia /

Fleming, Candace,


Before you begin -- Russia 1903 -- Beyond the palace gates: peasant turned worker -- Before the storm -- "I dreamed that I was loved" -- Beyond the palace gates: a peasant boyhood -- "What a disappointment!" -- Beyond the palace gates: lullabies for peasant babies -- "A small family circle" -- Beyond the palace gates: another family circle -- Dark clouds gathering -- The year of nightmares -- Lenin, the duma, and a mystic named Rasputin -- Beyond the palace gates: house no. 13 -- "Pig and filth" and family fun -- Beyond the palace gates: an occupation for workers' daughters -- Gathering clouds -- Three centuries of Romanovs -- Beyond the palace gates: a different kind of education for a different kind of boy -- The storm breaks -- "My God! My God! What madness!" -- In defense of mother Russia -- Beyond the palace gates: Vasily's diary -- The reign of Rasputin -- It all comes tumbling down -- Beyond the palace gates: molecule in a storm -- "Ye tyrants quake, your day is over" -- Beyond the palace gates: ye tyrants quake, your day is over -- Final days -- "Survivors of a shipwreck" -- Beyond the palace gates: the tsar's surprise party -- Into Siberia -- Beyond the palace gates: swarming the palace -- The house of special purpose -- Deadly intent -- "The world will never know what has become of them" -- Beyond the palace gates: living in communist Russia.
Date Published:2014

Before you begin -- Russia 1903 -- Beyond the palace gates: peasant turned worker -- Before the storm -- "I dreamed that I was loved" -- Beyond the palace gates: a peasant boyhood -- "What a disappointment!" -- Beyond the palace gates: lullabies for peasant babies -- "A small family circle" -- Beyond the palace gates: another family circle -- Dark clouds gathering -- The year of nightmares -- Lenin, the duma, and a mystic named Rasputin -- Beyond the palace gates: house no. 13 -- "Pig and filth" and family fun -- Beyond the palace gates: an occupation for workers' daughters -- Gathering clouds -- Three centuries of Romanovs -- Beyond the palace gates: a different kind of education for a different kind of boy -- The storm breaks -- "My God! My God! What madness!" -- In defense of mother Russia -- Beyond the palace gates: Vasily's diary -- The reign of Rasputin -- It all comes tumbling down -- Beyond the palace gates: molecule in a storm -- "Ye tyrants quake, your day is over" -- Beyond the palace gates: ye tyrants quake, your day is over -- Final days -- "Survivors of a shipwreck" -- Beyond the palace gates: the tsar's surprise party -- Into Siberia -- Beyond the palace gates: swarming the palace -- The house of special purpose -- Deadly intent -- "The world will never know what has become of them" -- Beyond the palace gates: living in communist Russia.

Date Published:2014

Fat chance, Charlie Vega

Maldonado, Crystal,


School Library Journal, February 2021. Kirkus Starred, January 2021. Booklist, January 2021. Overweight sixteen-year-old Charlie yearned for her first kiss while her perfect best friend, Amelia, fell in love, so when she finally starts dating and learns the boy asked Amelia out first, she is devastated.
Date Published:2021

Five survive

Jackson, Holly, 1992-,


School Library Journal, December 2022. Publishers Weekly, October 2022. Kirkus Review, October 2022. "Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend--the older brother--his perfect girlfriend--a secret crush--a classmate--and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

School Library Journal, December 2022. Publishers Weekly, October 2022. Kirkus Review, October 2022. "Red Kenny is on a road trip for spring break with five friends: Her best friend--the older brother--his perfect girlfriend--a secret crush--a classmate--and a killer. When their RV breaks down in the middle of nowhere with no cell service, they soon realize this is no accident. They have been trapped by someone out there in the dark, someone who clearly wants one of them dead. With eight hours until dawn, the six friends must escape, or figure out which of them is the target. But is there a liar among them? Buried secrets will be forced to light and tensions inside the RV will reach deadly levels. Not all of them will survive the night"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

Framed : astonishing true stories of wrongful convictions /

Grisham, John,


"In his first work of nonfiction since The Innocent Man, ... author John Grisham and Centurion Ministries Founder Jim McCloskey share ten ... true stories of wrongful convictions"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

The giver

Lowry, Lois,


"Laurel-leaf books." Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, Jonas becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.
Date Published:1993

The god of the woods

Moore, Liz, 1983-,


Library Journal Starred, May 2024. Booklist starred, May 2024. Pub Weekly, May 2024. Kirkus Starred, May 2024. "When a teenager vanishes from her Adirondack summer camp, two worlds collide [in] a story of inheritance and second chances, the tensions between a family and a community, and a history that will not let any of them go"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024