The story of a town torn apart by the events surrounding the rape of a drunk girl at a house party, from the perspective of the partygoers who witnessed it. This honest, authentic debut novel -- inspired by the events in the...
Young adult fiction
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Author:Hartzler, AaronSummary: - Author:Polak, MoniqueSummary:
A pampered child used to having her own way, Anneke Van Raalte lives outside Amsterdam, where her father is a cartoonist for the Amsterdam newspaper. Though Anneke's family is Jewish, her religion means little to her. Anneke's life...
- Author:Decter, NoraSummary:
The summer Bria Powers turns 16 is sinister. Waves of insects plague her hometown of Beauchamp, where fentanyl has recently infiltrated the drug stream. Forest fires muddy the normally wide-open skies, and everything smells like a...
- Author:Walsh, AnnSummary:
Sixteen-year-old Darrah is in trouble. She lost her temper and, as a result, Mrs. Johnson, was hurt. Now her parents want her to go to something called a "Restorative Justice" circle that the RCMP suggested. Darrah has to face her...
- Author:Wennick, ElizabethSummary:
Jenna Cooper was only a few days old when her father was murdered and her family was shattered. Now fifteen, she daydreams of a picture-perfect sitcom family as she struggles with the gritty realities of her life. When Jenna finds out...
- Author:Cooney, Caroline B.Summary:
The members of two families have their lives disrupted when a teenage girl who had been kidnapped twelve years earlier discovers that the people who raised her are not her biological parents.
- Author:Richmond, Sandra, Brooks, MarthaSummary:
Sally and Brian are in love. But at the end of a wonderful ski weekend together, a car accident leaves Sally fully paralyzed for life. This powerful, honest book tells of Sally's struggle immediately following the accident as she goes...
- Author:Reid, RazielSummary:
School is just like a film set: there's The Crew that make things happen, The Extras who fill the empty desks, and The Movie Stars, whom everyone wants tagged in their Facebook photos. But Jude doesn't fit in. He's not part of The Crew...
- Author:Gray, CeciliaSummary:
Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity classmate on the set of a feature film, she's going to show everyone she has what it takes. That is, until she discovers pursuing her...
- Author:Gray, CeciliaSummary:
Kat is destined to be a star and her big break has arrived at last! As the assistant to a celebrity classmate on the set of a feature film, she's going to show everyone she has what it takes. That is, until she discovers pursuing her...
- Author:Ameyaw, MayaSummary:
A Black teen dancer with dreams of landing a spot in a prestigious ballet company must learn to dance on her own terms in this explosive debut about the healing power of art and friendship, perfect for fans of Heartbreaker and Tiny...
- Author:Raina, ArushiSummary:
Written from the points of view of four young people living in Johannesburg and Soweto in 1976, one white, one South Asian, one a Black student and one a Black gangster, this book explores the roots of the Soweto Riots and the...
- Author:Steiger, A. J.Summary:
A heartbreaking debut YA romance featuring a neuroatypical girl with a tragic history and the chronically ill boy trying to break the vault encasing her heart. Alvie Fitz doesn't fit in, and she doesn't care. She's spent years...
- Author:Muller, RachelSummary:
Chloe McBride has some reservations about accepting her elderly great-aunts' invitation to spend part of the summer with them in Little Venice, but her initial reluctance is outweighed by her curiosity about the mysterious key that came...
- Author:McLemore, Anna-MarieSummary:
Winner of the 2016 Tiptree Award! Longlisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Young People's Literature. Stonewall Book Award Honor.
“McLemore’s second novel is such a lush surprising fable, you half expect birds to fly out...
- Author:Velasquez, ElisabetSummary:
"The energy. The clarity. The beauty. Elisabet Velasquez brings it all. . . . Her voice is FIRE!"- New York Times bestselling author Jacqueline Woodson. An unforgettable, torrential, and hopeful debut young adult novel-in-...
- Author:Gailey, SarahSummary:
A moving, darkly funny novel about six teens whose magic goes wildly awry from Magic for Liars author Sarah Gailey, who Chuck Wendig calls an "author to watch." Keeping your magic a secret is hard. Being in love with your best...
- Author:Norris, KateSummary:
Teenage Winnie can see splits, the moment when outcomes in the multiverse diverge. In the middle of WWII, and afraid of what her ability could be used for, she keeps it hidden. Only her father knows. But he has a plan.
- Author:Lord, EmmaSummary:
A bighearted novel about falling in love, making a mess, and learning to let go, When You Get the Chance is the next effervescent novel from Emma Lord , New York Times bestselling author of the Reese Witherspoon YA Book Club pick You...
- Author:White, TaraSummary:
This moving tale of self-discovery takes place during the Oka uprising in the summer of 1990. Adopted as an infant, Carrie has always felt somehow out of place. Recurring dreams haunt her, warning her that someone close to her is in...
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