The summer before college, Hannah swears she's finally going to find "The One." And for five perfect minutes, Hannah does find him. He's cute and makes her laugh like crazy. She just wishes she'd caught his name, because Toilet Boy...
Young adult fiction
- Author:Ellen, Tom.Summary:
- Author:Weymouth, Laura E.Summary:
Dark, gripping, and utterly unique, this atmospheric historical fantasy from critically acclaimed author Laura E. Weymouth is perfect for fans of The Hazel Wood and Caraval. Violet Sterling has spent the last seven years in exile,...
- Author:Vasey, PaulSummary:
A Kirkus Reviews Best Book About the Past, and selected as an Honor Book by the Society of School Librarians International. Teddy can't believe how fast his life has changed in just two years. When he was twelve, his father took off,...
- Author:Mafi, TaherehSummary:
A National Book Award Longlist title!From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Shatter Me series comes a powerful, heartrending contemporary novel about fear, first love, and the devastating impact of prejudice. It...
- Author:Schraff, Anne E.Summary:
Written for young adults, the Urban Underground series confronts issues that are of great importance to teens, such as friendship, loyalty, drugs, gangs, abuse, urban blight, bullies and self-esteem to name a few. More than...
- Author:Dabos, ChristelleSummary:
Plain-spoken, headstrong Ophelia cares little about appearances. Her ability to read the past of objects is unmatched in all of Anima, and, what's more, she possesses the ability to travel through mirrors, a skill passed down to her...
- Author:Duane, DianeSummary:
Young wizards Kit Rodriguez and Nita Callahan manage to wangle their way onto an elite team sent to investigate the mysterious, long-sought "message in a bottle" that holds the first clues to the secrets of the ancient Martian race.
- Author:Hutchison, DotSummary:
A reimagining of the world and story of Hamlet--from Ophelia's perspective and set in an American boarding school.
- Author:Cabot, Meg.Summary:
A near-death experience, a horrible incident at school, and a move from Connecticut to Florida have turned seventeen-year-old Pierce's life upside-down, but when she needs him most John Hayden is always there, helping but reminding her...
- Author:Nix, GarthSummary:
"Beneath the earth, a malignant force lies waiting, greedy for freedom from its ancient prison. As the Old Kingdom falls once more into a realm of darkness and terror, the people look desperately to the Abhorsen, the scourge of the...
- Author:McClintock, NorahSummary:
In the depths of winter, a woman wanders off in the snow. She is a popular former teacher and wife of a local policeman. A full-blown search begins. Meanwhile, Derek is staying with his new girlfriend and her parents while his family is...
- Author:Ross, JeffSummary:
Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they've gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it's just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a...
- Author:Chabot, JasonSummary:
Hokk is a criminal outcast who has been scavenging the bodies that fall from the sky to Below for meagre treasures to help him survive. Elia hails from the floating kingdoms in the skies of Above, where the islands' edges are borders no...
- Author:Brouwer, SigmundSummary:
Ian has been spending his summers on Key West for years, helping his Uncle Gord at his dive shop and spending as much time as he can underwater. When he’s not diving, he’s admiring Sherri, the girl who works at the dive shop. A series...
- Author:Sherrard, ValerieSummary:
Short-listed for the 2012 SYRCA Snow Willow Award Lexie Malton is an average Vancouver teen with fairly typical issues. Her stepmother is far from her favourite person, she has a sister with special needs, and life outside the home is...
- Author:Quain, AmandaSummary:
Georgiana Darcy gets the Pride & Prejudice retelling she deserves in Amanda Quain's Accomplished, a sparkling contemporary YA featuring a healthy dose of marching band romance, endless banter, and Charles Bingley as a ripped...
- Author:Staunton, TedSummary:
Following the demise of his first band, Ace has started a duo called Two with Lisa, a girl he has a huge crush on. As Ace and Lisa get serious about their music, Denny, Ace's hapless friend, tries to help out by filming their every move...
- Author:Boose, GregSummary:
Greg Boose presents the first novel in the Deep Sky Saga series. The year is 2221, and humans have colonized an earthlike planet called Thetis in the Silver Foot Galaxy. After a tragic accident kills off dozens of teenage colonists,...
- Author:Wilson, JohnSummary:
Short-listed for the 1998 Sheila A. Egoff Award for Children’s Literature and Geoffrey Bilson Award In his third young adult title, John Wilson takes on the rich territory of the 1845 Franklin expedition. Cabin boy David Young travels...
- Author:McSmith, ToblySummary:
Aspiring actor August Greene just landed a coveted spot at the prestigious School of Performing Arts in New York. There's only one problem: his conservative parents won't accept that he's transgender. And to stay with his...