Winner of the Canadian Library Association Book of the Year Award In his first year in high school, Hubbo O'Driscoll is torn between his poor but fun friends and the shallow but rich kids. In this novel based on Great Expectations,...
High school students
- Author:Doyle, BrianSummary:
- Author:Erno, JeffSummary:
Evan Drake needs to be a role model to his younger brother Brandon, and although he’s a star on his high school basketball team, there’s more to him than meets the eye. He’s interested in many things, including drama and singing, and...
- Author:Erno, JeffSummary:
2nd Edition Jeff Irwin is short, timid, and studious. A bit of a social outcast, he lives quietly in the shadows of the popular kids at his school, his life ruled by his ever-present fear of rejection or failure. Enter high school...
- Author:John-Kehewin, WandaSummary:
Damon just wants to get through senior year. After he is seized by a waking dream in the middle of a busy street, he is forced to look within himself, mend the bond with his mother, and rely on new friends to find the answers he so...
- 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:De Leon, JenniferSummary:
"A funny, perceptive, and much-needed book telling a much-needed story." -Celeste Ng, author of the New York Times bestseller Little Fires Everywhere "Written with humor and grace, with intimacy and empathy, Don't...
- Author:Cuevas, MayraSummary:
Malena Rosario is starting to believe that catastrophes come in threes. First, Hurricane María destroyed her home, taking her unbreakable spirit with it. Second, she and her mother are now stuck in Florida, which is nothing like her...
- Author:Schraff, AnneSummary:
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:Krossing, KarenSummary:
Briar has a vision for the one-act play she's been chosen to direct at her performing arts high school. She's going to create a masterpiece. If only everyone involved in the production shared her vision. Her leading lady is gifted but...
- Author:Anne, Li CharmaineSummary:
This YA debut is a searing ode to queer identity, growing up in an immigrant community, and carving a place for yourself in the world with the help of your friends. Jay Wong is spending the last languid days of summer 2010 trying to...
- Author:Harwood-Jones, MarkusSummary:
Full of colourful, authentic characters and set in Toronto, Confessions of a Teenage Drag King highlights diversity of race, gender, sexual orientation, and identity. Seventeen-year-old Lauren tries to navigate the tricky waters of teen...
- Author:Strauss, ElleSummary:
A teenage time traveler accidentally takes her secret crush back in time. Awkward. (12+) Casey Donovan has issues: hair, height and uncontrollable trips to the 19th century! And now this --she’s accidentally taken Nate Mackenzie, the...
- Author:Beiko, S. M.Summary:
The dazzling second book in S.M. Beiko's Realms of Ancient series Three months after the battle of Zabor, the five friends that came together to defeat her have been separated. Burdened with the Calamity Stone she acquired in Scion of...
- Author:Philippe, Ben.Summary:
From the award-winning author of The Field Guide to the North American Teenager comes a whip-smart and layered romantic comedy. Perfect for fans of Nicola Yoon and Jenny Han. Henri "Halti" Haltiwanger can charm just about...
- Author:Prendergast, GabrielleSummary:
Ella's grade-eleven year was a disaster (Audacious), but as summer approaches, things are looking up. She's back together with her brooding boyfriend, Samir, although they both want to keep that a secret. She's also best buddies with...
- Author:Garcia, KamiSummary:
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Kami Garcia comes a red-hot romance audiobook that will break your heart and put it back together again. Her heart has to break before it can open. When star soccer player Peyton Rios receives...
- Author:Wishinsky, FriedaSummary:
It's hard enough for Eve to adjust to a new high school without the extra weight she's gained over the summer. Her best friend is ashamed to hang out with her, and she's become the focus of a schoolmate's cruelty. Determined not to be "...
- Author:Painter, LynnSummary:
A New York Times Bestseller From the New York Times bestselling author of Better Than the Movies, this "entertaining" ( Publishers Weekly ) rom-com in the vein of She's All That and 10 Things I Hate About You follows a...
- Author:Painter, LynnSummary:
A USA TODAY and New York Times bestseller Perfect for fans of Kasie West and Jenn Bennett, this "sweet and funny" (Kerry Winfrey, author of Waiting for Tom Hanks) teen rom-com follows a hopelessly romantic teen girl and her...
- Author:Kraus, DanielSummary:
"Kraus gets under your skin with brutal, elegant efficiency. Necessarily horrifying, devastatingly timely."—Kiersten White, New York Times -bestselling author of The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein and Slayer From...