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You've reached Sam

Thao, Dustin,


Booklist, September 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2021. Kirkus Review, September 2021. Publishers Weekly, October 2021. School Library Journal, November 2021. Seventeen-year-old Julie fell in love with Sam the day she met him, and planned to attend college with him; but Sam died, and getting rid of his things, trying to erase him from her life is not working, so desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls his cellphone expecting to hear his voicemail--but then Sam answers, and suddenly their cellphones become the living connection between them, a connection Julie finds impossible to let go.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, September 2021. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2021. Kirkus Review, September 2021. Publishers Weekly, October 2021. School Library Journal, November 2021. Seventeen-year-old Julie fell in love with Sam the day she met him, and planned to attend college with him; but Sam died, and getting rid of his things, trying to erase him from her life is not working, so desperate to hear his voice one more time, Julie calls his cellphone expecting to hear his voicemail--but then Sam answers, and suddenly their cellphones become the living connection between them, a connection Julie finds impossible to let go.

Date Published:2025

You are a wildlife warrior! : saving animals & the planet

Irwin, Bindi, 1998-,


Kirkus Review, December 2024. Pub Weekly, February 2025. School Library Journal, February 2025. "Learn about animals and their habitats on a tour through [the] Australia Zoo"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

White Rose

Wilson, Kip,


Booklist starred, June 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2019. Horn Book, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, February 2019. Publishers Weekly, January 2019. School Library Journal starred, March 2019. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2019. Tells the story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenges the Nazi regime during World War II as part of the White Rose, a non-violent resistance group.
Date Published:2019

Booklist starred, June 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), March 2019. Horn Book, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, February 2019. Publishers Weekly, January 2019. School Library Journal starred, March 2019. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2019. Tells the story of Sophie Scholl, a young German college student who challenges the Nazi regime during World War II as part of the White Rose, a non-violent resistance group.

Date Published:2019

When we ride : a novel

Ogle, Rex,


Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made. Award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle's searing first novel-in-verse is an unforgettable story of the power and price of loyalty.
Date Published:2025

Diego Benevides works hard. His single mother encourages him to stay focused on school, on getting into college, on getting out of their crumbling neighborhood. That's why she gave him her car. Diego's best friend, Lawson, needs a ride--because Lawson is dealing. As long as Diego's not carrying, not selling, it's cool. It's just weed. But when Lawson starts carrying powder and pills and worse, their friendship is tested and their lives are threatened. As the lines between dealer and driver blur, everything Diego has worked for is jeopardized, and he faces a deadly reckoning with the choices he and his best friend have made. Award-winning memoirist and poet Rex Ogle's searing first novel-in-verse is an unforgettable story of the power and price of loyalty.

Date Published:2025

When stars are scattered

Jamieson, Victoria,


"This book is a work of fiction based on true events. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. Some names and characteristics have been changed or invented, some events have been compressed, and dialogue has been re-created"--Title page verso. Booklist starred. Horn Book Starred. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred, March 2020. Horn Book Starred, March 2020. Kirkus Starred, February 2020. Library Media Connection starred, August 2020. Pub Weekly, March 2020. School Library Journal starred, February 2020. "Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

"This book is a work of fiction based on true events. It reflects the author's present recollections of experiences over time. Some names and characteristics have been changed or invented, some events have been compressed, and dialogue has been re-created"--Title page verso. Booklist starred. Horn Book Starred. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred, March 2020. Horn Book Starred, March 2020. Kirkus Starred, February 2020. Library Media Connection starred, August 2020. Pub Weekly, March 2020. School Library Journal starred, February 2020. "Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this intimate and touching portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2020

What light

Asher, Jay, 1975-,


Booklist, July2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October2016. Catholic Library World, March2017. New York Times, November2016. School Library Journal, October2016. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December2016. "Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon--it's a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other. Until this particular Christmas, when Sierra meets Caleb, and one life eclipses the other."--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

Booklist, July2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October2016. Catholic Library World, March2017. New York Times, November2016. School Library Journal, October2016. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December2016. "Sierra's family runs a Christmas tree farm in Oregon--it's a bucolic setting for a girl to grow up in, except that every year, they pack up and move to California to set up their Christmas tree lot for the season. So Sierra lives two lives: her life in Oregon and her life at Christmas. And leaving one always means missing the other. Until this particular Christmas, when Sierra meets Caleb, and one life eclipses the other."--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2017

We'll always have summer

Han, Jenny,


"Ages 12 up"--Back cover. The summer after her first year of college, Isobel "Belly" Conklin is faced with a choice between Jeremiah and Conrad Fisher, brothers she has always loved, when Jeremiah proposes marriage and Conrad confesses that he still loves her.
Date Published:2025

We are inevitable

Forman, Gayle,


Booklist, June 2021. Horn Book, September 2021. Kirkus Review, May 2021. Pub Weekly, May 2021. "After losing his brother, mom, and most of his friends, Aaron Stein is left with his shambolic father alone in their moldering secondhand bookstore, but just when he considers selling the store he meets new people and takes on new challenges, helping him come to terms with what he has lost and who he wants to be"--OCLC.
Date Published:2022

Booklist, June 2021. Horn Book, September 2021. Kirkus Review, May 2021. Pub Weekly, May 2021. "After losing his brother, mom, and most of his friends, Aaron Stein is left with his shambolic father alone in their moldering secondhand bookstore, but just when he considers selling the store he meets new people and takes on new challenges, helping him come to terms with what he has lost and who he wants to be"--OCLC.

Date Published:2022

Warriors graphic novel. The prophecies begin. 1.

Hunter, Erin,


"Created by Erin Hunter." Graphic novel adaptation of Into the wild and Fire and ice. School Library Journal starred, December 2024. "The Clans have long lived in peace in the forest they call home. But the warrior code the cats live by is threatened by infighting, and a string of mysterious and shocking details haunt their paw steps. When a former kittypet decided to join the forest cats, he quickly realizes that evil is lurking among them. Could an outsider be the key to saving their way of life?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

"Created by Erin Hunter." Graphic novel adaptation of Into the wild and Fire and ice. School Library Journal starred, December 2024. "The Clans have long lived in peace in the forest they call home. But the warrior code the cats live by is threatened by infighting, and a string of mysterious and shocking details haunt their paw steps. When a former kittypet decided to join the forest cats, he quickly realizes that evil is lurking among them. Could an outsider be the key to saving their way of life?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

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

Reynolds, Jason,


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Booklist starred, September 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2024. Horn Book Starred, January 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2024. Pub Weekly, July 2024. School Library Journal starred, October 2024. School Library Journal, January 2025. 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:2024

"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Booklist starred, September 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2024. Horn Book Starred, January 2025. Kirkus Starred, August 2024. Pub Weekly, July 2024. School Library Journal starred, October 2024. School Library Journal, January 2025. 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:2024

This thing of ours

Joseph, Frederick (Activist),


Booklist, April 2025. Kirkus Starred, March 2025. School Library Journal, April 2025. "Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now Ossie . . . must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose . . . Everything changes when some students' viral 'anti-woke' video puts the teacher's job, the writing program, and even Ossie's friends' safety at risk--and Ossie must find his true voice"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Booklist, April 2025. Kirkus Starred, March 2025. School Library Journal, April 2025. "Ossie Brown's entire future is in jeopardy when a torn ACL ends his promising basketball career. Now Ossie . . . must navigate his new place in the social and academic ecosystems of his affluent, predominantly white school. When a Black teacher encourages him to join her highly regarded writing program, Ossie begins to find a new purpose . . . Everything changes when some students' viral 'anti-woke' video puts the teacher's job, the writing program, and even Ossie's friends' safety at risk--and Ossie must find his true voice"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

This is where we die

He, Cindy R. X.,


Booklist starred, June 2025. Publishers Weekly, April 2025. School Library Journal, July 2025. "Six out of eight teens who made it out alive from a ski trip two years ago must fight for their survival again--this time from a lurking killer on a secluded island"--OCLC.
Date Published:2025

They went left

Hesse, Monica,


Booklist starred, January 2020. Horn Book, July 2020. Kirkus Review, February 2020. Library Media Connection starred, March 2020. Pub Weekly, February 2020. School Library Journal starred, March 2020. "Zofia, a teenage Holocaust survivor, travels across post-war Europe as she searches for her younger brother and seeks to rebuild her shattered life"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour encyclopedia

Bolte, Mari,


Includes glossary. The Eras Tour -- The breakdown -- The United States tour -- The world tour -- Ticket sales -- Easter eggs -- The fans -- The supporting acts -- The merch -- The movie -- The choreographer -- The dancers -- The musicians -- The stage -- The main stage -- Lover -- Fearless -- evermore -- Reputation -- Speak now -- Red -- folklore -- 1989 -- Surprise songs -- Midnights -- The costumes -- Lover -- Fearless -- evermore -- Reputation -- Speak now -- Red -- folklore -- 1989 -- Surprise songs -- Midnights -- The set list -- Lover -- Fearless -- evermore -- Reputation -- Speak now -- Red -- folklore -- 1989 -- Surprise songs -- Midnights. "This title offers readers a backstage pass to Taylor Swift's iconic The Eras Tour. Included in this comprehensive encyclopedia is a detailed exploration of each tour stop in North America, the stage design, costumes, and dancers, and an in-depth analysis of every song featured in Swift's setlist. Readers will relive the magic of each performance and gain a deeper understanding of the artistry that enthralled audiences across North America and the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.
Date Published:2025

Includes glossary. The Eras Tour -- The breakdown -- The United States tour -- The world tour -- Ticket sales -- Easter eggs -- The fans -- The supporting acts -- The merch -- The movie -- The choreographer -- The dancers -- The musicians -- The stage -- The main stage -- Lover -- Fearless -- evermore -- Reputation -- Speak now -- Red -- folklore -- 1989 -- Surprise songs -- Midnights -- The costumes -- Lover -- Fearless -- evermore -- Reputation -- Speak now -- Red -- folklore -- 1989 -- Surprise songs -- Midnights -- The set list -- Lover -- Fearless -- evermore -- Reputation -- Speak now -- Red -- folklore -- 1989 -- Surprise songs -- Midnights. "This title offers readers a backstage pass to Taylor Swift's iconic The Eras Tour. Included in this comprehensive encyclopedia is a detailed exploration of each tour stop in North America, the stage design, costumes, and dancers, and an in-depth analysis of every song featured in Swift's setlist. Readers will relive the magic of each performance and gain a deeper understanding of the artistry that enthralled audiences across North America and the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards"--Provided by the publisher.

Date Published:2025

Taylor Swift

Loggia, Wendy,


Presents an illustrated look at the life of Taylor Swift--the singer and songwriter whose distinctive talent for storytelling has made her one of the biggest superstars in both country and pop music.
Date Published:2023

The survivor wants to die at the end

Silvera, Adam, 1990-,


"This book touches on suicidal ideation. Contains graphic descriptions of self-harm, and mentions suicides"--Author's note. Booklist starred, May 2025. Kirkus Review, April 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. "Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn't have to keep faking his way through life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he's done waiting around. If they say he's not dying, he'll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but with a violent organization called the Death Guard threatening him, his End Day might be closer than he thinks"--Provded by publisher.
Date Published:2025

"This book touches on suicidal ideation. Contains graphic descriptions of self-harm, and mentions suicides"--Author's note. Booklist starred, May 2025. Kirkus Review, April 2025. School Library Journal starred, July 2025. "Paz Dario stays up every night, waiting for the Death-Cast call that would mean he doesn't have to keep faking his way through life. After a devastating day, Paz decides he's done waiting around. If they say he's not dying, he'll just have to prove them wrong. But right before Paz can die, a boy saves his life. Alano Rosa is heir to the Death-Cast empire that encourages everyone to live their best lives, but with a violent organization called the Death Guard threatening him, his End Day might be closer than he thinks"--Provded by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Surviving Hitler : a boy in the Nazi death camps

Warren, Andrea,


A biography of Jack Mandelbaum, who survived Nazi concentration camps when he was a teenager.
Date Published:2002

Sunrise on the reaping

Collins, Suzanne,


"As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear gripsthe districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a youngfriend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena."--
Date Published:2025

"As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear gripsthe districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. When Haymitch's name is called, he can feel all his dreams break. He's torn from his family and his love, shuttled to the Capitol with the three other District 12 tributes: a youngfriend who's nearly a sister to him, a compulsive oddsmaker, and the most stuck-up girl in town. As the Games begin, Haymitch understands he's been set up to fail. But there's something in him that wants to fight . . . and have that fight reverberate far beyond the deadly arena."--

Date Published:2025

Sundown girls

Stratton, L. S.,


"This book includes mentions of murder, racism, kidnapping, and lynching"--Note to the reader page. Booklist, December 2025. Kirkus Starred, December 2025. Pub Weekly, October 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "Sixteen-year-old Naomi Stoakes's family vacation in a Virginia town with a violent past turns into a terrifying ordeal when a ghost begins haunting her window and Naomi starts a chilling search for two missing girls that forces her to confront both local dangers and her own haunting memories"--OCLC.
Date Published:2026

"This book includes mentions of murder, racism, kidnapping, and lynching"--Note to the reader page. Booklist, December 2025. Kirkus Starred, December 2025. Pub Weekly, October 2025. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. "Sixteen-year-old Naomi Stoakes's family vacation in a Virginia town with a violent past turns into a terrifying ordeal when a ghost begins haunting her window and Naomi starts a chilling search for two missing girls that forces her to confront both local dangers and her own haunting memories"--OCLC.

Date Published:2026

Such lovely skin

Schlote-Bonne, Tatiana,


Content warning: child death and mentions of suicide"--Page facing copyright page. Booklist, September 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2024. Kirkus Review, July 2024. School Library Journal starred, September 2024. "After spending the summer wracked with guilt about causing the accident that killed her little sister, ambitious gamer and chronic liar Viv returns to Twitch streaming. She never told her parents the truth about the accident, but she hopes that maybe making it big in streaming and giving the money to them is penance enough for her mistakes. The weekend before school starts, Viv finds the perfect horror game to make her Twitch comeback, and during an offline practice run, an NPC asks Viv for a secret. She decides to tell them the truth about her sister's death since a game could never share her secret--in doing so, she accidentally welcomes a demonic mimic into her life. No one believes Viv when she tells them about her evil doppelganger. Viv has lied to get her best friend's sympathy and has spread rumors for attention, so why should anyone trust her now? The only person who believes her is Ash, a cute social outcast whom Viv once bullied. In trying to clear her name and kill the mimic, Viv discovers that her lies have hurt people who never deserved it, herself included"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Content warning: child death and mentions of suicide"--Page facing copyright page. Booklist, September 2024. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), September 2024. Kirkus Review, July 2024. School Library Journal starred, September 2024. "After spending the summer wracked with guilt about causing the accident that killed her little sister, ambitious gamer and chronic liar Viv returns to Twitch streaming. She never told her parents the truth about the accident, but she hopes that maybe making it big in streaming and giving the money to them is penance enough for her mistakes. The weekend before school starts, Viv finds the perfect horror game to make her Twitch comeback, and during an offline practice run, an NPC asks Viv for a secret. She decides to tell them the truth about her sister's death since a game could never share her secret--in doing so, she accidentally welcomes a demonic mimic into her life. No one believes Viv when she tells them about her evil doppelganger. Viv has lied to get her best friend's sympathy and has spread rumors for attention, so why should anyone trust her now? The only person who believes her is Ash, a cute social outcast whom Viv once bullied. In trying to clear her name and kill the mimic, Viv discovers that her lies have hurt people who never deserved it, herself included"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024