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How to draw a secret

Chang, Cindy.


An autobiographical story of a young Taiwanese American artist struggling to find her voice to save what matters most.
Date Published:2025

Pizza face

Ogle, Rex,


Sequel to: Four eyes. Late bloomer Rex navigates a low-income family, bullies, sports, and middle school, all while learning to have confidence with a body that refuses to stop changing.
Date Published:2024

Band nerd

Willis, Sarah Clawson,


A coming-of-age story about music, family, and friendship, wherein twelve-year-old Lucy Carver must navigate life as a band nerd in a new school, all while competing for a top flute soloist spot. But for Lucy, facing the music means dealing with the problems at home. Middle school is tough--thank goodness there's band. For twelve-year-old Lucy Carver, music isn't just a way of life, it's an escape.
Date Published:2025

A coming-of-age story about music, family, and friendship, wherein twelve-year-old Lucy Carver must navigate life as a band nerd in a new school, all while competing for a top flute soloist spot. But for Lucy, facing the music means dealing with the problems at home. Middle school is tough--thank goodness there's band. For twelve-year-old Lucy Carver, music isn't just a way of life, it's an escape.

Date Published:2025

No rules tonight : A Graphic Novel

Kim, Hyun Sook,


Set in dictatorial South Korea in 1984, a group of teens experience a taste of freedom on a winter retreat with no parental supervision.
Date Published:2024

Ghost town

Colossal, Eric,


The sleepy little town of Crater, NY is falling apart... However, it's the only home Lily Cole has ever known, and despite her protests, Lily's family will be moving away at the end of the summer. Now, Lily is determined to spend as much time as possible with her friends before she leaves... When a foul ball leads the kids into an abandoned mansion... the gang is shocked to discover that Crater is haunted by thousands of ghosts, and they've stumbled upon the tools to hunt and trap them!.
Date Published:2025

The sleepy little town of Crater, NY is falling apart... However, it's the only home Lily Cole has ever known, and despite her protests, Lily's family will be moving away at the end of the summer. Now, Lily is determined to spend as much time as possible with her friends before she leaves... When a foul ball leads the kids into an abandoned mansion... the gang is shocked to discover that Crater is haunted by thousands of ghosts, and they've stumbled upon the tools to hunt and trap them!.

Date Published:2025

MegaMan NT warrior

Takamisaki, Ryo


Reads from right to left. In a world where everyone is connected to the virtual Cyber Network, hackers, viruses and other high-tech crimes are a major problem. A sinister organization named World Three has vowed to destroy the network and take over the world. Lan Hikari is a cheerful fifth grader whose artificial intelligence NetNavigator is the superpowered MegaMan. In and out of the Cyber Network, Lan and MegaMan work to thwart World Three's villainous schemes.
Date Published:2004

Reads from right to left. In a world where everyone is connected to the virtual Cyber Network, hackers, viruses and other high-tech crimes are a major problem. A sinister organization named World Three has vowed to destroy the network and take over the world. Lan Hikari is a cheerful fifth grader whose artificial intelligence NetNavigator is the superpowered MegaMan. In and out of the Cyber Network, Lan and MegaMan work to thwart World Three's villainous schemes.

Date Published:2004

Smokescreen

Hartry, Nancy


Kerry's first summer job away from Toronto takes her into the forests of northwestern Ontario, where danger in the form of widespread fires of suspicious origin lead her to uncover a crime of international scale that threatens her life.
Date Published:2013

The burning maze

Riordan, Rick


Sequel to: The dark prophecy. The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor-- and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles-- somewhere in the American Southwest. But the longer he stays mortal, the weaker he grows... and the less confident that he will be able to regain his place on Mount Olympus.
Date Published:2018

Sequel to: The dark prophecy. The Greek god Apollo is still in the persona of ungifted human teenager Lester Papadopoulos. Now Lester and his demigod friends must go through the Labyrinth to find the third emperor-- and an Oracle who speaks in word puzzles-- somewhere in the American Southwest. But the longer he stays mortal, the weaker he grows... and the less confident that he will be able to regain his place on Mount Olympus.

Date Published:2018

Sisters of the wolf

Miller-Schroeder, Patricia,


Can Shinoni and Keena, two Ice Age teens separated from their tribes, overcome their differences to outwit their pursuer and survive the unforgiving wilds? The climate is changing, game is disappearing, and two peoples of the Ice Age compete for survival in a savage world. Keena, from a powerful band of Neanderthals, and Shinoni, daughter of a Cro-Magnon shaman, are torn from their families by Haken, a ruthless hunter. The girls dislike each other, but soon discover they need each other to survive. Together they escape, but are pursued by Haken across an Ice-Age landscape rumbling with advancing glaciers and teeming with mighty predators. As Shinoni and Keena work to overcome disaster at every turn, they are joined by Tewa, a powerful she-wolf, who becomes their guardian and spirit guide. Can their growing friendship overcome cultural, racial, and even species differences? Will they ever be able to find their families? Only the spirits know.
Date Published:2021

Can Shinoni and Keena, two Ice Age teens separated from their tribes, overcome their differences to outwit their pursuer and survive the unforgiving wilds? The climate is changing, game is disappearing, and two peoples of the Ice Age compete for survival in a savage world. Keena, from a powerful band of Neanderthals, and Shinoni, daughter of a Cro-Magnon shaman, are torn from their families by Haken, a ruthless hunter. The girls dislike each other, but soon discover they need each other to survive. Together they escape, but are pursued by Haken across an Ice-Age landscape rumbling with advancing glaciers and teeming with mighty predators. As Shinoni and Keena work to overcome disaster at every turn, they are joined by Tewa, a powerful she-wolf, who becomes their guardian and spirit guide. Can their growing friendship overcome cultural, racial, and even species differences? Will they ever be able to find their families? Only the spirits know.

Date Published:2021

Earth & sky

Crewe, Megan


Seventeen-year-old Skylar has always been haunted by fleeting yet powerful feelings that something around her has gone wrong. Those impressions have never seemed to reflect anything real, and have only earned her stares and whispers behind her back. But after she meets a mysterious boy named Win, she learns an unsettling truth: we are not alone on Earth. In fact, visitors from beyond the stars are manipulating our planet and the essential fabric of our world; life as we know it is starting to unravel. And Skylar and her heightened awareness just may be the key to our salvation.
Date Published:2014

Seventeen-year-old Skylar has always been haunted by fleeting yet powerful feelings that something around her has gone wrong. Those impressions have never seemed to reflect anything real, and have only earned her stares and whispers behind her back. But after she meets a mysterious boy named Win, she learns an unsettling truth: we are not alone on Earth. In fact, visitors from beyond the stars are manipulating our planet and the essential fabric of our world; life as we know it is starting to unravel. And Skylar and her heightened awareness just may be the key to our salvation.

Date Published:2014

The painting

Cotter, Charis


After her mother slips into a coma following a car accident, Annie finds herself falling into a painting of a lonely lighthouse, where she meets Claire.
Date Published:2019

OCDaniel

King, Wesley.


"A Paula Wiseman book." A thirteen-year-old boy's life revolves around hiding his obsessive compulsive disorder until a girl at school, who is unkindly nicknamed Psycho Sara, notices him for the first time and he gets a mysterious note that changes everything.
Date Published:2016

Firefly

Dowding, Philippa, 1963-,


Firefly lived in the park across from her mother's home. It was safer there. But after the bad night happens, and her baseball-bat-wielding mother is taken away, social services sends Firefly to live with her Aunt Gayle. She hardly knows Gayle, but discovers that she owns a costume shop. Yes, Firefly might be suffering from PTSD, but she can get used to taking baths, sleeping on a bed again, and wearing as many costumes as she can to school. But where is "home"? What is "family"? Who is Firefly, for that matter...and which costume is the real one?
Date Published:2021

Firefly lived in the park across from her mother's home. It was safer there. But after the bad night happens, and her baseball-bat-wielding mother is taken away, social services sends Firefly to live with her Aunt Gayle. She hardly knows Gayle, but discovers that she owns a costume shop. Yes, Firefly might be suffering from PTSD, but she can get used to taking baths, sleeping on a bed again, and wearing as many costumes as she can to school. But where is "home"? What is "family"? Who is Firefly, for that matter...and which costume is the real one?

Date Published:2021

Nineteen eighty-four

Orwell, George, 1903-1950,


Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. Portrays life in a future time when a totalitarian government watches over all citizens and directs all activities.
Date Published:2013

Dragon hoops

Yang, Gene Luen.


Gene doesn't get sports. But at Bishop O'Dowd High School, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity basketball team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he's seen on a comic book page. What he doesn't know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons' lives, but his own life as well.
Date Published:2020

Gene doesn't get sports. But at Bishop O'Dowd High School, it's all anyone can talk about. The men's varsity basketball team, the Dragons, is having a phenomenal season that's been decades in the making. Each victory brings them closer to their ultimate goal: the California State Championships. Once Gene gets to know these young all-stars, he realizes that their story is just as thrilling as anything he's seen on a comic book page. What he doesn't know yet is that this season is not only going to change the Dragons' lives, but his own life as well.

Date Published:2020

Uprooted : a memoir about what happens when your family moves back

Chan, Ruth, 1980-


Ruth is moving to Hong Kong. And she is not happy about it. She's going to miss her best friends, her favorite ketchup-flavored potato chips, and Toronto, the only home she's ever known. Her mom is excited to reunite with her family, but it's not the same for Ruth. In Hong Kong, her classes are harder, her Cantonese isn't good enough, and her parents are never around. Ruth feels lonely and completely unrooted. But as Ruth's dad tells stories about her family -- how they found strength and courage to survive the most difficult times -- Ruth realizes that she too can be strong. Gradually, she puts down roots, knowing she can always find home, wherever she is.
Date Published:2024

Ruth is moving to Hong Kong. And she is not happy about it. She's going to miss her best friends, her favorite ketchup-flavored potato chips, and Toronto, the only home she's ever known. Her mom is excited to reunite with her family, but it's not the same for Ruth. In Hong Kong, her classes are harder, her Cantonese isn't good enough, and her parents are never around. Ruth feels lonely and completely unrooted. But as Ruth's dad tells stories about her family -- how they found strength and courage to survive the most difficult times -- Ruth realizes that she too can be strong. Gradually, she puts down roots, knowing she can always find home, wherever she is.

Date Published:2024

Islamophobia : deal with it in the name of peace

Saleh, Safia.


Today's kids have lived their whole lives in a world where the topic of religious belief has become a serious social issue. The media and social media are full of stereotypes and misinformation about Islam in particular, and this atmosphere of fear and distrust has entered the everyday life of kids. When kids encounter conflict based on intolerance, inequity, and ignorance, they need the understanding and the tools to deal with the situation. Whether the reader is Muslim or not, this title provides information, relatable situations, and opportunities for kids to explore both the assumptions and biases of others and their own.
Date Published:2020

Today's kids have lived their whole lives in a world where the topic of religious belief has become a serious social issue. The media and social media are full of stereotypes and misinformation about Islam in particular, and this atmosphere of fear and distrust has entered the everyday life of kids. When kids encounter conflict based on intolerance, inequity, and ignorance, they need the understanding and the tools to deal with the situation. Whether the reader is Muslim or not, this title provides information, relatable situations, and opportunities for kids to explore both the assumptions and biases of others and their own.

Date Published:2020

Biphobia : deal with it and be more than a bystander

Nore, Gordon W. E., 1960-


Prejudice and discrimination affects people with different sexual identities than the standard poles of “gay” and “straight.” This book helps readers identify biphobia and start a conversation about how to deal with it.
Date Published:2023

Freedom of expression : deal with it before you are censored

McLaughlin, Danielle S., 1951-,


"Everyone says we have rights, but what does that mean? Can you say anything you want? Should you? This accessible illustrated book offers information, quizzes, comics, and real-life situations to help kids think critically about their rights, as well as their responsibilities, when it comes to expressing themselves. Considered from the viewpoints of those who feel that expression must be controlled, those who feel that the right to freedom of expression is paramount, and witnesses to conflict around expression, this basic right is identified, examined, and put into a context that kids can use to navigate issues of how to express identity and opinion. The Freedom of Expression 101 section guides readers to a definition of rights, freedom of expression, and its opposite, censorship. The Censor section helps readers identify attitudes that lead to limiting freedom of expression. The Speechmaker section helps readers tell when freedom of expression impinges on the rights and safety of others. The Witness section has readers consider what they can do when confronted with situations where freedom of expression is threatened."--
Date Published:2019

"Everyone says we have rights, but what does that mean? Can you say anything you want? Should you? This accessible illustrated book offers information, quizzes, comics, and real-life situations to help kids think critically about their rights, as well as their responsibilities, when it comes to expressing themselves. Considered from the viewpoints of those who feel that expression must be controlled, those who feel that the right to freedom of expression is paramount, and witnesses to conflict around expression, this basic right is identified, examined, and put into a context that kids can use to navigate issues of how to express identity and opinion. The Freedom of Expression 101 section guides readers to a definition of rights, freedom of expression, and its opposite, censorship. The Censor section helps readers identify attitudes that lead to limiting freedom of expression. The Speechmaker section helps readers tell when freedom of expression impinges on the rights and safety of others. The Witness section has readers consider what they can do when confronted with situations where freedom of expression is threatened."--

Date Published:2019

Racism : deal with it before it gets under your skin

Aikins, Anne Marie.



Date Published:2010