The Art of Keeping Cool Janet Taylor Lisle Ages 10-13 Set during World War II, young Robert worries about his cousin who, an artist himself, becomes intrigued by the mysterious German painter living near them in the woods as it…
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Sherman Alexie Ages 11+ Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his troubled school on the…
My Brother’s Keeper Ages 10-11 Patricia McCormick When their father leaves, the Malone family falls into despair and the middle child, Toby, is suddenly left responsible for getting everyone back on track, especially his older brother, Jake, who he discovers…
Boy 21 Matthew Quick Basketball has always been an escape for Finley. He lives in broken-down Bellmont, a town ruled by the Irish mob, drugs, violence, and racially charged rivalries. At home, his dad works nights, and Finley is left…
1984 George Orwell Winston Smith and Julia, whose falling in love is also an act of rebellion against the Party. Opposing them are the massed powers of the state, which watches its citizens on all sides through technology now only…
All the Bright Places Jennifer Niven Ages 15+ Theodore Finch is fascinated by death. Every day he thinks of ways he might kill himself, but every day he also searches for—and manages to find—something to keep him here, and alive,…
Heartless Marissa Meyer Ages 12-18 Long before she was the terror of Wonderland, she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the…
Girl in the Blue Coat Monica Hesse Ages 12+ Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking…
The Future of Us Jay Asher & Carolyn Mackler Ages 10-13 It’s 1996, and Josh and Emma have been neighbors their whole lives. They’ve been best friends almost as long—at least up until last November when everything changed. Things have…
No Place Todd Strasser Ages 12+ It seems like Dan has it all. He’s a baseball star who is part of the popular crowd and dates the hottest girl in school. Then his family loses their home. Forced to move…