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1) Holes
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
Author
Series
Hardy boys volume 2
Language
English
Description
The Hardy boys help out when a magicians' tournament is threatened by mysterious happenings.
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Fiercely told, this is a powerful coming-of-age story told in verse, from one of the UK's leading poets, Dean Atta. Perfect for fans of Sarah Crossan and Poet X.A boy comes to terms with his identity as a mixed-race gay teen - then at university he finds his wings as a drag artist, The Black Flamingo. A bold story about the power of embracing your uniqueness. Sometimes, we need to take charge, to stand up wearing pink feathers - to show ourselves...
4) Rez ball
Author
Publisher
Heartdrum, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"These days, Tre Brun is happiest when he is playing basketball on the Red Lake Reservation high school team--even though he can't help but be constantly gut-punched with memories of his big brother, Jaxon, who died in an accident. When Jaxon's former teammates on the varsity team offer to take Tre under their wing, he sees this as his shot to represent his Ojibwe rez all the way to their first state championship. This is the first step toward his...
5) Drama
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Callie loves theater. And while she would totally try out for her middle school's production of Moon Over Mississippi, she's a terrible singer. Instead she's the set designer for the stage crew, and this year she's determined to create a set worthy of Broadway on a middle-school budget. But how can she, when she doesn't know much about carpentry, ticket sales are down, and the crew members are having trouble working together? Not to mention the onstage...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right? CHARLIE: "I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me." NICK: "Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films....
8) Infinity
Author
Series
Chronicles of Nick volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
Streetwise, tough, and savvy, Nick and his quick sarcasm are the stuff of legend... until the night when his best friends try to kill him. Saved by a mysterious warrior, Nick is sucked into the realm of the Dark-Hunters: immortal vampire slayers who risk everything to save humanity. With his fellow students turning into flesh-eating zombies, how can he stop them... without getting grounded by his mom?
9) Game changer
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
All it takes is one hit on the football field, and suddenly Ash's life doesn't look quite the way he remembers it. Impossible though it seems, he's been hit into another dimension - and keeps on bouncing through worlds that are almost-but-not-really his own. The changes start small, but they quickly spiral out of control as Ash slides into universes where he has everything he's ever wanted, universes where society is stuck in the past - universes...
10) Elemental
Author
Publisher
Dial Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
In a dystopian colony of the United States where everyone is born with powers of the elements, water, wind, earth, and fire, sixteen-year-old Thomas, the first and only child born without an element seems powerless, but is he?
12) Mortal remains
Author
Publisher
Sterling Teen
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Though her classmates call her Morticia and Ghoul Girl, Lily actually likes her work the dead are good listeners, and they don't judge. Lily learns their stories, shares her worries with them as she makes up their faces, and embroiders pillows for their final rest. 'The way I figure it,' says Lily, 'a person's arrival into this world is about as unglamorous as it gets. The least I can do is dignify their departure.' Then, after a mysterious explosion...
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
When Kyle learns that his mother has been having an affair and his father has been living with the secret, his reality is altered. But Kyle's parents want him to keep this secret from the rest of the family until after what might be their last big summer reunion. Kyle feels the walls of his relationships closing in, and has to decide what his obligations are to everyone he cares for.
Author
Publisher
One Elm Books, an imprint of Red Chair Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Satoshi Matsumoto spent the last three years living in Atlanta where he was the star of his middle-school baseball team. Satoshi has a chance to be a hero at his new school in Japan until he makes a major-league error."--
15) High and dry
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In this illustrated early chapter book, a young boy and his grandfather work together to save a beached orca."--
17) Wave warrior
Author
Series
Publisher
Orca Book Publishers
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
Ben wants to learn to surf like everyone else in his Nova Scotia town, but he gives up after his first disastrous attempt, until he meets Ray, a surfing veteran from California who promises to teach him the sport.
18) Peak
Author
Language
English
Description
A fourteen-year-old boy attempts to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Author
Series
Haunting of Derek Stone volume 1-2
Publisher
Apple Paperbakcs/Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Derek Stone just turned fourteen. He's lived in the heart of New Orleans with his dad and older brother, Ronny, his whole life. He's a little overweight and can't hear well out of his left ear. Oh, and he's on the run from the dead"--Cover verso.
20) The ghost road
Author
Series
Haunting of Derek Stone volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
"Could the road to the afterlife be a two-way street? Derek can't claim to be a normal fourteen-year-old anymore. Not after what he discovered at the Red House. His role in the war against the dead is more pivotal--and more terrifying--than he could have imagined. And so it all comes down to this. The Rift between the worlds of the living and the dead has to be closed forever. It seems like an impossible task. And it rests squarely on the shoulders...