Sophie is afraid of everything. Germs, natural disasters, violence, and awkward social situations all strike terror into her heart. At school, she feels like an amoeba: Solitary and shapeless, unable …
In a novel that is as haunting and lyrical as the songs it features, Caroline Cooney weaves together the stories of four teenagers whose paths cross in a small South Carolina town. Lutie Painter is st…
Most of us know all too well what it feels like to have a friend abandon us for someone else. That's exactly what Nathalie is experiencing in "Best Friend Thief," Laurel-Ann Dooley's spunky preteen no…
We’ve all felt like we don’t fit in at some point, but for Emma Freke (who quips that her mom forgot to say her name out loud before she was born!), it’s a chronic problem. Taller than all of her juni…
Based on the author's time teaching at an inner-city school, "What Can't Wait" is a realisitc story of one Hispanic teen's life in a low-income neighborhood in Texas. Marisa's voice drew me in immedia…
The Catch by Rick Jasper is the first in a six-book series, Travel Team. Each book in the series follows a different player of the U17 Las Vegas Roadrunners baseball team with a different sports-rela…
Shabanu: Daughter of the Winds is the coming-of-age tale of a young Muslim girl who lives in the Cholistan desert in Pakistan. Suzanne Fisher Staples tells a poignant story portraying the life and cu…
Siddhartha, the son of a high-caste Brahmin priest, from an early age hopes to achieve total enlightenment—to be able to completely transcend his life. Deciding quickly that he cannot find the knowled…
Anna Karenina is an intense story about love and its consequences. Written by the great Leo Tolstoy, this epic novel follows two central characters -- glamorous Anna Karenina and brooding Konstantin L…
In the spirit of The Magic Treehouse, two children find themselves constantly in the midst of an adventure. But instead of a magic treehouse, or even a magic anything, all the mystery and excitement …
Six Months to Live is a quick read perfect for any teenager whose life has been touched by cancer. Thirteen-year-old Dawn is devastated when she learns she has leukemia, but author Lurlene McDaniels t…
This retelling of the classic story of The Jungle Book is sweet, simple and sure to please young readers. The vocabulary and culture are rich. However, it is lacking in pictures and resources to defi…
