| Yes no maybe so by Becky Albertalli and Aisha SaeedFeaturing: Jamie Goldberg (awkward, Jewish, politically passionate) and Maya Rehman (confident, Muslim, preoccupied with personal problems).
What happens: After their mums volunteer them to go door-to-door campaigning for a local Senate candidate, Jamie and Maya’s reluctant friendship turns into something deeper and a lot more complicated.
About the authors: This is the first team-up between Becky Albertalli (author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda) and Aisha Saeed (author of Amal Unbound). |
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| Almost American girl by Robin HaWhat it’s about: Chuna is 14 when her single mum decides to marry a Korean American man, moving their little family from Seoul to Alabama. Feeling adrift in a new country, a new language, and an unwelcoming new school and stepfamily, Chuna finds an anchor in drawing comics.
Why you might like it: This illustrated memoir offers an honest, unsentimental look at a mother-daughter relationship, and at how one immigrant teen finds herself through art. |
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Heroes in crisis
by Tom King
"There's a new kind of crisis threatening the heroes of the DC Universe, ripped from real-world headlines by CIA-operative turned comics writer Tom King: How does a superhero handle PTSD? Welcome to Sanctuary, an ultra-secret hospital for superheroes who've been traumatized by crime-fighting and cosmic combat. But something goes inexplicably wrong when many patients wind up dead, with two well-known operators as the prime suspects: Harley Quinn and Booster Gold! It's up to the DC Trinity of Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman to investigate--but can they get the job done in the face of overwhelming opposition?"
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Sick kids in love
by Hannah Moskowitz
When Isabel, who has rheumatoid arthritis, meets Sasha, a boy with a chronic illness, she considers breaking her no dating rule for him
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The toll
by Neal Shusterman
"Citra and Rowan have disappeared. Endura is gone. It seems like nothing stands between Scythe Goddard and absolute dominion over the world scythedom. With the silence of the Thunderhead and the reverberations of the Great Resonance still shaking the earth to its core, the question remains: Is there anyone left who can stop him? The answer lies in the Tone, the Toll, and the Thunder"
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| The gravity of us by Phil StamperStarring: 17-year-old social media journalist Cal, who has to abandon his dream internship when his family moves across the country so that his dad can be an astronaut for NASA’s Mars mission.
What happens: While a reality TV crew follows the astronauts and their families, Cal hangs on to his ambition even as he starts falling for neighbour and fellow “Astrokid” Leon.
About the author: This quietly charming own voices romance is the 1st book by author Phil Stamper. |
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Scars like wings by Erin StewartFacially scarred by the home fire that ended the lives of her parents and best friend, Ava is pressured to return to school by her aunt and uncle before a friendship with a sarcastically blunt fellow survivor helps her take the first steps into her new life.
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Call down the hawk
by Maggie Stiefvater
While dreamers Ronan Lynch and Jordan Hennessy work to control their powers and stop destructive dreaming, government agent Carmen Farooq-Lane is hunting dreamers to prevent the prophesized apocalypse.
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Focus on: Australian authors |
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| Amelia Westlake by Erin GoughWhat it’s about: Bonded by their frustration with harassment and injustice at their elite all-girls school, rule-follower Harriet and rebellious Will create an imaginary student named Amelia Westlake, and begin taking action under her name.
Read it for: the smart social commentary, the clever pranks, and the growing attraction between Harriet and Will.
You might also like: Jennifer Mathieu’s Moxie (for girls protesting school sexism) and Steph Bowe’s All This Could End (for opposites-attract romance). |
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| Catching Teller Crow by Ambelin and Ezekiel KwaymullinaWhat it’s about: Following her death in a car accident, Beth has become a ghost, visible to no one except for her grieving police detective father and Isobel Catching, a strange girl who’s the only witness to the arson case Beth’s dad is investigating.
Why you might like it: Own voices indigenous characters, disturbing secrets, and compelling writing drive this supernatural thriller. |
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| My sister Rosa by Justine LarbalestierWhat it’s about: Che has always been concerned by his little sister Rosa's sadistic, manipulative tendencies. After their Australian family's move to New York City, however, her disturbing behaviour escalates, leaving Che -- who's already dealing with finding new friends and falling for fellow boxer Sojourner -- facing a painful question: is he afraid for his sister, or of her?
Why you might like it: Diverse, compelling characters and gripping psychological tension make My Sister Rosa difficult to put down. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
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