|
Saving Savannah
by Tonya Bolden
Savannah Riddle feels suffocated by her life as the daughter of an upper class African American family in Washington, D.C., until she meets a working-class girl named Nella who introduces her to the suffragette and socialist movements and to her politically active cousin Lloyd.
|
|
|
What I like about you by Marisa KanterMoving to her grandfather’s small town for her senior year, Halle confronts the difference between her online persona and her real life when she discovers that her social-media best friend lives in the town and is in love with her alter ego.
|
|
|
Hold back the tide by Melinda SalisburyA quiet lakeside community with one open secret everyone knows that Alvas father killed her mother, all those years ago. When there are rumours of dark creatures rising from the lake, Alva assumes that rumours are all they are. But, as terror begins to hold the village in its grip, Alva comes to realise that there may well be a connection between the secrets of her past and the horror of her present.
|
|
|
City of stone and silence
by Django Wexler
A continuation of the trilogy that began with Ship of Smoke and Steel finds Isoka and the rest of the Soliton crew racing to save the life of her sister, Tori, whose dark magical powers complicate her efforts to protect her loved ones.
|
|
|
Verona comics
by Jennifer Dugan
Meeting at a comic convention prom, the cellist daughter of an indie comic shop owner and the disgraced son of comic superstore titans navigate a secret romance that is complicated by anxiety, their feuding parents and an approaching audition.
|
|
|
The devouring gray
by Christine Lynn Herman
Four teenagers have the power to protect their town from a monster, but only if their families' secrets do not destroy them first.
|
|
| Let's talk about love by Claire KannWhat it’s about: Alice is done with romance. She just got dumped by her girlfriend after coming out as asexual, an experience she doesn’t want to repeat. Her resolve is tested, however, by new friend Takumi, who’s unfairly cute...but is he more understanding than Alice’s ex?
Read it for: Alice’s relatable stress about her future; her funny, supportive crew of friends; and her satisfying determination to be herself. |
|
| Every heart a doorway by Seanan McGuireWelcome to: Eleanor West's Home for Wayward Children, an unorthodox boarding school for young people who’ve returned, often unwillingly, from journeys to fantasy realms.
What happens: New student Nancy longs to return to the Underworld, but when a killer starts stalking the school, she has to put aside her dreams of death to keep her friends alive.
Why you might like it: Asexual Nancy is just one of several LGBTQIA characters in this intriguing dark fantasy. The 1st in a series. |
|
|
The gravity of us
by Phil Stamper
When his volatile father is picked to become an astronaut for NASA's mission to Mars, seventeen-year-old Cal, an aspiring journalist, reluctantly moves from Brooklyn to Houston, Texas, and looks for a story to report, finding an ally (and crush) in Leon,the son of another astronaut.
|
|
Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 14 and up!
|
|
|