Young Adult

The day D Foster enters Neeka and her best friend’s lives, the world opens up for them. Suddenly they’re keenly aware of things beyond their block in Queens, things that are happening in the world – like the shooting of Tupac Shakur – and in search of their Big Purpose in life. When D’s mom swoops in to reclaim her, and Tupac dies, they are left with a sense of how quickly things can change and how even all-too-brief connections can touch deeply.

For seventeen-year-old Janie, getting sucked into other people’s dreams is getting old. She can’t tell anybody about what she does – they’d never believe her, or worse, they’d think she’s a freak. So Janie lives on the fringe, cursed with an ability she doesn’t want and can’t control.

When Dora, Elena’s older sister, is diagnosed with depression and has to be admitted to the hospital, Elena can’t seem to make sense of their lives anymore. At school, the only people who acknowledge Elena are Dora’s friends and Jimmy Zenk – who failed at least one grade and wears black every day of the week. And at home, Elena’s parents keep arguing with each other. Elena will do anything to help her sister get better and get their lives back to normal – even when the responsibility becomes too much to bear.

Lyrical biography that explores the life and art of Yoko Ono, from her childhood haiku to her avant-garde visual art and experimental music.

The incredible true story of 12 boys trapped with their coach in a flooded cave in Thailand and their inspiring rescue.

A dark, intensely moving story of a girl desperately determined to find a cure for the illness that swept her mother away, and could possibly destroy her own life as well.

All it takes to rewrite the rules is a little fresh ink in this remarkable anthology from thirteen of the most recognizable diverse young adult authors writing today including Nicola Yoon, Jason Reynolds and Melissa de la Cruz.

In this poetic handbook, written when he was just 23 years old, the world-famous high-wire artist Philippe Petit (who walked between the towers of Notre Dame and the World Trade Center) offers a window into the world of his craft. Great tales about the ecstasy of conquering our fears and reaching for the stars.

Kingsbury’s Merry Ghost Inn Mystery series a favorite with teen students. Nothing better than hooking kids on reading than finding a dependable series for them to devour!

Justyce McAllister is a good kid, an honor student, and always there to help a friend – but none of that matters to the police officer who just put him in handcuffs. Can you say “timely” read for EVERYONE?

The story of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, who has won four World Cups and four Olympic gold medals, set record TV ratings, drawn massive crowds, earned huge revenues for FIFA and U.S. Soccer, and helped to redefine the place of women in sports. But despite their dominance, and their rosters of superstar players, they've endured striking inequality: low pay, poor playing conditions, and limited opportunities to play in professional leagues. Great read!

Part of the Tom Swift Inventors’ Academy tweener series, this fourth installment finds Tom and his friends again at their annual nearby summer camp. They’ve been working hard on all their projects, but they’re most thrilled about Noah’s new virtual reality simulation. But things take a nosedive when a mysterious prankster starts messing with people’s inventions, and the pranks turn into vandalism.

Just because we can’t watch live baseball doesn’t mean we can’t read about it! When MVP Kevin Boland gets the news that he has mono and won’t be seeing a baseball field for a while, he suddenly finds himself scrawling a poem down the middle of a page in his journal. Koertge does a great job of making poetry a form of not-unmanly expression and also introducing different types of poems – from couplets to villanelles.

Fourteen-year-old Natalie O'Reilly's world is turned upside down with the news that she will soon go blind. As if this weren't shocking enough, she is forced to face the fact that she must now attend a school for the blind to learn Braille and how to use a cane. As Natalie tackles the skills that will help her to survive in a sighted world, she inwardly hopes for a miracle that will save her sight. But will that miracle come, or will she need to learn to embrace her new life?

I recommend anything Smith writes. This is the first in a series: Chase Masters and his father are "storm runners," racing across the country in pursuit of hurricanes, tornadoes and floods. Anywhere bad weather strikes, they are not far behind. Chase is learning more on the road than he ever would just sitting in a classroom. But when the hurricane of the century hits, he will be tested in ways he never could have imagined.