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Snow and Rose

Snow and Rose

By Emily Winfield Martin 224 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

In this beautifully written Grimm fairy tale that is perfect for tweeners, Snow and Rose live with their mother in a small cottage in the woods, where they meet and befriend a gigantic bear. But a Huntsman stalks their bear friend, and a Little Man seeks to enchant the sisters. Can they find a way to save their bear and themselves?

The Night of Your Life

The Night of Your Life

By Lydia Sharp 272 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

All year, JJ's been looking forward to going to prom with his best friend, Lucy. It will be their last hurrah before graduation – a perfect night for all their friends to relax, have fun together and celebrate making it through high school. But nothing goes according to plan in this page-turner.
The Holiday Switch

The Holiday Switch

By Tif Marcelo 272 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Lila Santos is ready for her last winter break of high school. But her perfect holiday plans crash to a halt when her boss's frustratingly cute nephew, Teddy Rivera, becomes her coworker. When they accidentally switch phones one afternoon, they realize they've both been hiding things from each other. Will their secrets—and an unexpected snowstorm—bring these rivals together? Charming holiday romance – particularly popular with girls.

The Year I Stopped Trying

The Year I Stopped Trying

By Katie Heaney 256 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Mary is having an existential crisis. She's a good student, never gets in trouble and is searching for the meaning of life. But by junior year, Mary asks herself: Why am I trying so hard? What if I stop?

Wonderful Women of the World

Wonderful Women of the World

By Laurie Halse Anderson 185 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Edited by Anderson, this collection profiles amazing modern women – from Beyoncé to Brené Brown, Ellen Ochoa to Malala Yousafzai).

This Winter

This Winter

By Alice Oseman 128 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Reuniting Tori Spring, her little brother Charlie and Charlie's boyfriend Nick, this Heartstopper novella sees the Spring siblings brave a particularly difficult festive season.

Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel

Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel

By Ruth Sepetys 160 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Adapted as a graphic novel by Andrew Donkin with art by Dave Kopka, this moving novel follows the life of fifteen-year-old Lina Vilkas as she's arrested by the Soviet secret police and deported from Lithuania to Siberia with her mother and younger brother.
Victory Stand!

Victory Stand!

By Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes & Dawud Anyabwile 208 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

In his first-ever memoir for middle schoolers, Smith looks back on his childhood growing up in rural Texas through to his stellar athletic career, culminating in his historic victory and Olympic podium protest at the Mexico City Olympics.
Unfamiliar

Unfamiliar

By Haley Newsome 160 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Based on the wildly popular webcomic from Tapas, this book for tweeners is an endearing and whimsical story full of magical mayhem, offbeat outsiders and the power of friendships and found family. First of two volumes.

Kill Joy

Kill Joy

By Holly Jackson 208 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Six suspects. Three hours. One murder. Pip is not in the mood for her friend’s murder mystery party. Especially one that involves 1920’s fancy dress and pretending that their town is an island called Joy. But when the game begins, Pip finds herself drawn into the make-believe world of intrigue, deception and murder in this compelling novella.

The Things She's Seen

The Things She's Seen

By Ambelin & Ezekiel Kwaymullina 208 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Two Australian Aboriginal girls discover just how poisonous silencing can be and how much power it takes to finally break through it. A fusion of ghost story and crime thriller written by a sister-brother team. Winner of Australia's prestigious Victorian Premier's Literary Award for Writing for Young Adults.

The Girls Are Good

The Girls Are Good

By Ilaria Bernardini 224 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Martina wants to be the best gymnast in the world. But so does everyone around her. During one week of intense competition, Martina and her teammates are tested to the limit, and any sign of weakness can quickly spell the end. By the end of the week, one of the gymnasts will be dead. Every girl will do anything to win…but at what cost?

The Lonely Below

The Lonely Below

By g. haron davis 240 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Blythe Academy isn’t a normal school. Eva can tell – there's something off, something wrong. She learns that fifty years ago part of the school collapsed, killing a classroom of students and their teacher. Things haven’t been the same since. A chilling middle grade horror debut featuring a black, autistic protagonist who uncovers dark secrets plaguing her new school.

Magic Dark and Strange

Magic Dark and Strange

By Kelly Powell 208 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Thrilling historical fantasy about a girl with the ability to raise the dead who must delve into her city’s dangerous magical underworld to stop a series of murders.

Revelations

Revelations

By Melissa de la Cruz 272 pages Young Adult

Danny Says

Have you ever wondered what secrets lurk behind the closed doors of New York City’s wealthiest families? They’re powerful, they’re famous... they’re undead. In Book 3 of the Blue Bloods series, young vampire Schuyler Van Alen’s blood legacy has been called into question. And in the end, one vampire’s secret identity will be exposed in a revelation that shocks everyone.

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