Forman, Gayle

Summary: "Around the time that Freya loses her voice while recording her debut album, Harun is making plans to run away from everyone he has ever loved, and Nathaniel is arriving in New York City with a backpack, a desperate plan, and nothing left to lose. When a fateful accident draws these three strangers together, their secrets start to unravel as they begin to understand that the way out of their...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC 2018

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC FOR

Browne, Mahogany L.

Summary: "A teen girl hiding the scars of a past relationship finds home and healing in the words of strong Black writers. A beautiful sophomore novel from a critically acclaimed author and poet that explores how words have the power to shape and uplift our world even in the midst of pain. When Darius told Angel he loved her, she believed him. But five weeks after the incident, Angel finds herself in...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Books for Young Readers 2022

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC BRO

King, Wesley

Summary: "Reggie has never felt destined for greatness. He dreams about basketball brilliance all day and night, but the hard truth is that he's a benchwarmer for the West Bottom Badgers, the worst team in the league. Even their mysterious new coach, Rolabi Wizenard, can't seem to help them end their losing streak. Reggie is willing to train tirelessly to improve his game, but the gym itself seems to be...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Granity Studios 2020

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JFIC KIN

Lee, Mackenzi

Summary: A young British lord embarks on an unforgettable grand tour of Europe with his best friend/secret crush in this eighteenth-century romantic adventure for the modern age.

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: 2017

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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC LEE

Takamatsu, Misaki

Summary: The critically acclaimed romantic comedy about a country girl chasing her dreams in Tokyo! Mitsumi is bound for high school in Tokyo! She's got book smarts, but this small-town girl is about to find out she's massively unprepared for the social norms of big city high schoolers.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKI

Takamatsu, Misaki

Summary: "While Mitsumi adjusts to big city life, her cheerful and forthright personality brings joy to her classmates. Now that she's getting the hang of high school, her circle expands even further."--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 SKI

Couvson, Monique

Summary: Follows the story of Charisma, a Black high school student grappling with mounting pressures from home and school, and when frustrations with her family intersect with a conflict at school, she reaches a crossroads, facing a choice that could change her future.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: The New Press 2023

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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA 741.5 COU

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1 available in Young Adult Collection, Call number: YA FIC COU

Murashige, Kelly

Summary: Rendered mute following a traumatic friendship breakup, seventeen-year-old Machi prays to a Japanese goddess to become a vacuum cleaner robot, but accidentally conjures the deity, who is determined to show Machi that life is worth living.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Soho Teen 2024

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC MUR

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Correia, Tony

Summary: "Drag has never been so popular, and this LGBTQ+ romance takes a look at how a teen embraces the drag queen dream. Sixteen-year-old Joshua does drag on social media but wants to have the full drag performance experience. Trouble is, he's attracted to guys who don't like drag and want nothing to do with gay men they think are feminine and have a flamboyant image. With the help of a drag mother,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers 2021

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC COR

Dessen, Sarah.

Summary: When she is abandoned by her alcoholic mother, high school senior Ruby winds up living with Cora, the sister she has not seen for ten years, and learns about Cora's new life, what makes a family, how to allow people to help her when she needs it, and that she too has something to offer others.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Speak 2009

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DES

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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC DES

Zusak, Markus.

Summary: Before THE BOOK THIEF, Markus Zusak wrote a trilogy of novels about the Wolfe Brothers: THE UNDERDOG, FIGHTING RUBEN WOLFE, and GETTING THE GIRL. Cameron and Ruben Wolfe are champions at getting into fights, coming up with half-baked schemes, and generally disappointing girls, their parents, and their much more motivated older siblings. They're intensely loyal to each other, brothers at their...

Format: sound recording-nonmusical

Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2011

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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC ZUS