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The boy who found his voice

Gordon, Tyler,


School Library Journal, May 2024. Kirkus Review, May 2024. Publishers Weekly Annex, May 2024. A teen activist and artistic prodigy presents this picture book inspired by his own life that follows a boy who has trouble with words until he learns, with paintbrush in hand, that finding your voice isn't about being perfect--it's about being true to yourself.
Date Published:2024

A letter to my best friend

Choi, Yangsook,


Booklist, April 2024. School Library Journal, August 2024. "Jihun recently moved to the United States. In his new classroom, he receives an assignment to write a letter to his best friend--but he's not sure how it will turn out. First off, he's still learning English. Second, he doesn't have any friends at school yet. What's more, his best friend back in Korea can't read. Fueled by wonderful memories of his former home, Jihun uses his creativity to craft a letter for his best friend, Oto. The result is nothing short of extraordinary and opens a door for Jihun to make new friends"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

Booklist, April 2024. School Library Journal, August 2024. "Jihun recently moved to the United States. In his new classroom, he receives an assignment to write a letter to his best friend--but he's not sure how it will turn out. First off, he's still learning English. Second, he doesn't have any friends at school yet. What's more, his best friend back in Korea can't read. Fueled by wonderful memories of his former home, Jihun uses his creativity to craft a letter for his best friend, Oto. The result is nothing short of extraordinary and opens a door for Jihun to make new friends"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

The Canyon's Edge /

Bowling, Dusti,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, August 2020. Booklist starred, August 2020. Kirkus Starred, June 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. Exactly one year after her mother died in a random public shooting, Nora and her father go on a rock-climbing trip to the desert. After they descend into a canyon, her father and all their supplies get washed away in a flash flood. Nora is left to try to find her way to safety alone, facing dehydration, dangerous desert animals, and her PTSD.
Date Published:2020

Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, August 2020. Booklist starred, August 2020. Kirkus Starred, June 2020. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2020. Exactly one year after her mother died in a random public shooting, Nora and her father go on a rock-climbing trip to the desert. After they descend into a canyon, her father and all their supplies get washed away in a flash flood. Nora is left to try to find her way to safety alone, facing dehydration, dangerous desert animals, and her PTSD.

Date Published:2020

A light in the attic /

Silverstein, Shel,


Includes index. SLJBB. A. Not. BCCB. CL. CR. CS. EC. IN. K. NYT. IRA. TE. C. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Elem. School Library Collection. RC. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. A collection of poems and drawings which reflect children's most hidden feelings, dark wishes and enjoyment of the silly.
Date Published:1981

Includes index. SLJBB. A. Not. BCCB. CL. CR. CS. EC. IN. K. NYT. IRA. TE. C. Wilson's Children. Wilson's Junior High School. Elem. School Library Collection. RC. Wilson's Children, October 2006. Wilson's Junior High School, November 2005. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. L.A. Recommended Foreign Language, February 1999. A collection of poems and drawings which reflect children's most hidden feelings, dark wishes and enjoyment of the silly.

Date Published:1981

Inside out & back again /

Lai, Thanhha,


Booklist starred, January 01, 2011. Publisher's Weekly starred, January 31, 2011. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2011. School library journal starred, March 2011. Horn book, March 2011. Wilson Children's core collection. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. Horn book guide starred, Junior Library Guild. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist starred, January 2011. Horn Book Starred, September 2011. Pub Weekly, January 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. ALA Booklist. ALA Notable Book For Children. Horn Book. Newbery Medal/Honor. Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.
Date Published:2011

Booklist starred, January 01, 2011. Publisher's Weekly starred, January 31, 2011. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, March 2011. School library journal starred, March 2011. Horn book, March 2011. Wilson Children's core collection. Wilson Middle and junior high core collection. Horn book guide starred, Junior Library Guild. Wilson's Children, September 2011. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Booklist starred, January 2011. Horn Book Starred, September 2011. Pub Weekly, January 2011. Kirkus Starred, January 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. ALA Booklist. ALA Notable Book For Children. Horn Book. Newbery Medal/Honor. Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother, and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.

Date Published:2011

The Sneetches : and other stories /

Seuss, Dr,


School Library Media Quarterly (A.A.A.L.). Library Journal. AR. RC. EC. Presents four humorous verse fantasies: "The Sneetches," "The Zax," "The Many Daves," and "What was I scared of?".
Date Published:1961

Porcupine had a fuzzy sweater

Shaffer, Jody Jensen,


In the title the word "has" is crossed out and replaced with "had." "Porcupine's favorite sweater is missing! It was fuzzy, and red, and made with love by his grandma. Porcupine doesn't want to hurt her feelings by admitting he lost it. Maybe he can make a new one? Or borrow someone else's? Or maybe he'll have no choice but to leave home. What's a porcupine to do?"--Dust jacket.
Date Published:2024

House arrest /

Holt, K. A.,


School Library Journal, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, August 2015. Booklist, September 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2015. Library Media Connection, March 2016. Horn Book, October 2016. Timothy, sentenced to house arrest for stealing, keeps a journal into which he documents his fears and frustrations.
Date Published:2016

Rebound / The Crossover Novella /

Alexander, Kwame,


Prequel to: The crossover. School Library Journal starred, April 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. New York Times, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2018. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Starred, July 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Date Published:2018

Prequel to: The crossover. School Library Journal starred, April 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. New York Times, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2018. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Starred, July 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

Date Published:2018

Refugee /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, July 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Library Media Connection, October 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Christian Library, April 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud a Syrian boy in 2015.
Date Published:2017

Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, July 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Library Media Connection, October 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Christian Library, April 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud a Syrian boy in 2015.

Date Published:2017

Ground zero /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.

Date Published:2021

Allies /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


Junior Library Guild. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal starred, October 2019. Booklist starred, September 2019. Pub Weekly, August 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. New York Times, November 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019. Library Media Connection starred, January 2020. It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.
Date Published:2019

Junior Library Guild. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, School Library Connection Star, School Library Journal starred, October 2019. Booklist starred, September 2019. Pub Weekly, August 2019. Kirkus Starred, August 2019. New York Times, November 2019. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2019. Library Media Connection starred, January 2020. It is June 6, 1944, D-Day, and Dee Carpenter (true name Dietrich Zimmermann), an underage private in the United States Army, is headed for Omaha Beach, seeking revenge for his uncle, who was arrested by Nazis when Dee was a little boy; meanwhile, Samira Zidano, an eleven-year old French-Algerian girl is looking for the French resistance, desperate to deliver the message that the invasion is about to begin, and get their help in freeing her mother--this is the most important day of the twentieth century, and both children want to fight, and survive.

Date Published:2019

Projekt 1065 /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


School Library Journal starred, August 2016. Booklist, July 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2016. Teacher Librarian, October 2016. It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, August 2016. Booklist, July 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2016. Teacher Librarian, October 2016. It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.

Date Published:2016

Demon Copperhead : a novel /

Kingsolver, Barbara,


Pulitzer Prize, January 2023. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. Library Journal web only, November 2022. Pulitzer Prize. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. The teenage son of an Appalachian single mother who dies when he is eleven uses his good looks, wit, and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.
Date Published:2022

Pulitzer Prize, January 2023. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. Library Journal web only, November 2022. Pulitzer Prize. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. The teenage son of an Appalachian single mother who dies when he is eleven uses his good looks, wit, and instincts to survive foster care, child labor, addiction, disastrous loves, and crushing losses.

Date Published:2022

King of the neuro verse

Goodwin, Idris,


"Ages 12 up"--Dust jacket flap. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Booklist, October 2025. Kirkus Review, August 2025. Stuck in summer school, seventeen-year-old Pernell navigates life and the challenges of ADHD while battling to become the Cypher King, leader of the lunchroom's impromptu rap circles.
Date Published:2025

"Ages 12 up"--Dust jacket flap. School Library Journal starred, October 2025. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2025. Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Booklist, October 2025. Kirkus Review, August 2025. Stuck in summer school, seventeen-year-old Pernell navigates life and the challenges of ADHD while battling to become the Cypher King, leader of the lunchroom's impromptu rap circles.

Date Published:2025

Forever is now /

Lockington, Mariama,


Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2023. Pub Weekly, March 2023. Kirkus Starred, March 2023. Horn Book, July 2023. When sixteen-year-old Sadie, a Black bisexual recluse, develops agoraphobia the summer before her junior year, she relies on her best friend, family, and therapist to overcome her fears.
Date Published:2023

They'll never catch us /

Goodman, Jessica, 1990-,


"Sisters Stella and Ellie Steckler are both determined to win a scholarship and escape their stifling small town, but their plans are upset when a new girl joins the cross country team and then disappears"--OCLC.
Date Published:2021

Under a fire-red sky

McCaughrean, Geraldine.


School Library Journal, October 2025. Booklist starred, November 2025. Publishers Weekly, August 2025. Kirkus Starred, September 2025. With World War II on their doorstep, four teens evade evacuation and remain in London, attempting to aid the Fire Service and keep each other safe during the Blitz.
Date Published:2025

The crossover / The Crossover #1

Alexander, Kwame,


School Library Journal starred, March 2014. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2014. Pub Weekly, January 2014. Kirkus Starred, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. New York Times, May 2014. Horn Book, May 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, July 2019. Booklist, July 2019. Horn Book, November 2019. Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2019. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal starred, March 2014. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2014. Pub Weekly, January 2014. Kirkus Starred, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. New York Times, May 2014. Horn Book, May 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, July 2019. Booklist, July 2019. Horn Book, November 2019. Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2019. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

Date Published:2014

Enclave /

Aguirre, Ann,


Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Publisher's Weekly, February 2011. Booklist, March 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2011. Kirkus Review, March 2011. Library Media Connection, August 2011. The Huntress Duece is drawn to her new partner, Fade, a mysterious boy who is not afraid to break the rules of the elders, and as she learns of the elders' deceptions, she and Fade push the enclave to test their faith and protect themselves from unexpected dangers.
Date Published:2012

Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, September 2011. Publisher's Weekly, February 2011. Booklist, March 2011. Horn Book, October 2011. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2011. Kirkus Review, March 2011. Library Media Connection, August 2011. The Huntress Duece is drawn to her new partner, Fade, a mysterious boy who is not afraid to break the rules of the elders, and as she learns of the elders' deceptions, she and Fade push the enclave to test their faith and protect themselves from unexpected dangers.

Date Published:2012