Genre – Science Fiction
"If you ain't scared, you ain't human."
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only
thing he can remember is his name. He's
surrounded by strangers--boys whose
memories are also gone.
Outside the towering stone walls that
surround the Glade is a limitless, everchanging maze. It's the only way out--and
no one's ever made it through alive.
Then a girl arrives. The first girl ever. And
the message she delivers is terrifying.
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Robie is an experienced traveler. She’s taken
the flight from Honolulu to the Midway Atoll, a
group of Pacific islands where her parents live,
many times. When she has to get to Midway in a
hurry after a visit with her aunt in Hawaii, she gets
on the next cargo flight at the last minute. She
knows the pilot, but on this flight, there’s a new copilot named Max. All systems are go until a storm
hits during the flight. The only passenger, Robie
doesn’t panic until the engine suddenly cuts out
and Max shouts at her to put on a life jacket. They
are over miles of Pacific Ocean. She sees Max
struggle with a raft.
And then . . . she’s in the water. Fighting for her
life. Max pulls her onto the raft, and that’s when the
real terror begins. They have no water. Their only
food is a bag of Skittles. There are sharks. There is
an island. But there’s no sign of help on the way.
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Jessica thinks her life is over when she
loses a leg in a car accident. She's not
comforted by the news that she'll be able to
walk with the help of a prosthetic leg. Who
cares about walking when you live to run?
As she struggles to cope with crutches and
a first cyborg-like prosthetic, Jessica feels
oddly both in the spotlight and invisible. People
who don't know what to say, act like she's not
there. She could handle this better; however,
she is now keenly aware that she'd done the
same thing herself to a girl with CP named
Rosa. A girl who is going to tutor her through
all the math she's missed. A girl who sees right
into the heart of her.
With the support of family, friends, a coach,
and her track teammates, Jessica may actually
be able to run again. But that's not enough for
her now. She doesn't just want to cross finish
lines herself—she wants to take Rosa with her.
Goodreads Choice Awards: Winner of Middle Grades & Children
Genre – Fantasy
At the conclusion of The Mark of Athena,
Annabeth and Percy tumble into a pit leading
straight to the Underworld. The other five
demigods have to put aside their grief and follow
Percy’s instructions to find the mortal side of the
Doors of Death. If they can fight their way through
the Gaea’s forces, and Percy and Annabeth can
survive the House of Hades, then the Seven will
be able to seal the Doors both sides and prevent
the giants from raising Gaea. But, Leo wonders, if
the Doors are sealed, how will Percy and
Annabeth be able to escape?
They have no choice. If the demigods don’t
succeed, Gaea’s armies will never die. They have
no time. In about a month, the Romans will march
on Camp Half-Blood. The stakes are higher than
ever in this adventure that dives into the depths of
Tartarus. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJm2PydCn_4
Genre – Science Fiction
To everyone at Meridian High School,
Michael Vey is an ordinary fourteen-year-old.
In fact, the only thing that seems to set him
apart is the fact that he has Tourette’s
syndrome. But Michael is anything but
ordinary. Michael has special powers. Electric
powers.
Michael thinks he's unique until he
discovers that a cheerleader named Taylor
also has special powers. With the help of
Michael’s friend, Ostin, the three of them set
out to discover how Michael and Taylor ended
up this way, but their investigation brings them
to the attention of a powerful group who wants
to control the electric children – and through
them the world. Michael will have to rely on
his wits, powers, and friends if he’s to survive.
Genre – Historical Fiction
Eleven-year-old Delphine has it together. Even
though her mother, Cecile, abandoned her and her
younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern, seven years ago.
Even though her father and Big Ma will send them from
Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to stay with Cecile for
the summer. And even though Delphine will have to take
care of her sisters, as usual, and learn the truth about
the missing pieces of the past.
When the girls arrive in Oakland in the summer of
1968, Cecile wants nothing to do with them. She makes
them eat Chinese takeout dinners, forbids them to enter
her kitchen, and never explains the strange visitors with
Afros and black berets who knock on her door. Rather
than spend time with them, Cecile sends Delphine,
Vonetta, and Fern to a summer camp sponsored by a
revolutionary group, the Black Panthers, where the girls
get a radical new education.
Genre – Science Fiction
London is hunting again. Emerging from
its hiding place in the hills, the great
Traction City is chasing a terrified little town
across the wastelands. If it cannot
overpower smaller, slower prey, the city will
come to a standstill and risk being taken
over by another. In the attack, Tom
Natsworthy is flung from the speeding city
with a murderous scar-faced girl. They
must run for their lives through the
wreckage--and face a terrifying new
weapon that threatens the future of the
world. Can they get back to London before
it is too late?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPG6-aJT2Jg
Genre – Historical Fiction
Meet Hollings, a seventh-grader at Camillo
Junior High, who must spend Wednesday
afternoons with his teacher, Mrs. Baker, while
the rest of the class has religious instruction.
Mrs. Baker doesn’t like Holling—he’s sure of it.
Why else would she make him read the plays of
William Shakespeare outside class? But
everyone has bigger things to worry about, like
Vietnam. His father wants Holling and his sister
to be on their best behavior: the success of his
business depends on it. But how can Holling
stay out of trouble when he has so much to
contend with? A bully demanding cream puffs;
angry rats; and a baseball hero signing
autographs the very same night Holling has to
appear in a play in yellow tights! As fate sneaks
up on him again and again, Holling finds
Motivation—the Big M—in the most unexpected
places and musters up the courage to embrace
his destiny, in spite of himself.
Genre – Graphic Novel
Paige Turner has just moved to New
York with her family, and she's having
some trouble adjusting to the big city. In
the pages of her sketchbook, she tries to
make sense of her new life, including trying
out her secret identity: artist. As she makes
friends and starts to explore the city, she
slowly brings her secret identity out into the
open, a process that is equal parts
terrifying and rewarding.
Laura Lee Gulledge crafts stories and
panels with images that are thoughtprovoking, funny, and emotionally
resonant. Teens struggling to find their
place can see themselves in Paige's
honest, heartfelt story.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XSzvAa9qMrA
Genre – Action/Adventure
They told him his uncle died in an accident.
He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said.
But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his
uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes,
he knows it was no accident. What he
doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed
while on a top-secret mission. But he is
about to, and once he does, there is no
turning back. Finding himself in the middle
of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people
who want him dead. The government has
given him the technology, but only he can
provide the courage. Should he fail, every
child in England will be murdered in cold
blood.
Genre -- Horror
In the zombie-infested, post-apocalyptic
America where Benny Imura lives, every
teenager must find a job by the time they
turn fifteen or get their rations cut in half.
Benny doesn't want to apprentice as a
zombie hunter with his boring older brother
Tom, but he has no choice. He expects a
tedious job whacking zoms for cash, but
what he gets is a vocation that will teach
him what it means to be human.
Genre – Nonfiction
Based on rare archival material, obscure trial
manuscripts, and interviews with relatives of the
conspirators and the man hunters, CHASING
LINCOLN'S KILLER is a fast-paced thriller about the
pursuit and capture of John Wilkes Booth: a wild
twelve-day chase through the streets of
Washington, D.C., across the swamps of Maryland,
and into the forests of Virginia.
This story is true. All the characters are real and
were alive during the great manhunt of April 1865.
Their words are authentic and come from original
sources: letters, manuscripts, trial transcripts,
newspapers, government reports, pamphlets, books
and other documents. What happened in
Washington, D.C., that spring, and in the swamps
and rivers, forests and fields of Maryland and
Virginia during the next twelve days, is far too
incredible to have been made up.
Genre – Historical Fiction
Two girls separated by race form an
unbreakable bond during the tumultuous
integration of Little Rock schools in 1958.
Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many
friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at
school. Liz is bold and brave, and always knows
the right thing to say, especially to Sally, the
resident mean girl. Liz even helps Marlee
overcome her greatest fear - speaking, which
Marlee never does outside her family.
But then Liz is gone, replaced by the rumor
that she was a Negro girl passing as white. But
Marlee decides that doesn't matter. Liz is her
best friend. And to stay friends, Marlee and Liz
are willing to take on integration and the
dangers their friendship could bring to both their
families.
Genre – Fantasy
They have always scared him in the
past — the Rangers, with their dark cloaks
and shadowy ways. The villagers believe
the Rangers practice magic that makes
them invisible to ordinary people. And now
15-year-old Will, always small for his age,
has been chosen as a Ranger's
apprentice. What he doesn't yet realize is
that the Rangers are the protectors of the
kingdom. Highly trained in the skills of
battle and surveillance, they fight the
battles before the battles reach the people.
And as Will is about to learn, there is a
large battle brewing. The exiled Morgarath,
Lord of the Mountains of Rain and Night, is
gathering his forces for an attack on the
kingdom. This time, he will not be denied....
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Fourteen-year-old Nathaniel Clark lives in two
worlds—the outside world of his family and friends
and his own, special, inside Aspie world, where he’s
not forced to interact with people or worry about
wearing his clothes right-side out. The world where
he can solve mathematical problems that elude
even the brightest graduate students. The world
where he feels he can find his own inner truth.
People say he’s a genius, but Nathaniel thinks
differently. According to a book he once read, a true
genius uses his talent to make a contribution to the
world. Nathaniel takes the definition literally, and
begins his quest for genius status. "I will start, right
after I wash the chocolate off my face. If I want to
be seen as a genius, I should not look like an idiot."
Nathaniel has a sky-high IQ and perfect SAT
scores, but Jennifer Roy and her husband, Greg,
have a remarkable 8-year-old son, Adam, who not
only inspired the character of Nathaniel Clark, but
also created the "Amazing Race" charts and the
narrative at the back of MindBlind
Genre – Science Fiction
In the beginning they were a group of
nine. Nine aliens who left their home planet
of Lorien when it fell under attack by the evil
Mogadorian. Nine aliens who scattered on
Earth. Nine aliens who look like ordinary
teenagers living ordinary lives, but who have
extraordinary, paranormal skills. Nine aliens
who might be sitting next to you now. The
Nine had to separate and go into hiding.
The Mogadorian caught Number One in
Malaysia, Number Two in England, and
Number Three in Kenya. All of them were
killed. John Smith, of Paradise, Ohio, is
Number Four. He knows that he is next.
I AM NUMBER FOUR is the thrilling
launch of a series about an exceptional group
of teens as they struggle to outrun their past,
discover their future—and live a normal life
on Earth.
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Emily Bell believes in destiny. To her, being
forced to sing a solo in the church choir--despite
her average voice--is fate: because it's while
she's singing that she first sees Sam. At first
sight, they are connected.
Sam Border wishes he could escape, but
there's nowhere for him to run. He and his little
brother, Riddle, have spent their entire lives
constantly uprooted by their unstable father. That
is, until Sam sees Emily. That's when everything
changes.
As Sam and Riddle are welcomed into the
Bells' lives, they witness the warmth and
protection of a family for the first time. But when
tragedy strikes, they're left fighting for survival in
the desolate wilderness, and wondering if they'll
ever find a place where they can belong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udzHQMsB47w
Genre – Mystery
The streets of 1893 New York are full of life: crowded,
filthy, dangerous. If you are a newsboy like thirteen-yearold Maks Geless, you need to watch out for Bruno, leader
of the Plug Ugly Gang whose shadowy, sinister boss is
plotting to take control of all the newsies on the lower East
Side.
With Bruno’s boys in fierce pursuit, Maks discovers
Willa, a strange girl who lives alone in an alley. It is she,
stick in hand, who fights off the Plug Uglies—but further
dangers await.
Maks must find a way to free his sister Emma from The
Tombs, the city jail where she has been imprisoned for
stealing a watch at the glamorous new Waldorf Hotel.
Maks, believing her innocent, has only four days to prove
it. Fortunately, there is Bartleby Donck, the eccentric
lawyer (among other employments) to guide Maks and
Willa in the art of detection.
Maks, as boy detective, must confront a teeming world
of wealth and crime, while struggling against powerful
forces threatening new immigrants and the fabric of family
love.
Genre – Science Fiction
The Earth was ravaged by the Formics,
an alien race seemingly determined to
destroy humanity. Seventy years later, the
people of Earth remain banded together to
prevent their own annihilation from this
technologically superior alien species.
Ender Wiggin, a quiet but brilliant boy, may
become the savior of the human race. He
is separated from his beloved sister and
his terrifying brother and brought to battle
school in orbit around earth. He will be
tested and honed into an empathetic killer
who begins to despise what he does as he
learns to fight in hopes of saving Earth and
his family.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP0cUBi4hwE
Genre -- Fantasy
Every year in Quill, thirteen-year-olds are sorted into
categories: the strong, intelligent Wanteds go to
university, and the artistic Unwanteds are sent to their
deaths
Thirteen-year-old Alex tries his hardest to be stoic
when his fate is announced as Unwanted, even while
leaving behind his twin, Aaron, a Wanted. Upon arrival
at the destination where he expected to be eliminated,
however, Alex discovers a stunning secret--behind the
mirage of the "death farm" there is instead a place
called Artime.
In Artime, each child is taught to cultivate their
creative abilities and learn how to use them magically,
weaving spells through paintbrushes and musical
instruments. Everything Alex has ever known changes
before his eyes, and it's a wondrous transformation.
But it's a rare, unique occurrence for twins to be
separated between Wanted and Unwanted, and as
Alex and Aaron's bond stretches across their
separation, a threat arises for the survival of Artime that
will pit brother against brother in an ultimate, magical
battle.
Genre – Historical Fiction/Mystery
In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871,
Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her
uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of
speaking her mind plainly.
But when Georgie blurts out something she
shouldn't, her older sister Agatha flees, running
off with a pack of "pigeoners" trailing the
passenger pigeon migration. And when the
sheriff returns to town with an unidentifiable
body—wearing Agatha's blue-green ball gown—
everyone assumes the worst. Except Georgie.
Refusing to believe the facts that are laid down
(and coffined) before her, Georgie sets out on a
journey to find her sister. She will track every last
clue and shred of evidence to bring Agatha
home. Yet even with resolute determination and
her trusty Springfield single-shot, Georgie is not
prepared for what she faces on the western
frontier.
Genre – Science Fiction
Connor, Risa, and Lev are
running for their lives.
The Second Civil War was fought
over reproductive rights. The chilling
resolution: Life is safe from destruction
from the moment of conception until age
thirteen. Between the ages of thirteen and
eighteen, however, parents can have their
child "unwound," whereby all of the child's
organs are transplanted into different
donors, so life doesn't technically end.
Connor is too difficult for his parents to
control. Risa, a ward of the state is not
enough to be kept alive. And Lev is a tithe,
a child conceived and raised to be
unwound. Together, they may have a
chance to escape and to survive.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeXPjwTmxmw
Genre – Mystery/Horror
Strange things are happening in
Skeleton Creek . . . and Ryan and Sarah
are trying to get to the heart of it. But after
an eerie accident leaves Ryan housebound
and forbidden to see Sarah, their
investigation takes two tracks: Ryan
records everything in his journal, while
Sarah uses her video cam to search things
out. . .and then email the clips for Ryan to
see.
In a new, groundbreaking format,
the story is broken into two parts -- Ryan's
text in the book, and Sarah's videos on a
special website, with links and passwords
given throughout the book.
http://www.patrickcarman.com/books/skeleton-creek/
Genre – Historical Fiction
When Bruno returns home from
school one day, he discovers that his
belongings are being packed in crates. His
father has received a promotion and the
family must move from their home to a new
house far away, where there is no one to
play with and nothing to do. A tall fence
running alongside his home stretches as
far as the eye can see and cuts him off
from the strange people he can see in the
distance.
But Bruno longs to be an explorer
and decides that there must be more to
this desolate new place than meets the
eye. While exploring his new environment,
he meets another boy whose life and
circumstances are very different to his
own, and their meeting results in a
friendship that has devastating
consequences.
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Twelve-year-old Carley Connors can
take a lot. Growing up in Las Vegas with her funloving mother, she's learned to be tough. But she
never expected a betrayal that would land her in a
foster care. When she's placed with the Murphys,
a lively family with three boys, she's blindsided.
Do happy families really exist? Carley knows she
could never belong in their world, so she keeps
her distance.
It's easy to stay suspicious of Daniel, the
brother who is almost her age and is resentful
she's there. But Mrs. Murphy makes her feel
heard and seen for the first time, and the two
younger boys seem determined to work their way
into her heart. Before she knows it, Carley is
protected the boys from a neighborhood bully and
even teaching Daniel how to play basketball. Then
just when she's feeling like she could truly be one
of the Murphys, news from her mother shakes her
world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBFUPBw7KLI
Genre – Fantasy
No one else can see the evil
fairies that rouse Tanya from her sleep,
torturing her at the slightest mention of
their existence, but they are as real to the
13-year-old as anything she's ever known.
She cannot rid herself of them, nor can she
ignore them. But it is her insistence on
responding to them that has her banished
to her grandmother's secluded countryside
manor.
There is much to explore and
even more to fear in the woods
surrounding the estate. But, the forest isn't
the only source of dark secrets, and Tanya
soon finds herself entangled in a mystery
that could trap her in the fairy realm
forever.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16kSzAFcvUI
Genre – Graphic Novel
ORPHAN, CLOCK KEEPER, AND THIEF,
twelve-year-old Hugo lives in the walls of a
busy Paris train station, where his survival
depends on secrets and anonymity. But
when his world suddenly interlocks with an
eccentric girl and her grandfather, Hugo's
undercover life, and his most precious
secret, are put in jeopardy. A cryptic
drawing, a treasured notebook, a stolen
key, a mechanical man, and a hidden
message from Hugo's dead father form the
backbone of this intricate, tender, and
spellbinding mystery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjSNBP4P9RU
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Just once Luke Brockett would like to do
something slightly dangerous, but when your
father is the President of the United States,
that is not an option. Always surrounded by
Secret Service agents and kept in a bubble of
safety, Luke sees Camp David, the
presidential retreat in the woods of Maryland,
as the only place where he can almost
normal. For one week in August, Luke's
mother has arranged for Luke to have a
'summer camp' experience, if summer camp
had only three kids and the counselors
carried automatic weapons. The experience
comes to a quick end when a forest fire
surrounds Camp David. Luke and his friends
are trapped inside, left on their own, the
Secret Service agents incapacitated, forcing
the three to outwit security systems designed
to be unbeatable before the fire gets to them.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Km6-_pzRAHo
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Twelve-year-old Georges (the "s"
is silent) is named after his mom's favorite
artist, Georges Seurat. She loves Seurat's
style, the way he paints a series of tiny
dots to create a sweeping, cohesive scene.
Georges's mom says life is like a Seurat
painting; it makes much more sense when
people step back to look at the whole
picture.
Right now, Georges is losing his
perspective. Everything around him is
changing: His dad lost his job. They're
moving to an apartment. His mom's
working extra shifts at the hospital. And
he's being picked on at school. When will
life make sense? Then Georges meets
Safer, an upstairs neighbor obsessed with
spying. Will Safer be the friend Georges
needs? Or will the spy games go too far?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqUBVDl-6wc
Genre – Fantasy
When the twins’ grandmother gives
them a treasured fairy tale book, they have
no idea they’re about to enter a land beyond
all imagining: the Land of Stories, where fairy
tales are real.
But as Alex and Conner soon
discover, the stories they know so well
haven’t ended in this magical land—
Goldilocks is a wanted fugitive, Red Riding
Hood has her own kingdom, and Queen
Cinderella is about to become a mother!
The twins want to get back home.
But with the legendary Evil Queen hot on
their trail, will they ever find the way?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NT-FQ9mM6U
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Four players with one thing in common: the
will to win.
Malcolm wants to get to the NBA ASAP.
Roko wants to be the pride of his native Croatia.
Crispin wants the girl of his dreams. M.J. just wants
a chance.
March Madness is in full swing, and there
are only four teams left in the NCAA basketball
championship. The heavily favored Michigan
Spartans and the underdog Troy Trojans meet in the
first game in the semifinals, and it's there that the
fates of Malcolm, Roko, Crispin, and M.J. intertwine.
As the last moments tick down on the game clock,
you'll learn how each player went from being a kid
who loved to shoot hoops to a powerful force in one
of the most important games of the year. Which team
will leave the Superdome victorious? In the end it will
come down to which players have the most skill, the
most drive, and the most heart.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zbIwFO8lLg
Genre – Fantasy
In a discontent kingdom, civil war is
brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a
nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan
to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost
son and install him as a puppet prince. Four
orphans are recruited to compete for the role,
including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage
knows that Conner's motives are more than
questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's
point -- he must be chosen to play the prince
or he will certainly be killed. But Sage's rivals
have their own agendas as well.
As Sage moves from a rundown
orphanage to Conner's sumptuous palace,
layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold,
until finally, a truth is revealed that, in the end,
may very well prove more dangerous than all
of the lies taken together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wh6wEmn0FP8
Genre – Science Fiction
In the not-too-distant future, huge
tornadoes and monster storms are a part of
everyday life. Sent to spend the summer in the
heart of storm country with her father in the special
StormSafe community his company has developed,
Jaden Meggs is excited to reconnect with her dad
after he spent years researching storm technology
in Russia. She’ll also be attending the exclusive
summer science camp, Eye On Tomorrow, that her
dad founded. There, Jaden meets Alex, a boy
whose passion for science matches hers, and
together they discover a horrible truth about her
dad’s research that is putting countless lives at risk.
As a massive tornado approaches, threatening to
destroy everything in its path, Jaden is torn between
loyalty to her dad and revealing his secret. Can she
find the courage to confront her dad and save
everyone from the biggest storm yet?
Genre – Fantasy
Harry Potter has never played a
sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never
worn a Cloak of Invisibility, befriended a giant,
or helped hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a
miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible
aunt and uncle, and their abominable son,
Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny cupboard under
the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party
in ten years.
But all that is about to change when
a mysterious letter arrives by owl messenger:
a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place
he never dreamed existed. There he finds not
only friends, aerial sports, and magic around
every corner, but a great destiny that's been
waiting for him... if Harry can survive the
encounter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nSdYGuQ6wk
Genre – Science Fiction
It happens at the start of every
November: the Scorpio Races. Riders
attempt to keep hold of their water horses
long enough to make it to the finish line.
Some riders live. Others die.
At age nineteen, Sean Kendrick is
the returning champion. He is a young man
of few words, and if he has any fears, he
keeps them buried deep, where no one
else can see them.
Puck Connolly is different. She
never meant to ride in the Scorpio Races.
But fate hasn’t given her much of a
chance. So she enters the competition —
the first girl ever to do so. She is in no way
prepared for what is going to happen.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tojCn2Y41ig
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Just down the road from their families,
Deo and his friends play soccer in the dusty fields
of Zimbabwe, cheered on by Deo's older brother,
Innocent. It is a day like any other . . . until the
soldiers arrive and Deo and Innocent are forced
to run for their lives, fleeing the wreckage of their
village for the distant promise of safe haven.
Along the way, they face the prejudice and
poverty that await refugees everywhere, and must
rely on the kindness of people they meet to make
it through. But when tragedy strikes, Deo's love of
soccer is all he has left. Can he use that gift to
find hope once more?
Relevant, timely, and accessibly written,
Now Is the Time For Running is a staggering story
of survival that follows Deo and his mentally
handicapped older brother on a transformative
journey that will stick with readers long after the
last page.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNND3CPAmGQ
Genre – Realistic Fiction
Thirteen-year-old Steven has a
totally normal life: he plays drums in the
All-Star Jazz band, has a crush on the
prettiest girl in the school, and is constantly
annoyed by his five-year-old brother,
Jeffrey. But when Jeffrey is diagnosed with
leukemia, Steven's world is turned upside
down. He is forced to deal with his
brother's illness and his parents' attempts
to keep the family in one piece. Salted with
humor and peppered with devastating
realities, DRUMS, GIRLS, AND
DANGEROUS PIE is a heartwarming
journey through a year in the life of a family
in crisis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw8c-K0_9Z0
Genre – Science Fiction
Eli and his family have lived in the
underground Compound for six years. The
world they knew is gone, and they've
become accustomed to their new life.
Accustomed, but not happy.
For Eli, no amount of luxury can
stifle the dull routine of living in the same
place, with only his two sisters, his father
and mother, doing the same thing day after
day after day.
As problems with their carefully
planned existence threaten to destroy their
sanctuary—and their sanity—Eli can't help
but wonder if he'd rather take his chances
outside.
Eli's father built the Compound to
keep them safe. But are they safe—or
sorry?
Genre – Science Fiction
After climate change, on the north
shore of Unlake Superior, a dystopian world is
divided between those who live inside the wall,
and those, like sixteen-year-old midwife Gaia
Stone, who live outside. It’s Gaia’s job to
“advance” a quota of infants from poverty into
the walled Enclave, until the night one agonized
mother objects, and Gaia’s parents disappear.
As Gaia’s efforts to save her parents
take her within the wall, she faces the brutal
injustice of the Enclave and discovers she alone
holds the key to a secret code, a code of
“birthmarked” babies and genetic merit.
Fraught with difficult moral choices and
rich with intricate layers of codes, Birthmarked
explores a colorful, cruel, eerily familiar world
where a criminal is defined by her genes, and
one girl can make all the difference.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKBWRKbVMzE
Genre -- Suspense
Danny Lipman is a thief . . . until one
night he robs the wrong house. He inadvertently
breaks into the headquarters of the Shadow
Project, a secret government organization where
teenage spies are trained to leave their bodies,
using astral projection to travel around the world on
deadly missions.
Danny is captured, but the Project
leaders quickly realize he has a special gift. And
when a key operative—the director's daughter,
Opal—goes missing, he is offered a choice: Join
the Shadow Project or go to jail.
Danny joins and is quickly sent to
investigate the Project's current target: a worldwide
terrorist organization known as the Sword of
Wrath. But as he gets deeper in, he discovers both
the Project and the Sword of Wrath are far more
than they seem. Danny and his fellow operatives
are caught up in an ancient supernatural conflict
and will have to learn how to survive in a world
without boundaries of space or time, where the
wrong choice could be their last.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJEGNgdkkxk
Genre – Realistic Fiction/Low
Fantasy
Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the
lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows
he is different from other dogs: most dogs love
to chase cars, but Enzo longs to race them. He
learns about racing and the world around him
by watching TV and by listening to the words
of his best friend, Denny, an up-and-coming
race car driver, and his daughter, Zoë, his
constant companion. Enzo finds that life is just
like being on the racetrack—it isn't simply
about going fast. And, applying the rules of
racing to his world, Enzo takes on his family's
challenges and emerges a hero. In the end,
Enzo holds in his heart the dream that Denny
will go on to be a racing champion with his
daughter by his side. For theirs is an
extraordinary friendship—one that reminds us
all to celebrate the triumph of the human (and
canine) spirit.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-WJFkFmQqE